Highest Potential Massage focuses
on getting you back on your feet doing what you love.
Specializing in Sports and Therapeutic Massage as well
as Fire Cupping. Brandi Jacobson is an Athlete, caregiver
and coach, she understands the setbacks and stresses that
come with acute or chronic pain.
Brandi Jacobson, LMT#22000
Highest Potential Massage Therapy • (541) 420-8051
[email protected] • Find me at: 2100 NE Neff Rd. Suite B
Fascial Stretch Therapy
for Pain Relief
by Tyler Kragerud
Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST) is a technique
used to stretch the body using a series of natural
movements. FST isused by elite athletes around
the globe including teams within the Olympic
Games, NFL, and NHL.
How does FST differ from massage? It’s performed
with clothes on, eliminating a need for draping
and allows the practitioner to maneuver a body
through all ranges of motion (ROM). FST utilizes
straps to anchor down one leg at a time, allowing
opposite leg to move more freely through ROM
without compensation patterns. It uses a client’s’
own body to massage itself from the inside out!
Each FST stretch is performed with mild traction
to create space within the joint capsule. This
increase in space allows deep fascial restrictions
to release, then increases circulation and healing. By accessing and mobilizing a joint in
360-degrees, long-standing fascial restrictions that inhibit proper movement can be assessed
and eliminated. The combination of traction, joint mobilization, and pain-free movement releases
areas of the body that may not get touched by other therapies.
How does FST differ from regular stretching? A comparison between FST and traditional
stretching can be illustrated with the hamstrings. FST targets the entire posterior chain of
myofascial tissue, a hamstring stretch via FST can be felt from the bottom of a person’s foot
through the calf, hip, and up through the spine. We view the body as a whole, so we treat it as
one. We are trained to feel and release hips, thighs, lower leg, spine, shoulders, arms, and neck
via myofascial meridians.
Who can benefit from FST? Those who hold tension in their connective tissues, such as joint
stiffness, hip and low back tension/pain or a feeling of whole-body tightness, fatigue, or
imbalance. Active populations such as recreational athletes are a great fit for FST and the aging
population that desires pain-free movement. What’s the best part about FST? Results LAST!
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