🧠 I talk a lot about fascia to my clients and often the question ‘what is fascia?’ comes up, well… Here is a great little video to show the visual aspect of fascia (thanks to White Horse Bodywork).

❓What is fascia ❓
Fascia is a thin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber and muscle in place. The tissue does more than provide internal structure; fascia has nerves that make it almost as sensitive as skin. When stressed, it tightens up.

Although fascia looks like one sheet of tissue, it’s actually made up of multiple layers. It’s designed to stretch as the body moves. But there are certain things that cause fascia to thicken and become sticky. When it dries up and tightens around muscles, it can limit mobility and cause painful knots to develop. Healthy fascia is smooth, slippery and flexible.

There are many factors that can cause fascia to become dysfunctional and adhered but the main ones we see are;
➡️ Repetitive movements that overwork parts of the body
➡️ Trauma to the body such as post-surgical wounds or traumatic injuries
➡️ Stress to the body; emotionally, mentally and physically

Dysfunctional fascia can be painful which is why keeping it happy is such an important part of my day to day role as a clinical canine massage therapist (and why I’m slightly obsessed with it).
How important is fascia… 💯% important!!

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