Physical Therapists And Myofascial Release

First, let’s cover whether Myofascial Release is part of a Physical Therapy education. The first thing you need to know is that while physical therapy education varies greatly, most schools don’t focus on soft tissue manipulation, massage therapy, or methods like Myofascial Release. Instead, they focus on subjects like physiology, anatomy, orthopedic assessment, and a myriad of other topics. This is because the scope and settings that Physical Therapists work in is quite broad, so their programs are as well. I personally had a friend who graduated from Physical Therapy school in Missouri, and learning to perform soft tissue work like Myofascial Release was generally something he did outside of official classes.  You should not expect that a physical therapist learned Myofascial Release in school.