Myofascial Release is a very effective way of treating fascial restrictions. You may be treated in areas that you may not think are related to your condition. If it is restricted through the neck to the arm, your therapist may apply a very gentle traction to the arm, very slowly moving the arm through a range as restrictions are released. You may leave after the first treatment feeling like nothing happened. Later (even a day later) you may begin to feel the effects of the treatment. Frequently there is increased pain for several hours to a day after treatment, followed by remarkable improvement. Sometimes new pains in new areas will be experienced. There is sometimes a feeling of light-headedness or nausea. Sometimes patients experience a temporary emotion change. All of these are normal reactions of the body to the profound, but positive changes that have occurred by releasing fascial restrictions. It is felt that release of tight tissues is accompanied by a release of trapped metabolic waste products into the surrounding tissues and into the blood stream. We highly recommend that you “flush your system” by drinking a lot of water during your course of treatment so that the reactions will remain minimal and your body will respond better.