For relief of fibromyalgia and other chronic pain start here! Roger Edmunds and Joni Edmunds have a clinic called The Dreaming Body in Buninyong, near Ballarat, Victoria where they treat all kinds of pain, neck pain, back pain, chronic fatigue, tinnitus, endometriosis, PMS, myofascial pain syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, tendonitis, incontinence, bulging disc, plantar fascitis, ITB syndrome, rotator cuff injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, frozen shoulder, bursitis, sciatica, TMJ, migraines, headaches, shin splints, neuralgia, and any kind of physical ailments using the John F. Barnes method. It is a connective tissue therapy, also known as American myofascial release, that addresses the whole body, head to toe. By opening up the system and utilising the self-corrective health potential of the body, we can remove the underlying cause of symptoms. By relieving tension, tightness and pain in the body, our mind can relax and our spirit can be set free. We say: We are new, effective and here to help you move freely and get your life back. Gently.
Liquid Light

John F. Barnes

Our incredible fascial system is a liquid, crystalline web. A healthy, vibrant human is an energetic liquid process, rather than a solid, structural object.

The fascial system is the container of our mind which requires fluid to communicate with every cell of the body. The fluid of our body/mind is the transport medium for cellular nutrition, oxygen, hormones, biochemical and elimination.

We have over 1 trillion cells that undergo 100,000 chemicals reaction per second. Every cell of our body is embedded in the ground substance/matrix of the fascial system. Ideally the ground substance varies between viscosity to fluid. 67% of the water of our body is inside the cell, i.e. the intercellular fluid. 33% of the fluid is outside the cells in the extra cellular fluid. Therefore, the ground substance of the fascia is the immediate environment of every cell of the body.

Recent research has clearly demonstrated that there is a microfascial system within every cell of the body. The fascial structures that lie within the cell and profoundly affect the biochemical/hormonal and informational flow for optimal physiological function are: Integrins optimal that functionally connect the cells interior to the exterior, microtubules, intermediate filaments and microfilaments! These intracellular fascial microstructures act as tensegrity structures with in the cell determining the size and shape of the cell through tension and compression.

Following the principles of Myofascial Release produces the piezoelectric phenomenon which fuses mechanics and biochemistry through the process of mechanotransduction. In other words, trauma and or thwarted inflammatory response dehydrates the fluidity of the fascial system creating crushing pressure on pain sensitive structures and ultimately alters the shape, size and mobility of our cells.

Myofascial Release can release the crushing pressure to alleviate the symptoms of pain, headaches, restricted motion, physiological dysfunction and rehydrates the interior and exterior environment of the cells to enhance cellular health. This is why Myofascial Release is considered to be authentic healing!