An Article in Runners World
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Maybe it's because I'm going to theFourth International Congress this September in Washington DC, but it seems that everywhere I turn, I find articles about fascia. As I continue to use Myofascial Release in my massages, I am amazed at the results. To learn more, read the article and then contact me! Here's a few highlights from the article:
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"Why didn't anyone mention fascia earlier? Because not many people know that much about it. Fascia's messy stuff. It's hard to study. It's so expansive and intertwined it resists the medical standard of being cut up and named for textbook illustrations.
. . . .the convention in med-school dissections has been to remove as much of the fascia as possible in order to see what was underneath. . . .
In 2007 the first international Fascia Research Congress, held at Harvard Medical School, brought about a new demand for attention to the fascial system. . . . "
. . . .the convention in med-school dissections has been to remove as much of the fascia as possible in order to see what was underneath. . . .
In 2007 the first international Fascia Research Congress, held at Harvard Medical School, brought about a new demand for attention to the fascial system. . . . "
Fascia Fundamentals
"What exactly does it do? It wraps around each of your individual internal parts, keeping them separate and allowing them to slide easily with your movements. It's strong, slippery and wet. It creates a sheath around each muscle; because it's stiffer, it resists over-stretching and acts like an anatomical emergency break. It connects your organs to your ribs to your muscles and all your bones to each other. It structures your insides in a feat of engineering, balancing stressors and counter-stressors to create a mobile, flexible and resilient body unit. It generally keeps you from being a big, bone-filled blob. . . ."
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