The Essential Post-Therapy Ritual: Prioritizing Sleep and Hydration at Roadrunner Manual Therapy

You've just completed a well-deserved session of manual therapy at

Roadrunner Manual Therapy

Now, you're looking to take the best steps to prolong and maintain the healing effects.

After every session, focusing on sleep and hydration offers the greatest results.

Manual therapies like Fascial Counterstrain work by creating a transformational physiological environment in the body and its operational faculties. The positive impacts on the body are dynamic and nearly countless. The domino effect begins at the very start of the session and is capable of continuing for days, ultimately, with the most fortunate results finding a root in permanent change.

Relaxation and the body’s healing process go hand in hand. The relaxation response is the stimulus to the body's regenerative processes.

The Importance of Sleep

Sleep, one of the three pillars of health, plays a key role in recovery and regeneration.

Sleep rejuvenates the body and aids in muscle recovery. Another crucial feature in sleep is the cycling of the glymphatic system. A network of channels in the brain helps to clear waste products and toxins from the brain tissue. The brain being such an important feature of our physical body it has it’s own lymphatic system, it collects cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from around the brain and pumps it through the brain tissue, washing away waste products such as amyloid beta, tau, and inflammatory molecules.

During a Fascial Counterstrain session, areas of inflammatory cytokines are released from fascial tissue. The reason behind the importance of getting good sleep following a manual therapy is because the glymphatic system performs most of its function during sleep cycles. To enhance the effects of manual therapy get quality sleep the following night.

Ways to start improving sleep: create a soothing bedtime routine to promote relaxation. Limit screen time before bed for better sleep hygiene. Use a warm foot bath or a shower to get the body ready for sleep.

Hydration: The Unsung Hero of Recovery

Hydration supports manual therapy and fascial counterstain by maintaining circulation of nutrients. It plays a critical role in muscle recovery post-therapy. Recommendations for staying hydrated. Drink water before and after therapy sessions. Incorporate hydrating foods, such as fruits and vegetables, into your diet.

Prioritizing sleep and hydration is essential for maximizing the advantages of Manual Therapy. These practices are crucial for embracing the recovery process. Additionally, it's important to listen to your body. If you feel the need to rest or take a nap, allow yourself to do so. Similarly, if your body feels like going for a walk, let it. Over time, understanding what actions are suitable becomes more intuitive.

Imagine the combined possibilities of Sleep and Hydration as a Post-Therapy Ritual.