RAPID is a manual therapy technique that treats aches and pains by focusing on the nerves in the connective tissue (fascia) rather than muscle tissue. It is a lotion-free technique, so the patient remains clothed or covered by a sheet, and the treatment requires the patient to perform active motion. The purpose of RAPID is to reset nerve hypersensitivity back to neutral. The high intensity of the technique along with the patient’s active movements allows the body to downgrade pain and reprogram sensory information processed by the brain. This then causes an immediate change in how the body responds to what it’s now feeling. It’s for this reason that treatment lengths are shorter and the results last longer. Movement and return to activity are highly encouraged after a RAPID treatment to reinforce the changes created by the body. RAPID doesn’t physically alter tissues-- it is just changing the information from the nerves, so it’s able to be used for many conditions and contributes greatly to faster healing.

 

 

RAPID NeuroFascial Reset is an evidence based manual therapy technique for treatment of chronic and acute pain, as well as limited mobility. RAPID NeuroFascial Reset therapists provide sensory input to connective tissues with manual therapy techniques and guided movement patterns, with a treatment goal of resolving pain, improving range of motion, reducing inflammation and increasing proprioception.

 

RAPID NeuroFascial Reset addresses both the “chronic artifacts of inflammation” from prior injuries, as well as the biopsychosocial model of pain to aid clients in achieving pain-free results and an improved quality of life. Often the “chronic artifacts of inflammation” are leftovers from the body’s post-injury healing, and can be highly sensitizing to the nervous system, resulting in pain and dysfunction.

 

By applying RAPID NFR, we both down-regulate an overstimulated nervous system, which reduces tissue tension, and increase blood flow to flush out the old leftovers of inflammation, reducing nervous system sensitivity and therefore reducing pain.

 

Simply put, RAPID NFR enables the therapist to affect the central nervous system through highly sensitive nerve fibres to “Reset” muscle tone, tension and pain and restore quality of life through pain management and improved movement.

 

RAPID NeuroFascial Reset has the potential to successfully treat many complex painful musculoskeletal complaints such as; sciatica, plantar fasciitis, shin splints, bursitis, frozen shoulder, Baker’s cysts, back pain, migraines, TMJ-D, vertigo, tinnitus, arthritis, knee pain, golfer’s and tennis elbow and so much more.