MFR Flashcards
What does embryonic mean?;
You’ve had it since you were born
What is fascia sensitive to?
Mechanical loads
What are the three componants of fascia?
Collagen, elastin, and ground substance.
In tensegrity, muscle provide a ___ and bones provide a ___
Pull, push
What are the 3 laws that can be applied to tensegrity?
Wolffs Law, Hookes law, Newtons 3 law.
T/F: fascia has contractile tissue?
False
Name the roles of fascia (8)
- Cellular respiration
- Elimination
- Metabolism
- Fluid and lymph flow
- Repair be deposition of repair tissue
- Conservation of body heat
- Fat storage
- Cellular health and immune system
What are the fascial responses to trauma?
- Collagen becomes dense and fibrosis
- Elastin loses its resiliency
- Ground substance solidifies
What 3 conditions affect fascia?
- Injury or trauma
- Inflammatory processes
- Habitually poor posture
What are the four transitional fascial areas?
- Occipitoatlantal
- Cervicothoracic
- Thoracolumbar
- Lumbosacral
What are the rotations in the common compensatory fascial pattern?
L/R/L/R
What are the rotations in the uncommon compensatory fascial pattern?
R/L/R/L
What are the rotations in the uncompensated compensatory fascial pattern?
Rotations do not alternate usually because of traumatic origin
What energy is used in MFR to change the ground substance back into a gel state?
Thermal and mechanical
What are some therapeutic effects of MFR?
- Relieve pain
- Improve ROM, motor performance, digestion, absorption, elimination, and sleep
- Restore function, body equilibrium
- Promote relaxation and sense of wellbeing
- Decrease anxiety, muscle activity and vigor after stressful exercise or performance
Which weeks are the highest for a miscarriage?
4, 8, and 12
What is an active TP?
Symptomatic/painful at rest and in motion
What is a passive/latent TP?
No pain at rest or with movement, but painful on palpation
What is a satellite TP?
Develops from compensation, causes referred pain
What are the 5 MFR techniques?
- Lateral stretch
- Longitudinal stretch
- Separation of origin and insertion
- Deep pressure/compression
- Approximation
What are the 6 fascial assessment techniques?
- Tissue bounce
- Tissue glide/drag
- Tissue traction
- Tissue compression
- Skin rolling
- Rebounding
What are the steps of MFR?
- No oil or lotion on skin
- Clear mind and prepare for therapeutic connection/set intention
- Place listening hands and find depth barrier
- Take up slack of resistance (direct or indirect
- Wait at barrier for release, follow to next barriers
- Release with breath after 5 min
- Talk to patient about sensations or other pains
- Look at skin for redness/reactions
Indications for pelvic floor MFR?
- Restrictions on assessment
- Sacral/pelvis dysfunction
- Pelvic floor pain
- Forwards flexed posture/prolonged sitting
- Cross chain restrictions
Indications for diaphragm MFR?
- Restrictions on assessment
- Hx of asthma, bronchitis
- Car accident
- Digestive problems
- Forward flexed posture/prolonged sitting
- Cross chain Restrictions
