MFR Myths II
	There are so many confusing aspects to healing. Let's look at a few common myths about healing so they don't fool you. Myth #1  Wear a night guard to stop grinding teeth  While protecting your teeth with a night guard may be good for keeping you from hurting your teeth, it doesn't address the real issue; namely the fascial restrictions, bracing patterns and tissue memory that are causing you to grind your teeth in the first place. The only thing a night guard does is stop you from wearing down your teeth which is obviously beneficial but leaves the cause completely untreated. You're still clenching your jaw all night long as you wear it. This can lead to headaches, migraines, tightness in the neck and many other adverse symptoms. Good MFR treatment or in depth self treatment to your jaw, neck, shoulders and face can relieve the constant clenching and remove the need for a bite plate or night guard altogether. Myth #2  Self therapy made me feel worse, it didn't work   Usually when self therapy or MFR treatment makes you feel worse, it means you did it just right. That is called a healing crisis. While it can be uncomfortable for a while after you get off the therapy tool or off the treatment table, it's a great sign of healing and change. Once it passes, you'll feel the progress you've made. Or, sometimes when you first start working with therapy tools you forget to soften over them. If you lay on a therapy tool for 5 minutes clenching against the pain the whole time you might feel tighter afterward. Get a slightly gentler therapy tool or take it to a softer surface and try again and remember to focus on softening. It also may be beneficial to get some more in depth training on how to properly release your fascial restrictions on your own at home. I teach all my clients to thoroughly release the restrictions in their fascia and release their own pain in my Become Pain Free Program. Myth #3  Corrective insoles for foot pain and issues       Foot pain like plantar fasciitis can occur when the fascia on the feet and in the legs has tightened, dehydrated and lost its spring. It also happens when the muscles of the, feet, legs and glutes are compensating and therefore not functioning properly. Releasing the restrictions in these areas may relieve the pain and return their healthy spring. Correcting your muscle compensations is also a necessary component of achieving and maintaining pain free feet long term. If we release the restrictions in your fascia and correct your muscle compensations, you'll have a strong foundation for healthy, happy feet. But it's also very important consider switching to zero drop, wide toe box shoes like the brand Altra for athletic shoes. There are many other brands for non workout shoes and boots. This upgrade in footwear makes a fantastic difference in healing foot pain. Wide toe box shoes are important for everyone because regular shoes deform the foot over time and cause the foot, toe and leg muscles to weaken due to their unnatural shape, all of which increases foot pain. True Healing vs Just Relieving Symptoms! All of these myths come down to healing the true cause of the pain vs. short term symptom relief. Just relieving symptoms instead of healing the cause leaves fascial restrictions in your body to worsen and cause trouble over time. This can allow these issues to become catastrophic instead of dealing with them when they are just aches and pains, which are your body's way of asking you for help. If you learn to deeply release the restrictions in your fascia, correct your muscle compensations and improve your footwear, you can take great strides in properly caring for your body. Now you can listen to your body's messages and you don't have to get caught up in these common healing myths!