Jill Miller

But what they did, what Driscoll and Bloom did, is they did some indentation hardness tests with a lot of different substrates. And they made, I think they made like a mock test. not cell culture, but they were able to measure the distance of forces using these different tools into the substrate. And what they found was that the softer tools were able to reach the furthest distance into the body.

But what they did, what Driscoll and Bloom did, is they did some indentation hardness tests with a lot of different substrates. And they made, I think they made like a mock test. not cell culture, but they were able to measure the distance of forces using these different tools into the substrate. And what they found was that the softer tools were able to reach the furthest distance into the body.

So that's one of the reasons why I'm a really big fan of soft tools. They don't have to hurt to work. And when... You're rolling and it hurts. That's great information for you. You know, the rolling isn't about trying to make more hurt. You're actually trying to get rid of the hurt.

So that's one of the reasons why I'm a really big fan of soft tools. They don't have to hurt to work. And when... You're rolling and it hurts. That's great information for you. You know, the rolling isn't about trying to make more hurt. You're actually trying to get rid of the hurt.

But when you do roll into something that does hurt, that also should tell you either it's a protective response or I'm actually... But encountering parts of my body that are inflamed or don't move well, I think it's really good information. But you want to be able to work with that instead of think that you can just beat it out of you.

But when you do roll into something that does hurt, that also should tell you either it's a protective response or I'm actually... But encountering parts of my body that are inflamed or don't move well, I think it's really good information. But you want to be able to work with that instead of think that you can just beat it out of you.

So, yeah, and the other thing is, you know, your own muscular tension or your gluey tissue from overuse or overtraining, the glueyness coming from... increased viscosity of this hyaluronan that the fasciocytes produce, this is really a hot mess inside of there. And we want to not have that there.

So, yeah, and the other thing is, you know, your own muscular tension or your gluey tissue from overuse or overtraining, the glueyness coming from... increased viscosity of this hyaluronan that the fasciocytes produce, this is really a hot mess inside of there. And we want to not have that there.

And so when we get that feedback from tools, I think it's really great information that we may be burning ourselves out and setting ourselves up for an injury down the road. So I think it is really, really good feedback when we come across those pain spots. But then I think we need to work in an informed way to reduce that at all costs.

And so when we get that feedback from tools, I think it's really great information that we may be burning ourselves out and setting ourselves up for an injury down the road. So I think it is really, really good feedback when we come across those pain spots. But then I think we need to work in an informed way to reduce that at all costs.

Yeah, so I think it's like a therapeutic discomfort. I call it comfortable discomfort, like tolerable discomfort where you can still breathe. You know, you don't have involuntary overflow, meaning you're not clenching your jaw. I mean, some of the things that we see when I'm rolling people out in the classroom is their eyes will freeze open.

Yeah, so I think it's like a therapeutic discomfort. I call it comfortable discomfort, like tolerable discomfort where you can still breathe. You know, you don't have involuntary overflow, meaning you're not clenching your jaw. I mean, some of the things that we see when I'm rolling people out in the classroom is their eyes will freeze open.

Their hands will clench like they're holding onto a gun and a purse at the same time. Or, you know, they'll do weird tics with their jaw. And this just means they're in overflow. They're in sympathetic overflow. They're not engaging a therapeutic response. And they might also actually be, frankly, dissociating from their body. So that, to me, is really a removal of presence.

Their hands will clench like they're holding onto a gun and a purse at the same time. Or, you know, they'll do weird tics with their jaw. And this just means they're in overflow. They're in sympathetic overflow. They're not engaging a therapeutic response. And they might also actually be, frankly, dissociating from their body. So that, to me, is really a removal of presence.

And I think, and this is what I write about in Body by Breath, it's really important that you are present with your entire being while you're doing this work so that you can... Yeah. Yeah. Or I'm just choosing to leave, right? And I'm just going to be a shell on the table, which sounds like totally crazy. But, you know, we can make those choices too.

And I think, and this is what I write about in Body by Breath, it's really important that you are present with your entire being while you're doing this work so that you can... Yeah. Yeah. Or I'm just choosing to leave, right? And I'm just going to be a shell on the table, which sounds like totally crazy. But, you know, we can make those choices too.

Like we don't always have to be totally, you know, zen and present and all of that. Sometimes we're like, I kind of want to see what will happen if they just maw on my vastus medialis till I bruise. I just want to see what's going to happen. Will that free up this portion of my knee?

Like we don't always have to be totally, you know, zen and present and all of that. Sometimes we're like, I kind of want to see what will happen if they just maw on my vastus medialis till I bruise. I just want to see what's going to happen. Will that free up this portion of my knee?

You know what? It is an okay strategy for the fibroblasts and the fascia sites. Those fluids, those fibers, they will respond to that contact.

You know what? It is an okay strategy for the fibroblasts and the fascia sites. Those fluids, those fibers, they will respond to that contact.