Assisted Stretching for Mobility in Burnaby
Fascia Stretch Therapy for Pain Relief and Increased Flexibility
Level 3 Fascia Stretch Therapy in Burnaby Heights
Where Are We?
Fascia Stretch Therapy™ (FST) is a system of manual myofascial therapy that combines private assisted stretching with soft-tissue release. The Fascia Stretch Therapist works to realign the fascia network and to recenter the joints.
FST sessions are pain-free. They unlock stuck movement patterns that are currently uncomfortable. Fascia Stretch Therapy also calms the nervous system.
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FAQ About Fascia Stretch Therapy in Burnaby
Traditional self and assisted methods isolate individual muscles, compress joints, and focus on a single direction.
Fascia Stretch Therapists use gentle traction, circumduction, and oscillation, along with a combination of muscle contraction and relaxation, to target the entire fascial net from the joint space outward.
Level 3 Fascia Stretch Therapy is effective because it lowers the nervous system's fight, flight and freeze responses and facilitates movement from the joint's deep connective tissues. It also targets multidirectional, diagonal, and spiral stretches because humans move this way rather than in straight lines.
There are many benefits to this form of assisted stretching and myofascial release. Tension is released to create lasting space in the joints, increase strength, and make daily movements less fatiguing.
Other FST benefits clients mention include:
- 1Walking and going up and down stairs with more ease.
- 2Being able to raise their arms above their shoulders to wash their hair or get dressed with less pain.
- 3Waking up feeling more rested because their sleep was less interrupted.
- 4A golf swing that is smoother. Their hips and trunk rotation is looser, so they have more control of the golf ball.
- 5A reduction in headache and migraine intensity.
- 6A sense of relief from arthritis pain. Including functional improvements before and after joint replacement surgery.
Yes, Kinesiology-led assisted stretching is covered by many health care benefits providers. It can be billed directly to paramedical or health spending accounts.
Contact your employer and insurance company to confirm. Note: A portion may need to be paid privately due to health insurance limits per visit and the total funding available.
Additionally, FST at Lifemoves is integrated into the ICBC Active Rehab program as part of our treatment plans. This is conveniently directly billed to ICBC, so you can focus on recovery.
While we recognize that people have a budget to consider, they are also investing in their long-term health.
Our prices are aligned and similar to current physiotherapy and registered massage therapy services. Feedback from clients is that they get more from FST and that chiropractic adjustments are smoother,
FST has been around for 30-years. Ann Frederick first developed Fascial Stretch Therapy between 1995 and 1997 while studying biomechanics and human anatomy at university.
College athletes, Olympians, professional athletes, and the general public have been benefiting since then.
Ann and her physiotherapist husband, Chris, teach the four levels of FST to other practitioners at a dedicated space in Arizona, and globally, including Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary.
A few years ago, it was renamed Fascia Stretch Therapy to match their research studies.
Their book Stretch to Win, 2nd edition, explains their technique. It is written with accessible language. The book's content can be understood by anyone without a scientific or kinesiology education.
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After recent abdominal surgery, I resumed Fascia Stretch Therapy once I was mobile. Over the past 3 months, FST helped me regain mobility in my hips and core. Enabling me to start rebuilding some core strength. I’ve found Fascia Stretch Therapy to be a fantastic method to help my muscles, tendons and ligaments to start working properly again.
CLAIRE
MasTERS Cyclist and Runner
Are You Ready to Stop Feeling Stiff All Day?
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Flexibility is optimal adaptability. Flexibility is a perpetual state of readiness. This is the rapid ability of a person to recruit the necessary amount of physical, mental and emotional strength to complete the activity. It is developing the correct amount of speed, agility, stability, balance and mobility to meet a sudden or sustained demand. Then rapidly and completely recover when that demand is removed.”
Chris Frederick
Founder StretCH WIN and Co-Developer of FASCIA STRETCH THerapy
What Happens During Each Fascia Stretch Therapy Session in Burnaby?
- 1A comprehensive assessment is completed during the first appointment. We review the online health intake forms, a conversation about goals, movement history and health history. We then move into the table based assisted stretching treatment.
- 2Mini-assessments and check-ins at the start of every follow-up visit.
- 3Clear instructions, before and during each FST session.
- 4A review of exercises and the treatment plan.
- 5Booking the follow-up visit on site.
- 6Space and time are provided for clients to ask questions.
Watch the Videos to Hear Directly How Fascial Stretching Helped These Clients
Sven Winter is a retired Team Canada Ski Cross athlete. Hear why he kept booking Fascial Stretch Therapy to stay active.
Kandice sought FST to help her regain hip mobility to return to kickboxing.
Are You Ready to Make Everday Movement Easier?
Which Medical Conditions Benefit from Regular FST?
People who live with a variety of long-term health conditions experience symptom improvement with regular Fascia Stretch Therapy™. This is because it reduces passive muscle tension, restoring movement and reducing pain associated with their disabilities or diseases.
Clients gain pain relief from fibromyalgia, headaches, lower-back pain, and sciatica, among others. They are able to restore movement from Parkinson’s disease and frozen shoulder. FST is excellent in helping people to regain functional movement before and after total-knee and hip replacements and to recover from many other types of injuries.
FST™ enables people to return to activities after an injury. They return to enjoying golfing, tennis, gardening, cycling, curling, and downhill skiing. and more. Fascia Stretch Therapy helps people stay active, and reduce injuries. It also enables them to manage chronic pain as they age.
Is Fascial Stretch Therapy for Athletes?
Yes! Fascia Stretch Therapy was developed for athletes and then expanded to the general population. It was first developed to help college and professional athletes recover from the rigorous demands of high-performance training and competition. Alfred's kinesiology and assisted stretching skills have empowered many Canadian National Team athletes and weekend warriors to return to their sports and stay there.
These sports include curling, rugby, ski-cross, cycling, figure skating, and jujitsu. He also had the pleasure of keeping stunt professionals on set during high-demand filming.
Are You Ready to Move with More Speed, Power and Freedom in Your Sport?
How Alfred Became a Level 3 Fascia Stretch Therapist
Alfred Ball met Ann and Chris while at a fitness conference in 2007. He was looking for a method to assist a client with Parkinson's disease to gain more mobility.
That spring, he travelled to Arizona to train in FST. After the training, he became one of the first three health professionals in British Columbia to provide Fascia Stretch Therapy. He is a Level II Certified Fascia Stretch Therapist.
In September 2025, he travelled to Ontario to successfully complete the five-day intensive Level 3 Fascia Stretch Therapy certification. It was in person and led by Ann and Chris Frederick, with assistance from a group of talented teachers.
Over nearly 20 years, his clients have included Team Canada Rugby, St. FX rugby player Beth McNeil, and 2014 Olympic figure skater Liam Firus when he was a junior. Master Jujitsu champion Raz Chan sought his help to return to the sport. Stunt performers also seek Alfred's Fascia Stretch Therapy treatments to recover from the rigours of their work.
What is Fascia?
Fascia is fascinating. It is a network of connective tissue. It surrounds your joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, blood vessels, organs, nerves and bones. Our fascia also contains proprioceptive receptors which give us feedback from our body.
Age, trauma, injuries, poor posture and inadequate training will distort, twist and tighten fascia. This can cause pain and discomfort in joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments and discs.
Changes to the fascia cause major and minor imbalances in strength, speed, flexibility, balance and agility. Usually, the cause goes undetected. Most professionals do not stretch and align the fascia from the joint capsule to the muscles. Stretching along the fascial line achieves a greater range of motion.
