Myofascial Release is an innovative physical therapy that has been practiced in its modern form since the 1960s. It is a therapy that involves the gentle application of pressure at various points of restriction in the fascia in order to relieve pain or restore motion. If you have never heard of fascia, you are not alone. Very few people are aware that there is tissue that covers more of you than your skin, and that it can be the source of many problems and issues you may be facing in your daily life.
My favorite analogy when explaining fascia is that of an orange. When we peel an orange, it easily separates into slices that are divided by a sturdy, transparent tissue. The tissue in the orange sections is similar to the fascia under our skin. The slices of oranges are held together under the thick, outer skin by a thin, white layer of pith, which is analogous to the superficial fascial layers that run throughout our bodies. In the very center of the orange there is a long, white center that keeps the orange connected and intact until it’s pulled off or the slices are physically separated. This center connector is much like the deeper fascial layer beneath our skin. These deeper fascial layers hold our muscle and organs apart from one another, yet simultaneously hold them together in the same layer underneath our skin.
Because of the overreaching nature of your fascial system, when damage occurs there is a long spring of consequences throughout your many other systems. It is vulnerable for the exact reason it is so very strong: it is everywhere.
When an injury occurs and the physicality of fascia is altered through trauma, emotional or physical, it loses the pliable characteristics that are so very important to its function. The fascia can “bunch up” when patterns are broken and over adjusting occurs at the point of damage. When this happens, the layers of fascia are no longer uniform and can instead form knots, similar to those in a piece of lumber. These knots eventually restrict motion and can render certain movements impossible.
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