What is Fascia?
Fascia is the most overlooked system in the human body when it comes to rehabilitation, pre-habilitation, and the recovery phase of athletics or injury. Fascia is the missing element to unleashing one’s potential. Currently the traditional medical system treats every other system except the fascial system when an athlete gets injured or when treating chronic pain. Although there are several forms of work that specifically address fascia, most people are unaware of the different types of fascial work that can be done to facilitate healing, optimize performance, and provide the answers to many questions when it comes to dealing with chronic pain. What is Fascia?
Fascia is a specialized system of the body (connective tissue) which plays a critical role in the support of our bodies. Fascia is a very dense connective tissue which envelops every muscle, bone, nerve, artery, and vein as well as all of our internal organs. It is an intricate, 3-D web that supports your organs and joints from head to toe and acts as a shock absorber to the body. The fascial system is actually one structure that exists from head to toe without interruption. When there is tightening or restriction in one place, you can feel pain and dysfunction in another seemingly unrelated location. Most people stretch the painful area with little lasting results, while neglecting to stretch the actual site of dysfunction. Always stretching and never improving!
Perry Nickelston, DC
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