Myofascial Compression Therapy Research Paper

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Myofascial compression therapy
How effective is MCT on the human body?
Introduction
First of all, what is Myofascial compression therapy (MCT) and does it have an immediate effect on the body? Lets start with a short breakdown of the word myofascia. Myo means Muscle and Fascia = everything else. According to Boston, 2007, fascia is defined as: ‘The soft tissue component of the connective tissue system. The fibrous connective tissue, aponeuroses, ligaments, tendons, retinacula, joint capsule, the epineurium, the meninges, periosteal and all the endomysial and intramuscular fibers of myofasia is grouped under this definition. Paoletti, 2006, state that “fascia functions as the body’s first line of defense against pathogenic agents and infection ” (pg.170). Movement restrictions originates within the soft tissue of the body. Travell and Simons, 1999, suggested that the body adapts by laying down myofacsial trigger points (MTrPs). ‘Myofacial trigger points have been found to decrease the range of motion because of pain’, Macdonald, 1980. The good news is that these trigger points can be relieved. If applying MCT techniques and its various approaches can help the body to release these trigger points to adapt and improve athletic performance, increase range of motion and alleviate pain as opposed to doing the regular static stretching, it might be worth exploring.

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