I am intrigued by fascia, or connective tissue. I use myofascial release in many massages and find that it helps to break adhesion, thus decreasing pain and increasing range of motion. Today I read an article in The Scientist by Dr Helene M. Langevin where she explains her research with connective tissue. I'll highlight some of what she wrote below, but you can read the entire article if you want more information.
The Science of Stretch
The study of connective tissue is shedding light on pain
and providing new explanations for alternative medicine.
and providing new explanations for alternative medicine.
Helene M. Langevin is a visiting professor of medicine and Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and a professor of neurological sciences at the University of Vermont.
Connective tissue is one of the most integral components of the human machine. Indeed, one could draw a line between any two points of the body via a path of connective tissue. This network is so extensive and ubiquitous that if we were to lose every organ, muscle, bone, nerve, and blood vessel in our bodies, we would still maintain the same shape: our “connective-tissue body.”
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