Human Treatments:

Cathy is the BEST MFR therapist I've been treated by, ever. You keep things as they are, no more and no less. I've been treated by others who are as physically competent as you, but you win because of your dialoguing skills. - Jodi

Cathy, you were very instrumental in turning my entire life around, too. Thank You, Thank You!!! - Dan

I'm able to do activities again that I haven't been able to do in years! It's great! - Bret

The best part is that I now know how to help take care of myself! The self-treatment is simple and REALLY makes a difference. - Mary

I had migraines for years, and now they are gone! I never thought that was possible. I'm so glad that I found Cathy! - Sara

I travel from Chicago at least once a month for treatment, and it's worth every mile! Cathy is a truly skilled therapist. I feel better than I ever thought I could. The constant pain is gone! - Lee

My doctors told me I would just have to live with the pain. Now I'm back to riding horses and doing the activities that I love without pain and without medication. Cathy and MFR gave me my life back! - Peggy

Awesome! I felt you always met me at my level. Great to learn, even if I never even treat another horse. - Jean

This was a wonderful seminar. Thank you Cathy for being a gentle guide. - Diane

Cathy is an outstanding instructor- very grounded. My proprioceptive skills improved. Great course! - Leanne

The horses are great teachers! They taught me to be sensitive in my touch. - Eric

This is an incredible venue/situation to learn about yourself: Centering, proprioceptive skills, etc. - Eileen

Increased trust in myself via the horse trusting me. Great reinforcement about “not working/trying too hard.” - Nancy

My horse had a 90% improvement after just one treatment. - Bill

You could visibly see the change occur during the treatment. It was amazing! - Sally

I was skeptical at first, but I could tell the difference in my horse's performance after just one treatment. It really works! - Sue

What I appreciate is that Cathy taught me how to treat my horse. I feel like I can now do things to help maintain my horse's health and performance. - Beth

I have spent many sessions and handed out lots of articles in the past to clients explaining MFR, but this "little green book " is small, succinct, answers the important questions, written in layman's terms, and doable -- people know they can get through it in no time at all (and it fits nicely into their purses!). HALLELUJAH FOR THE LITTLE GREEN BOOK!! - Liz

These books save me a lot of time trying to explain the process to patients. They understand quicker and I am able to achieve better results quicker. - Jill

The Patient's book was easy to read and easy to understand. I feel it really helped me progress quicker in my treatment. - Steve

March 14, 2009

After suffering a near-fatal automobile accident, I went through a couple of years of physical therapy that was helpful in relieving some of the residual pain, but the relief was of short duration. My doctor suggested a new approach: Myofascial Release therapy. I have just completed a year-long treatment with Edie Bernhardt, trained in this type of physical therapy. As part of my treatment, Edie gave me to read “A Patient’s Guide To Understanding John F. Barnes Myofascial Release – Simple Answers to Frequently Asked Questions” by Cathy Covell, PT.
Edie had stressed that reading the book was key to understanding the therapy because a very big part of the therapy was mental and psychological. It was indeed!
It is only after reading Ms. Covell’s book that I begun to get the full benefit of the therapy.
It was essential for me to understand why Edie was treating areas that didn’t hurt, why my symptoms moved around to areas previously free of them, and why symptoms developed in areas she was not working on. Without this education, I would be tempted to wonder what she was doing.
Ms. Covell’s book also stresses the emotional components which Edie had explained to me: the importance of “letting go”, letting your body go into spasms of emotion, allowing yourself to weep freely as the buried emotions swell up. This is a deeply personal treatment, as I have experienced. Once I understood that, healing which seemed so difficult to achieve became easier.
This a book one needs to own and read from time to time to reconnect with the inner self.

Henri de Marne
Author and syndicated columnist

Cathy explains things in a way that is so easy to understand. It's filled with great insights! - Lisa

I give one to every one of my patients. It just makes such a world of difference! - Shelly

- A therapist and client testimonial -

Therapist -

My client's second appointment was quite a challenge. She was angry, hurting and accusatory. I did my best to assure her that this work does not injure and explained the healing crises. The session was difficult for both of us. I worked to instill trust while she had spasms with the slightest touch. She was still very angry after the session and I gently made it clear that it was her choice how to proceed. As she was leaving, I impulsively grabbed one of Cathy's books and gave it to her without expectations. She didn't schedule another appointment.

To my pleasant surprise, she called the following week and was a very different human being. She was bright eyed and her shoulder and sciatic pain were gone. She said that she was so upset after the last session that she delayed her ride home and walked and walked. She then went to Whole Foods and sat and read Cathy's book. She exquisitely described an easing of all her ailments, anxieties and fears as she read the book and allowed the releases to happen. - Nancy Murray BSN, MA

Client -

Cathy Covell's book, A Patient's Guide to Understanding John F. Barnes Myofascial Release , is an invaluable tool for patients, as well as anyone wanting to have a clearer understanding of Myofascial Release. Her narrative style is highly accessible and can help the most hesitant of patients to relax and trust the process and their body's ability to return to a balance and peaceful state. - Claudia Anne Zadro