All muscles, bones & joints; all organs, every blood vessel and every
nerve is contained within form of connective tissue, generically called fascia. Fascia
is a continuous and seamless membrane which acts like a 3-D body stocking weaving through all the layers of the body. A restriction in one part of the body can directly ‘pull’ and effect somewhere
else - Imagine pulling the corner of a table cloth and watching everything on the table get drawn closer together towards
your corner.
A component of fascia is collagen and elastin fibres suspended in an
‘extracelluar matrix’ (a gel-like substance that, amongst other things, acts as a lubricate). The collagen and elastin provide strength and elasticity to fascia.
Fascia gives shape and form to all muscles & organs in the body and has a tensile strength of up to 2000 lbs!
In optimum health, fascia is a loose and moist tissue. Under stress or continual lack of movement e.g. after surgery, fascia becomes rigid and loses its fluidity. Layers of fascia begin to glue to one another squashing nerves and blood vessels,
and can cause chronic pain, further restrictions.
