02/11/2025
My Clients here me banging on about fascia all the time so I thought I’d share this…..
Amazing Anatomy!!
The human body is truly amazing.
This photo shows you a rare glimpse at something that's called fascia, it's the white covering that is on top of muscle and under the skin!
Fascia is a layer of connective tissue below the skin. It surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber and muscle in place. The tissue does more than provide internal structure; fascia has nerves that make it almost as sensitive as skin. Fascia can be broken down into four main layers: superficial, deep, visceral, and parietal. Superficial fascia is right under the skin. It's thicker in the main part of the body (stomach, chest, etc.), and it gets thinner in places further away, like in the hands and feet. Deep fascia covers bones, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels. The visceral fascia layer goes around certain organs that settle into the body's open spaces, including the lungs, heart, and stomach.
The injury in this case was caused by a screw bolt that was sticking out of a stove! The patient was injured when he pushed a stove off of a dolly that was about to fall on a coworker. He saved the coworker from harm, but unfortunately was cut on the arm in the process by a bolt sticking out of the stove. Resulting in the injury shown in the photos.
Photo credit u/SushiAndCoochie on Reddit
