Fascial Stretch Therapy

Fascial Stretch Therapist Toronto trigger point therapy
 

What is Fascial Stretch Therapy?

FST is a type of physical therapy. It was originally used by professional athletes to optimize their performance. Now it is helping thousands of people relieve chronic pain and mobility restrictions.

FST focuses on your fascia (the connective tissue that runs the length of your body and holds your muscles, bones and joints together). Instead of stretching isolated muscles, FST targets multiple lines of fascia at a time. This comprehensive approach not only provides immediate pain relief and a drastic increase in mobility, it also relieves anxiety by resetting the nervous system.

Flxme’s Fascial Stretch Therapists are certified in Registered Massage Therapy (Tommy Kong), Kinesiology (Emily Hamilton), Osteopathy (Menashe Rakhamimov and Onkar Bedi) in addition to their certification in FST.

 
Registered Massage Therapist doing fascial stretch therapy
Physiotherapist stretching out sore muscles and relieving pain
 

What are the Benefits of Fascial Stretch Therapy?

  • Pain reduction

  • Stress relief

  • Improved posture

  • Improved quality of sleep

  • Fitness performance

  • Range of motion

  • Injury prevention, recovery

 

Flxme Practitioner demonstrates FST treatment

 
 

What Should I Expect from a fascial stretch therapy treatment?

For the first few minutes of your appointment, you’ll speak to your therapist about what you’re looking for. Your therapist will assess your mobility and then using slow undulating movements, traction, and modified PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation), synchronized with the breath, they will stretch your entire body. It takes a few sessions to fully reap the benefits of FST, but even after your first session you will feel benefits.