Are you slumped over a desk every day in an office or do you work from home typing away at a computer in an uncomfortable chair? Chances are that if you do work at a desk, be it at home or in an office, your back is not in tip-top shape.
As working individuals with busy lives, it’s easy to forget how important it is to stretch and to exercise. Sitting in the same position for hours on end can cause harmful problems to muscles and joints, especially if you are not using an ergonomically designed chair or workstation..
Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST) is a type of assisted stretching that is pain-free and targets muscles as well as the fascia, which is the connective tissue that surrounds the bones, muscles, and joints. It aims to improve every aspect of athletic performance and recovery. Fascial Stretch Therapy is a fairly new approach to targeted stretching. It is said to give clients a deep sense of relaxation and rejuvenation that is unlike any other type of corrective exercise. It is extremely popular among sports professionals who have experienced injuries in the past and is regularly treated to NBA, NFL, and Olympic athletes.
Even if you are not frequently out on the field and sports aren’t your thing, working a nine-to-five job and sitting for long periods of time can be very damaging to your body.
Consider the following benefits of Fascial Stretch Therapy. After a few sessions, you will notice serious changes in your movement, flexibility, and overall wellbeing. You will wonder how you managed without it!
There Is Zero Pain
Whereas massage and other forms of stretching therapies that focus on rehabbing an injury or alleviating pain from muscles and joints can be pretty painful sometimes, fascial stretching is extremely gentle. Certified FST practitioners apply light pressure to various points on the body and it should never feel uncomfortable.
Therapists gently stretch your body using trained techniques to create spaces in the joints so that you leave feeling lighter and relaxed.
It Improves Posture, Circulation, And Flexibility
There’s really not much that FST can’t do to improve your physical health. Regular visits to your Fascial Stretch therapist will improve flexibility by creating an increased range of motion in each joint. It is not focused on treating just individual or groups of muscles.
Rather, FST targets how the lines and patterns of our fascial tissue interact with those muscles. By following the lines and planes of fascial tissue, we are able to achieve a wider range of motion with no pain or tension — generating an enormously high level of stretch and relaxation.
By using traction and oscillation to gently rid restrictions from movement, FST practitioners stimulate lubrication. Not only will this help to loosen muscles and joints and improve posture, circulation, and flexibility, regular FST treatments also improve energy levels.
If your job requires you to remain stationary for long periods of time, consider adding Fascial Stretch Therapy to your routine. You will feel significantly more relaxed, more flexible, and most importantly, you will get the life that you deserve.
