RAPID is a method of hands on neuro-fascial “reset” stimulating the deepest fascia of the periosteum (a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones). Why the periosteum? The periosteal fascia is the richest source of sensory free nerve endings in the body. Stimulating the neurobiological system this way allows access to nearly one thousand times more sensory receptors than by massaging muscle alone. By accessing the neurobiological system, therapists are able to affect both the central and autonomic nervous systems. Affecting the autonomic nervous system this way also has a global effect on the body by turning down the sympathetic nervous system. Most importantly therapeutic intervention to these free nerve endings is known to produce a chemical cascade in the tissues which dramatically reduces pain. In addition to the periosteum we also focus our work on the aponeurosis, nerve sheaths, tendons, joint capsules and ligaments as these tissues are also highly neurological. Simply put RAPID addresses dysfunctional nerve endings to reduce tissue tension and pain and place the body in a relaxed state.