Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST™) is a pain-free technique designed to assist with stimulating muscle stretches that make long-lasting changes in your body. FST sessions can promote improved muscle health whether you are recovering from an injury or struggling with stiff joints, overtraining, poor posture, sore muscles or lack of exercise. The goal of treatment is to improve the flexibility of your muscles and connective tissue, or fascia, by focusing on the fascial lines that wrap around your organs, nerves, and muscles.
Who can benefit from fascial stretch therapy?
Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a professional athlete, FST can improve your physical fitness and performance at any age or level.
By stretching the versatile fascial connections, you can enhance your existing training regimen or prepare your body for a new program. The FST system is also an ideal complement to a recovery program following an injury.
What happens during an FST appointment?
During your initial FST consultation, your Fascial Stretch Therapist will discuss your medical history, fitness level, and existing symptoms or performance concerns.
To perform the stretching activities, your specialist incorporates straps that hold one leg in place, while the other leg goes through a series of stretching exercises. This technique ensures your muscles and fascia get a true stretch.
You can expect to go through a specific set of stretches during each visit. Multiple sessions are necessary to help you achieve improvement in functionality and performance.
How long until I can see results?
After your very first treatment, you’ll see an improvement in your overall mobility. Fascial stretching isn’t painful and helps you fully relax during your treatment.
Over time, your muscle functionality will continue to improve. You can also enjoy benefits like:
- Improved sleep
- Reduced stress
- Decreased pain
- Enhanced athletic performance
- Your FST monitors your progress through each session to determine how long you need to participate in the therapy
