Fascia is the stuff that holds us together and gives us shape. For those who cook meat, like chicken, there is a thin, tough, transluscent material that covers the muscle of the chicken. This is the fascia. In a living creature, including humans, this material is a vital, continuous substance that surrounds all parts of the body: muscles, bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and organs. Every bit of fascia is connected; you won't have a bit of fascia just hanging out around your gall bladder. Just like the old song, "…the leg bone's connected to the hip bone…" "…the hip fascia's connected to the back and the abdominal fascia…"When you move in a particular way all the time or if you stay in a single position for a long time, the fascia begins to bind to the underlying tissue, preventing comfortable, full range of motion. Myofascial Release seeks to unbind that fascia so you can have better, pain free range of motion.
