What is so fascia-nating about fascia?

By now, you’ve probably seen in my office pictures of ‘fascia’ or heard about the term ‘fascia’, ‘gentle scar therapy’, or ‘myofascial release’.
As it turns out, this fascia system plays a hugely crucial role in the way your body functions, moves, and maintains its shape. 
Read below to learn more about the Tissue Around Your Muscles AND How Does Fascia Cause Pain?

“We thought fascia was nothing, but now we know that it is everything.”
–Jean Claude Guimberteau, MD

THE TISSUE AROUND YOUR MUSCLES
Fascia is a single, seamless mesh that spans the entire body, allowing for connection and communication between all its various parts.
It’s made up of fibrous glycoproteins that surround and permeate every muscle, bone, nerve, tendon, ligament and organ in the body. These fibers are organized in different directions, creating a web-like covering that can adapt to the body’s movement, no matter which way it’s being pulled.

It’s also responsible for maintaining structural integrity – holding everything together – and allowing for coordinated movement, flexibility, and stability.
In other words, think of your fascia like a spandex bodysuit that you wear under instead of over your skin.
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Some fascia is thin, like the pericardium surrounding the heart, and some is thick, like the tough iliotibial (IT) band, that runs down along the side of your thighs.
Without fascia holding everything in place, fluid would gather at your feet, your organs would be loose and float around freely, and your muscles would literally fall apart as soon as you tried to use them.

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