My First Myofascial Release Session: What I Wish I Knew About Healing

My First Myofascial Release Session: What I Wish I Knew About Healing

I was thinking back recently to my very first myofascial release (MFR) session.

At the time, I had just taken my first myofascial release(MFR) seminar and was feeling super inspired and curious. I’d been dealing with chronic neck and shoulder pain for years, and I had high hopes that this session would be the turning point..you know, “the one that would finally fix me.”

But here’s what happened: I didn’t feel much of anything during the treatment. I spent most of the session thinking, “What the heck are we doing?” It was so different from any bodywork I’d experienced before. I left with a few self-care tips, but no real explanation of what to expect next, how the healing process worked, or when I should return. I drove home confused and honestly, a little disappointed. I remember thinking, “Does myofascial release work?”

What I didn’t understand back then is something I now tell my clients all the time: Healing takes time.

Myofascial release isn’t a one-time fix. It’s a process like peeling back the layers of an onion or chipping away at an iceberg. That very first session may have seemed subtle on the surface, but it started a deep internal shift.

Looking back, that session was like kicking a pebble that started an avalanche. It was the beginning of something bigger than I could see at the time.

If I had judged MFR based on that one session, I probably never would have gone back and I would have missed out on the deeper, lasting relief that came with consistent treatment.

Here’s what I wish I’d known:

• It’s normal not to feel dramatic results right away.

• Your body might need time to unwind layer by layer.

• Every session builds on the last even if you don’t feel it immediately.

• Your nervous system may be processing changes behind the scenes.

We all want a quick fix but healing is not about instant results it’s about lasting changes.

So if you’ve tried MFR (or any therapy) once and walked away unsure if it “worked,” I get it. I’ve been there. But I encourage you to keep going, because the changes that matter most often take time. 

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