What is Fascia and why is it so important?

The fascial tissue is equally distributed throughout the entire body, enveloping, interacting with, and permeating blood vessels, nerves, viscera, meninges, bones, muscles, blood, and lymph; creating various layers at different depths and forming a 3-dimensional metabolic and mechanical matrix. The fascia becomes an organ that can affect an individual’s health.

A tensegrity structure is stabilised by the balance of a constant tension and by the presence of a discontinuous compression. There is a large influence on improving the quality of the fascia; and that’s by bringing balance to the biotensegrity model in which our bodies work. This is best achieved through the facilitation of the neurological system while creating tensions throughout the fascial chains in order to improve the fascia’s ability to slide and respond both superficially and at the deeper levels. This is where ELDOAs and Myofascial Stretches are most successful in the treatment and remodelling of the fascia. These self normalisation techniques restore the functionality as well as the quality of this omnidirectional matrix.

If you have 30 minutes… or even just 5… it’s worthwhile to watch this video. Though quite involved, it does provide an incredible up close look at the fascia and how it works in all its complexity.