Fascial Stretch Therapy
Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST) is a
pain-free method of indirect myofascial release that involves manipulating,
lengthening, re-aligning and re-organizing the body’s connective tissue in
order to optimize bodily functions.
Why treat the body’s fascia?
Fascia is the most prevalent tissue on the body, and yet it is the least understood by most doctors, therapists and trainers. This is because traditionally, fascia was thought of as a casing or container holding the various other structures of the body together, similar to how mortar holds together the bricks of a house. While providing structure is one function of fascia, more recent research has revealed that fascia acts as an intricate web for fluid transmission and internal communication between bodily structures. Furthermore, healthy circulation in your muscles, joints, arteries, veins, brain and spinal cord is largely dependent on optimal flexibility of your fascia. In fact, the health and function of every joint and muscle are a direct result of the condition of your fascia.
Benefits of fascial therapy are numerous including:
Why treat the body’s fascia?
Fascia is the most prevalent tissue on the body, and yet it is the least understood by most doctors, therapists and trainers. This is because traditionally, fascia was thought of as a casing or container holding the various other structures of the body together, similar to how mortar holds together the bricks of a house. While providing structure is one function of fascia, more recent research has revealed that fascia acts as an intricate web for fluid transmission and internal communication between bodily structures. Furthermore, healthy circulation in your muscles, joints, arteries, veins, brain and spinal cord is largely dependent on optimal flexibility of your fascia. In fact, the health and function of every joint and muscle are a direct result of the condition of your fascia.
Benefits of fascial therapy are numerous including:
- improves posture and functional ability to do what you couldn’t do before
- restoration of normal joint space and joint range of motion
- improves muscle activation and relaxation
- improves dynamic movement and sports performance
- reduces instances of injury and enhances injury recovery
- improves flexibility both immediately and cumulatively across multiple sessions
- improves and increases options in sex