Body Stress Release is carried out in a private consulting room. The practitioner takes a case history, making notes on past accidents, fractures, and operations as well as establishing what the client is experiencing at present. The practitioner then gives a brief explanation of how BSR works and how it relates to their body and what they are experiencing. Most people choose to consult a BSR practitioner when seeking pain relief, especially for lower back pain, shoulder and neck pain, sciatica, migraines, and other stress related ailment
A BSR session varies in length, depending on what the initial assessment and case history indicates. As BSR is a process, initially three appointments are required at a cost of $85 per session. Then, depending on the body’s response to the releases the client is advised regarding follow-up appointments.
A typical release requires the fully clothed client to lie face down on padded table. The BSR practitioner then begins to assess where and how the tension and stress is being stored in the body, and through a series firm prods or stimuli (usually with the thumb) carries out releasing the body’s stress patterns.
Often the client is aware of instant relaxation of tight muscles, improved mobility, and reduced pain. The practitioner may notice flattening of ridges of muscles in the back or neck. Some clients observe feeling lighter, or that a weight has been lifted. Nothing the practitioner does is in any way considered massage therapy, chiropractic care, or any other types of complementary medicine. Body Stress Release is indeed it’s own technique which we follow to the letter and recommendations of the International Body Stress Release Association.