Evaluation of Research Findings

Research Methods Assessment Task 1 - Blog 4 - Evaluation of Research Findings
Victoria Walden
Due Date 1st May 2009 (with extension)

Bodywork e-News. Unraveling the mysteries of Unwinding. (2008). Retrieved May, 8, 2009 from http://www.terrarosa.com.au/articles/Terra_News2a.pdf

‘Unravelling the mysteries of unwinding’, is an article of information referring to the techniques of Myofascial Release. Through reading this article I found that it had some good aspects and some less ones.

The first aspect that I liked about it was that the introduction explains the title of the article in the first two sentences. For Example, ‘The term “unwind” is in general used with a meaning to relax, become less tense, or take an ease. “Unwind your body” is a common phrase used to promote relaxation bodywork (Bodywork e-News, 2008). From these first two sentences the article has set up the article to inform the reader about relaxation of the body.

Another great aspect to this article is that it is well laid out and easy read. If a client is to receive Myofascial Release, this background information could set their mind at ease. The pictures and the explanation of what would occur during the session are simple and easily understood.

Unfortunately after reading the article a few times I still do not know whom the article is written for, as Simon also states in his blog (S, Marks, 2009).
My reasoning to this outcome is that the article is lacking in depth. It only brushes the surface of a lot of topics, therefore only giving enough information for someone to keep looking in other sources to acquire the full details of the article.

Another reason, which points the way to whom this article is written for, is contained in the remarks through the article stating where Myofascial Release is offered and that taking a seminar would be beneficial and helpful. To me in an article that was written to inform personal about the Myofascial techniques should not have marketing statements through the article. I would however accept the marketing comments at the end of the article, therefore giving the reader something to think about after reading the information and how myofascial release can help them.

This follows on to my next point, where arrangement of the article’s information is not in an order that flows. The article jumps from one topic to the next, not introducing or rounding up each topic. Therefore from this I found that someone who did not yet understand a little about the topic would find this article hard to follow.

My last comment to this article is that the article describes emotional release yet never goes into any depth about its effects from this treatment. For example in a paragraph with describes Dr. Frymann as mainly having developed the technique of unwinding, the article states that ‘unwinding was never intended nor used by her to provoke emotional release.’

From this I read that the client may have an emotional release from the treatment. Unfortunately it does not state what this means. Throughout the article from what I can tell, the author wants to inform the reader of the connection of the muscles with the mind as a way of increasing release from different areas of the body. I feel that emotional release is a major part of that, yet it is not fully explained in the article.

From this I find that the article has potential and could be beneficial for first time clients to read about the effects of Myofascial Release as well as helping the client to understand what is going on in their body.

References:

LoBiondo-Wood, G., Haber, J. & Krainovich-Miller, B. (2002). Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process. Chapter 2 In LoBiondo-Wood, G. & Haber, J. (editors). Nursing research: Methods, critical appraisal, and utilization. 5th ed.). St Louis: Mosby. Retrieved May, 8, 2009 from http://www.richard.ingram.nhspeople.net/student/critintro.htm#lobi

Marks. S. (2009). Essay. Retrieved May, 8, 2009 from http://sjsteven.blogspot.com/2009/05/research-methods-blog-4.html


Bodywork e-News. Unraveling the mysteries of Unwinding. (2008). Retrieved May, 8, 2009 from http://www.terrarosa.com.au/articles/Terra_News2a.pdf