So I have always been interested in Self Myofascial Release(SMR). So back in Dec. of 2008 I had the pleasure of meeting Jeff Alexander and his lovely wife Carolyn at the CrossFit Orange County grand opening. Jeff and Carolyn are the founders of Network Fitness in Costa Mesa/Hunting Beach area. They have workshops and seminars for SMR. This is their website: http://www.networkfitness.com/index.htm check them out.
So I'm now in the rehab phase of my recovery from surgery to repair my ruptured Achilles tendon. I have been going to physical therapy and I know my therapist hates me because I always show up with a 1,001 questions. So during one session I asked her what she felt about SMR, and she responded she didn't know what it was. I explained to her what little I do know and pointed her to the Network fitness site. During my next session she thanked me for the information. She said that Military medical system is so far behind in medical information and technology. I find this kind of disturbing, just like my therapist doesn't work at my Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Treatment Clinic only. She splits her week between two different clinics and has over 115 patients. So how is she suppose to keep up with current changes in her professional field with a case load like that? So the point of me telling you this is we as military, law enforcement, firefighters, CrossFit, and athletes need to understand our bodies and how to perform what I like to call 1st echelon maintenance on our bodies. Knowing how to perform SMR on yourself, is a start to opening up some of those tight muscles. Learning trigger points is also key to Rest and Regeneration. So now is the time to catch up and reward your body for its performance.
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