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07-29-17, 05:50 PM | ||
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The damage claims are starting to sound as phony and ridiculous as Ashley's miracle claims. Maybe people are just positioning for litigation. Really, they want to blame thyroid nodules on the fascia blaster now? Do they have an ultrasound of the thyroid to prove nodules weren't present prior to their encounter with the FB? All the people flaming Ashley for lack of evidence better shine the light back. Or let's just blame a bad marriage, dandruff and poor economy on it as well. Myofascial work IS complex. Trigger points are just that---capable of being triggered and that includes while using therapeutic techniques aimed at healing. How well myofascia responds can depend on general health (diet, nutrient deficiencies, adrenal function, other disease processes present etc). If someone has fibromyalgia, any form of inflammatory or autoimmune disease or even poor hydration or low vitamin/nutrient levels (esp vit B,D and Mg), there is greater risk of triggering pain. In the most ideal situations, even when therapy will be ultimately successful, pain can be part of the transition. The best plan is to prep properly (good diet/hydration etc), proceed gently and listen to the body. This includes limiting work to small areas at a time, especially when working in deeper tissue. FYI, IASTYM (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization) is commonly used by physical therapists and sports medicine docs. The treatment involves "educated" use of metal tools to "scrape" fascia. Ashley's not wrong about the concept (it's quite old actually), she just didn't understand or care about the subtleties. I am sorry about your experience and hope you heal soon. There are often solutions for poor tissue response. If you have triggered points in your calves, it can cause heel or PF type pain because the muscles contract and pull at areas of distal insertion (heel). You might talk to a sports medicine doc about cold spray (and stretch) treatment for the area. This is used for helping release in areas where you don't want to risk more compression treatment on a stubborn or painful trigger point. Since you say you have a lot of tools, maybe you have a cold roller? You can use the cold/stretch without applying pressure. Just a thought.
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I intend to do more research before any further money exchanges hands. I've been diving into various Facebook massage therapy groups. There is a wide spectrum and I'm not always liking what I see. Some conversations make me question their education. There's some cool stuff too...it depends on the group. I learned a new term and currently exploring dermoneuromodulation. Reading about it, anyways. Quote:
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07-29-17, 09:18 PM | ||
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I also wonder about the type of consumer drawn to this product and particularly Ashley's marketing. Sure, there will be plenty of fitness minded people who just wanted a simple tool. But by the nature of Ashley's "message", there might have also been plenty with obsessive tendencies, body hatred etc. Physical ailments often accompany mental emotional issues. You can take a hundred women and only a certain percentage would be willing to claw and bruise themselves vigorously and repeatedly at the recommendation of a "beauty expert" with no credentials whatsoever. Even the false credentials she supposedly claimed were lame. So yes, the mental and physical health of these individuals prior to FB use might be another factor. This little piece of plastic just isn't the devil incarnate.
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There are public, closed, and then invitation only groups. The amount of information shared varies in each group. That's besides the point. People are being injured following Ashley's instructions on how to use the Fasciablaster. When something goes wrong, she either says it's a temporary stage, places the blame on the consumer who was following her directions the entire time, or denies the incident even occurred. Some of these injuries are very serious.
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I succumbed and bought the mini and regular after my massage therapist used the mini on me. She did not go deep, kept it light. It helped and felt good. Unfortunately, the effects were not as long lasting as cupping or deep muscle massage. Anyway, I haven't used either tool much because my back is the problem, as are my traps, and it's hard to use yourself on your back. My husband tried to help out but he'd poop out. I never used them with oils or on bare skin. Anyway, I might offer them up on roost.
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07-30-17, 09:56 AM | |
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More (((HUGS))) Keilan! I'm sorry that you are having to defend yourself here.
VF is usually a place to share and be supported. I pray that you can find a technique or practitioner who will heal your pain.
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The FasciaBlaster may have some side benefits for pain reduction, but I watched Black's videos when the product first came out and she was not advertising it for that. She absolutely said to go hard and deep on your abdomen as well as butt and thighs and stated that bruising was a very positive sign - the more you bruised, the more cellulite you were breaking up. I thought it sounded too unpleasant to be worth whatever improvement in cellulite it achieved and passed on it. I have had ASTYM therapy from two different PTs on two different body parts. It was very effective and I never bruised - not once, and I bruise easily. While it was a bit uncomfortable at times, it was never painful. It was nothing like what Black advised to do. |
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