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Fascia Facts

Fascia as a word is one which has only relatively recently become popularised, some would say inappropriately so, within the field of human anatomy...

The treatment and stretching of fascia has attracted intense interest from the health and fitness industry over the last few years, with a myriad of ‘solutions’ to ‘release’ fascia that is tight, unhealthy, knotted, twisted: the list is extensive. The probability of this is that any movement, stretching or treatment doesn’t affect the fascia in that moment at all, but instead contributes to a healthier status over time.

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Articles of Interest

5 Reasons You Should Try Fascial Stretching

One of the newest methods of targeted stretching focuses on something you may have never even heard of before: fascia. Here's what to know about fascial stretch therapy and whether you need to add fascia stretching to your recovery routine.

Gwyneth Paltrow is right: there is a "secret organ" you've been ignoring

I thought the day would never come: Gwyneth Paltrow, purveyor of detox cleanses and elimination diets, has stumbled into a compelling area of science.

Muscle Pain: It May Actually Be Your Fascia

You might attribute a painful neck or a backache to tired muscles or stiff joints. But these symptoms can also be caused by a part of your body you probably haven’t heard of: the fascia. Until recently, this network of tissue throughout the body received very little attention despite its major role in every move you make.

Resources

9 Things You Need To Know About Fascia, Your Body's Invisible 'Second Skin'

Fascia is like Saran Wrap for our guts: It's a fibrous matrix that holds the bones, muscles, organs, and nerves and helps keep our physical shape. Without it, we'd be lumpier, flimsier, and less contained and connected versions of ourselves.

Functional Fascia

Exploring the world of hands on therapy through human dissection.

KenHub

Fascia is a generic term that describes any sheath, sheet, or other dissectible mass of tissue that attaches, wraps, and/or separates the deep structures of the body.

Physiopedia

A fascia is a layer of fibrous tissue. A fascia is a structure of connective tissue that surrounds muscles, groups of muscles, blood vessels, and nerves, binding some structures together, while permitting others to slide smoothly over each other. Various kinds of fascia may be distinguished.

StatPearls

Researchers do not agree on one comprehensive "fascia" definition. Despite the scientific uncertainty, there is an agreement with medical text that the fascia covers every structure of the body, creating a structural continuity that gives form and function to every tissue and organ.