According to the National Institute of Health study by Myroslava Kumka, MD PhD.
Fascia is an uninterrupted viscoelastic tissue (similar to the consistency of honey, resists shear and strain, when stress is removed from the honey it returns to its original form), which forms a functional 3-dimensional collagen matrix, it is difficult to isolate as it is everywhere and penetrates all structures and every cell.
Science Proves – Fascia Alters Form
Fascia has two functional forms; it can connect or disconnect, forming and reforming every time we move or breath, the fascia is always changing internally. This discovery explains and supports the fascia’s role in proprioception (proprioceptors tell your brain where your body is in space, for example where a limb is located in relation to the body, or the eyes and head will tilt to maintain balance) and fibre orientation. In support of this principle, there is an extensive body of work demonstrating that significant amounts of force are transmitted amongst multiple antagonist and synergistic muscle groups across joint capsules through various sections of extra- and intramuscular fascia, that are always changing forming and reforming.
New Scientific Findings supports Manual Fascial Therapy
The recently proven complexities of fascia make it necessary to expand on the premise that fascia can connectanddisconnect. Stretching Fascia Therapy has been using this premise to finesse fascia to release where it is no longer optimal, creating space to improve function, power and performance.
It will be exciting to share research that further supports and describes all groups of the fascia. Including new classification of collagen type ratio, extracellular matrix proteins, nerve fibre types, Myofascial force transmitting potential, details on fibre orientation, and influence on the circulatory system.
Fascia has two functional forms; it can connect or disconnect, forming and reforming every time we move or breath, the fascia is always changing internally. This discovery explains and supports the fascia’s role in proprioception (proprioceptors tell your brain where your body is in space, for example where a limb is located in relation to the body, or the eyes and head will tilt to maintain balance) and fibre orientation. In support of this principle, there is an extensive body of work demonstrating that significant amounts of force are transmitted amongst multiple antagonist and synergistic muscle groups across joint capsules through various sections of extra- and intramuscular fascia, that are always changing forming and reforming.