29/05/2024
I talk a lot about fascia and adhesions. A LOT 😅.
If I'm looking at treating someone with a muscular based issue, like an office worker with a bad back, for example. I usually try to do a demonstration with my hands and fingers of how smooth fascia is good, but twisty, knotty fascia can lead to problems....
I don't always do a very good job of it. I've had quite a few funny looks as I straighten and weave my fingers together infront of some perplexed faces 😆.
So here's some images that explain fascia far better than I could ever put into words!
You see, fascia is like a web. It's a dense, fibrous connective tissue. It should be supple, hydrated, full of collagen and smooth, but sometimes through things like physical trauma, repetative movements, lack of movement and even emotional trauma, it can become hard, twisted, brittle and knotted together. Fascia is connected to every part of our body, it surrounds and interweaves and penetrates almost every part of us. Bones, all of our organs, nerve fibers and most importantly for me, muscles. It has many jobs within the body, supporting the musculoskeletal system is one of them. Unhealthy fascia can be the cause of a lot of joint and muscular pain, along with other problems.
Certain Gua Sha techniques are considered to help rehydrate and smooth fascia, alongside breaking up adhesions.
Smooth hydrated fascia = happy muscles and body 💪
