Readers’ letters:Look beyond the back

Re your article ‘Surgery for a slipped disk’ (WDDTY vol 16 no 6), you did not mention the influence of the fascia or connective tissue. John Barnes of the US has pioneered myofascial release, a technique which frees tight or hardened fascia that pull bones, muscles, nerves and blood vessels out of alignment. As with all manipulative techniques, the goal is to free restrictions which prevent the body from finding its own balance. – William Price, Barbados