“fascia” now trending

Just rewatched “strolling under the skin” (2005) where Dr. Jean Claeude Guimberteau was the first to capture video of living fascia. Prior to this, our knowledge was derived from cadaver samples.

spoiler alert ‼️ fascia doesn’t look like what may be depicted in an anatomy text book.

Often described in this doc as “adaptable-energetic-fractal-chaos”, when clients ask why they have “knots”, I recommend this short film. 🤓

“Fascia is the three-dimensional network of densely woven, incredibly tough connective tissue that surrounds and inundates every organ, muscle, nerve, bone and vessel in the entire body. Imagine the fascia in your body like a spider’s web or sweater. Instead of a system of separate coverings, it is a single structure that exists from head to toe. In this way, you can begin to see that each part of the entire body is inextricably connected to every other part by the fascia, like yarn in a sweater. In a normal healthy state, the fascial system maintains the body in equilibrium through a delicate balance of tension and elasticity. With the proper amount of tension, it helps support the efficient alignment of your bones while being elastic enough to permit full, unrestricted movement. However, in response to physical trauma or inflammation, it begins losing its pliability. Slips and falls, whiplash, surgery or just habitually poor posture create fascial restrictions that accumulate over time. Once these restrictions start exerting abnormal pressure on bones, joints, nerves, blood vessels and even organs, they unbalance the system, creating pain both locally and in seemingly unrelated areas of your body.”

(excerpt from http://www.healing-motion.com/MFR/fascia.html)