Fascia is connective tissue made up of densely-packed collagen fibers that wrap around each of your internal organs and connect them to your muscles and bones. It is responsible for stabilizing your entire body and giving you your human form.
Your fascia has the ability to contract and relax independently of the muscles it surrounds. Because of this, it can respond to stress without you knowing it. Needless to say, when your fascia is tight or inflamed it can cause a great deal of pain. In fact, it can be a primary source of persistant or referral pain for many people. Referral pain is when you feel pain in one area of your body, but the actual source of that pain is coming from somewhere else. Connective tissue, including fascia, is loaded with receptor membranes that communicate with all of the other receptor membranes in your body.
Your fascia stretches and moves to support your body, and actually protects you from overstretching. But, if you hurt yourself, your fascia adapts to protect your body from further injury. Likewise, if you sit all day slumped over a baby or a computer for long periods of time, you put abnormal stress on your fascia. And, it molds itself along the lines of your posture – with the end result that your shoulders hunch forward and the circulation of blood, lymph, and energy to your chest, lungs, and heart become suboptimal.
Over time, this can lead to impairment throughout your entire body. On the other hand, when you stretch, move your body (motion is lotion!), get regular massage therapy you can improve the health of your fascia throughout your entire body.
Your fascia has the ability to contract and relax independently of the muscles it surrounds. Because of this, it can respond to stress without you knowing it. Needless to say, when your fascia is tight or inflamed it can cause a great deal of pain. In fact, it can be a primary source of persistant or referral pain for many people. Referral pain is when you feel pain in one area of your body, but the actual source of that pain is coming from somewhere else. Connective tissue, including fascia, is loaded with receptor membranes that communicate with all of the other receptor membranes in your body.
Your fascia stretches and moves to support your body, and actually protects you from overstretching. But, if you hurt yourself, your fascia adapts to protect your body from further injury. Likewise, if you sit all day slumped over a baby or a computer for long periods of time, you put abnormal stress on your fascia. And, it molds itself along the lines of your posture – with the end result that your shoulders hunch forward and the circulation of blood, lymph, and energy to your chest, lungs, and heart become suboptimal.
Over time, this can lead to impairment throughout your entire body. On the other hand, when you stretch, move your body (motion is lotion!), get regular massage therapy you can improve the health of your fascia throughout your entire body.
- managing persistant pain
- releasing traumatic injuries
- increasing mobility of scars from surgery or injuries
- healing of tendonitis, shin splints, or a bad sprain/strain
- relieving jaw pain from TMJD
- reducing headaches
- relief of pelvic pain, menstrual problems, incontinence, and infertility
