Tim Richardson
Authentic John F Barnes Myofascial Release bodywork
Email: Tim@pressuresensitive.co.uk
Website: www.pressuresensitive.co.uk
Facebook:www.facebook.com/pressuresensitivemfr
My name is Tim, I am a Level 5 Soft Tissue Therapist specialising in the authentic Myofascial Release (MFR) therapy developed by the American physical therapist John F Barnes.
I have been mentored by John’s study group leader here in the UK since 2019 and to date I have made 3 extended trips to the USA to train with John and his world-class team, logging 220 hours in advanced seminars and a work placement in John’s Pennsylvania treatment centre.
I help my clients to move better, reduce chronic pain and release somatic trauma through hands-on treatment and guided self-care tuition and resources.
Our understanding of fascia is developing rapidly at present, with funding into fascia research only being considered in the last 20 years.
Today we know a bit more about fascia, for example:
• It’s a collagenous bodysuit of tissue which surrounds and runs through other bodily structures right down to a cellular level.
• Physical injuries or emotional and psychological trauma causes our fascia to tighten up, exerting crushing pressure on our nerves, arteries, pain receptors, muscles and organs.
• Fascia is also the physical environment where our subconscious stores disturbing memories, old pain patterns and trauma.
• Restrictions in our fascia are thought to be a trigger for the development of chronic pain conditions, auto-immune disease and perhaps even metastasis of cancer cells
The John Barnes Myofascial Release approach holds gentle sustained pressure at the barrier of our fascia matrix. As both therapist and client quieten their minds and relax, the fascia begins to soften and flow. This is when it begins to release areas of restriction, relieving damaging pressures on the pain-sensitive structures enclosed within. The effect is both powerful and relaxing. To find out more about this work, watch the short video on my website here
I am available at The Clifton Practice fortnightly on Thursdays and occasional Mondays & Saturdays.
Sessions & Prices
NB Intensive half day / full day workshops also available, ask me for details
| Initial MFR appointment | 90 mins | £60 |
| Follow up | 60 mins | £60 |
| Follow up | 90 mins | £90 |