Dr. Andy Galpin

So whether this is massage compression, self-massage compression, foam rolling, we're still talking compression, compression, compression, right? What's the other side of this equation or the other two sides or however you frame it to be?

I love it so much.

I love it so much.

How do I perform decompression by myself? As I was alluding to earlier, this is what changed for me, right? I can foam roll my back. I feel a little bit better for five seconds. But when I do traction, when I do decompression, for specifically my low back, that's the big changes I get. And that lasts hours. Hours. For me personally. It's not the same.

How do I perform decompression by myself? As I was alluding to earlier, this is what changed for me, right? I can foam roll my back. I feel a little bit better for five seconds. But when I do traction, when I do decompression, for specifically my low back, that's the big changes I get. And that lasts hours. Hours. For me personally. It's not the same.

Other areas of my body feel better actually with compression, with smashing. But certainly it is always going to be traction. You mentioned glide and slide. You talked about...

Other areas of my body feel better actually with compression, with smashing. But certainly it is always going to be traction. You mentioned glide and slide. You talked about...

twisting and for people at home like visualizes literally pinch your skin like your little brother would pinch you and twist it and do that and keep doing that and move it around and then you'll let it go and once the kind of pain from the pinch goes away you realize like oh my gosh that whole area is moving better now i would just love a few more direct examples how can people do traction and decompression all by themselves

twisting and for people at home like visualizes literally pinch your skin like your little brother would pinch you and twist it and do that and keep doing that and move it around and then you'll let it go and once the kind of pain from the pinch goes away you realize like oh my gosh that whole area is moving better now i would just love a few more direct examples how can people do traction and decompression all by themselves

Yes. I know the science hates self-myofascial release.

Yes. I know the science hates self-myofascial release.

And nothing hurt.

And nothing hurt.

There is, I would say, I don't know, probably a doubling of the literature in myofascial release in the last couple of years. It is really, really exploding. There was not much to... I mean, I literally think it's probably doubled. You're right. So we're learning more clearly. We don't have all the answers. This is a field where...

There is, I would say, I don't know, probably a doubling of the literature in myofascial release in the last couple of years. It is really, really exploding. There was not much to... I mean, I literally think it's probably doubled. You're right. So we're learning more clearly. We don't have all the answers. This is a field where...

We have to lean on clinicians, is my opinion, because the science is catching up. We're getting there. But we need to have people like you who can simply tell us this is what I've done and this is the people and this is the coaching access to give us more tools because the science is just going to be behind us for some time. So I know that there is distension with the term myofascial release.

We have to lean on clinicians, is my opinion, because the science is catching up. We're getting there. But we need to have people like you who can simply tell us this is what I've done and this is the people and this is the coaching access to give us more tools because the science is just going to be behind us for some time. So I know that there is distension with the term myofascial release.

And you've alluded to that earlier. It doesn't necessarily only mean that the myofascial themselves are being released. So do you know, is there a more appropriate scientific term? Is that still kind of up for debate or landing?

And you've alluded to that earlier. It doesn't necessarily only mean that the myofascial themselves are being released. So do you know, is there a more appropriate scientific term? Is that still kind of up for debate or landing?

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