The therapist applies gentle but firm pressure into the client’s restrictions without the use of oils or creams allowing the tissue to release.  After it releases, the therapist will follow the tissue to the next restriction and so on.

There is a significant difference between JFB-MFR and other types of body work and traditional therapies.  A good analogy is an elastic band. If you take an elastic band and stretch it apart between your fingers, it will lengthen. But as soon as you release the elastic band, it goes back to its original shape. This is like most other therapies that only stretch the muscle tissue for a short time, which provides temporary results. Some relief might be felt for a short time, but then that old familiar pull and pain returns.

If you take that same elastic band, put it around an object (like a book) and leave it for several minutes it will have lengthened when you remove it. This is what MFR does; it allows the tissue to lengthen.

If too much force is applied, then the body will start to resist. If not enough force is applied, then the fascia will only be engaged at the superficial level and the result will be temporary.