UNDERSTANDING FASCIA
-- The Importance of Healthy Fascia --
The Mysterious Tissue That Holds You Together
"The long-overlooked tissue that shapes your health" ---New Scientist, May 11, 2022
[YouTube] Fascia - The mysterious world under the skin --- DW documentary, May 21, 2019
"Everywhere in your body is tissue called fascia. Scientists are unlocking its secrets." -- The Washington Post, Jan 26, 2019
Is Cancer Fascia Related?
A new wave of cancer research is focusing on the role of inflammation and connective tissue stiffness in tumor growth, spreading and metastasis. This raises the question of whether yoga, massage, and other complementary therapies designed to reduce inflammation and stiffness may be beneficial.
"Connecting (T)issues: How Research in Fascia Biology Can Impact Integrative Oncology" ---The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Harvard Medical School & Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Is Fascia The Key to Athleticism?
Keeping your connective tissue soft and pliable gives you a larger range of motion, plus more overall athleticism and mobility.
[YouTube] The Role of Fascia in Movement and Function --- UCSF Dept. of PT
"Challenge Your Fascia to Unlock New Levels of Performance"--- Men's Health, Jun 10, 2021
Keeping Fascia Supple and Youthful
"Muscle Pain: It May Actually Be Your Fascia" --- Johns Hopkins Medicine
"Muscle strain injury: time to consider the fascia?" --- Sports Injury Bulletin
"Keeping your fascia healthy" from "What Is Fascia?" WebMd, Medically Reviewed by Dan Brennan, MD on June 20, 2021
If you have fascia pain that isn’t going away with stretching, try to loosen trigger points by trying the following:
Heat therapy Take a hot shower or bath or place a heat source on the uncomfortable area.
Yoga Consult a yoga therapist for yoga poses that focus on relieving pain in your affected fascia.
Using a foam roller Give yourself a massage by using a foam roller to help your body get rid of tension.
Massage therapy Get a series of massages that can release pressure from trigger points.
Acupuncture Get acupuncture from an acupuncturist, who’ll place needles in your affected fascia can help connective tissue relax.