Pain Relief Strategies

The sensory neurons that perceive pain are known as nociceptors as they detect painful and injurious stimuli. There are four types of nociceptors classified by their velocity of conduction, but it’s the type III and IV that are the most abundant in all fascial expressions. You may have noticed that I use the term fascial expression, and that is because the whole of fascia is far more than myofascia.

Fascial Counterstrain (FCS) is the most astonishing and effective modality I’ve yet studied. This indirect method is based on solid scientific principles but its ability to address complex conditions with finesse and gentleness gives it a veneer of mystery. I’ll admit that FCS appears unconventional because, rather than singling out a component, it operates from where the multiple dimensions governing pain and dysfunction converge.