The point is to deal with the nervous system. Helping the nervous system figure out where/what the musculoskeletal system (particularly the joint proprioceptors) needs or is at is the purpose of tissue work–the muscles are not the issue most of the time, the CNS is.
The feedback that soft tissue work gives the CNS is where the majority of the benefit lies, not in the simple kneading (or more would be better, which we see is not so).
Nearly every practitioner I’ve talked to has gone to lighter application/techniques over time.
Follow up comment by Dr. G
The point is to deal with the nervous system. Helping the nervous system figure out where/what the musculoskeletal system (particularly the joint proprioceptors) needs or is at is the purpose of tissue work–the muscles are not the issue most of the time, the CNS is.
The feedback that soft tissue work gives the CNS is where the majority of the benefit lies, not in the simple kneading (or more would be better, which we see is not so).
Nearly every practitioner I’ve talked to has gone to lighter application/techniques over time.
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