Myofascial Release Therapy is Fascia-nating
Myofascial Release Therapy is Fascia-nating Man getting Myofascial Release Therapy The Latin word fascia means "band, bandage, ribbon, swathe." Other words used to describe this connective tissue, which surrounds our muscles, blood vessels and nerves like saran wrap, include "fluid web, weaving, matrix." However you chose to describe this flexible swathe of tissue, it is important to know the essential role it plays in our bodies. Fascia is the most abundant tissue in the body, making up 60% of our bodyweight. It envelopes and isolates each and every one of our muscles, providing structural support and protection. It binds some groups of muscle and fiber together, while allowing others to slide smoothly over each other. If you've ever skinned a chicken, you've encountered fascia. It's the whitish tissue between the skin and muscle of the meat. Fasciae (the plural of fascia) are similar to ligaments and tendons, as they are all made of collagen...