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03/06/2019

This is why the structural bodywork I do is so effective. It releases the fascia, allowing for more freedom of movement, and allows the pain to subside.

What is Fascia?
Fascia is tough connective tissue that creates a 3-dimensional web extending without interruption from head to toe. Fascia surrounds and infuses every muscle, bone, nerve, blood vessel, and organ, all the way down to the cellular level.

The fascial system affects every system and function in your body- musculoskeletal, neurological, metabolic, etc. The white, glistening fibers you see when you pull a piece of meat apart or when you pull chicken skin away is fascia.

What is Fascia made of ?
Fascia consists of a complex which has three parts:
1. Elastin fibers - This is the elastic and stretchable part of the complex.

2. Collagen fibers - These fibers are extremely tough and give support to the
structure.

3. Ground substance/matrix: A gelatinous like substance that transports metabolic
material throughout the body

What does fascia do?
The fascial system generally supports, stabilizes, and cushions. Fascia creates separation between vessels, organs, bones, and muscles. It creates space through which delicate nerves, blood vessels, and fluids can pass.

What are Fascial Restrictions?
In a healthy state, the collagen fibers wrap around the elastic fibers in a relaxed, wavy configuration. Trauma, repetitive motion, inflammation, or poor posture can cause the fascia to become solidified and shortened. These thickened areas are referred to as a fascial restriction. Fascial restrictions have the capacity of creating up to 2,000 pounds of pressure per square inch in a restricted area. That crushing pressure can compromise any physiological system in the body resulting in pain and dysfunction.

The fascia throughout the body is all interconnected like the yarn in a sweater or a complex spider web. A restriction in one area of the body creates tension throughout this web pulling on other distant structures. This explains why some people may have pain that appears unrelated to their original injury. Furthermore, myofascial restrictions do not show up on common standardized tests such as x-rays, MRI, CAT scans, etc.

Fascial restrictions can pull the body out of its normal alignment, compressing joint surfaces and bulging disks, resulting in pain, loss of motion, and weakness.

Info collected from Spine - Health, Mayo Clinic, NIH & Medterms
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03/08/2018

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12/16/2016

I had a dream last night, that my neck was in horrific pain and all I knew was I needed the treatment that I give me clients day after day.
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Here's a look at the deep muscles involved in neck pain.

Deep Muscles of the Neck - Image from Anatomy In Motion app. Currently available for the iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini and iPod touch. http://bit.ly/GD4LDF

Sub Occipital
suboccipital \-äk-ˈsip-ət-əl\ triangle noun
: a space of the suboccipital region on each side of the dorsal cervical region that is bounded superiorly and medially by a muscle arising by a tendon from a spinous process of the axis and inserting into the inferior nuchal line and the adjacent inferior region of the occipital bone, that is bounded superiorly and laterally by the obliquus capitis superior, and that is bounded inferiorly and laterally by the obliquus capitis inferior
Semispinalis
semi·spi·na·lis noun \-ˌspī-ˈnā-ləs\
plural ; semi·spi·na·les
: any of three muscles of the cervical and thoracic parts of the spinal column that arise from transverse processes of the vertebrae and pass to spinous processes higher up and that help to form a layer underneath the sacrospinalis muscle:
a : semispinalis thoracis
b : semispinalis cervicis
c : semispinalis capitis
Longissimus
lon·gis·si·mus noun \län-ˈjis-i-məs\
plural ; lon·gis·si·mi
: the intermediate division of the sacrospinalis muscle that consists of the longissimus capitis, longissimus cervicis, and longissimus thoracis; also : any of these three muscles
Splenius Cervicis
splenius \-nē-əs\ cer·vi·cis noun \-ˈsər-və-səs\
: a flat narrow muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper thoracic region that arises from the spinous processes of the third to sixth thoracic vertebrae, is inserted into the transverse processes of the first two or three cervical vertebrae, and acts to rotate the head to the side on which it is located and with the help of the muscle on the opposite side to extend and arch the neck
Splenius Capitis
splenius \-nē-əs\ cap·i·tis noun \-ˈkap-ət-əs\
: a flat muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper thoracic region that arises from the caudal half of the ligamentum nuchae and the spinous processes of the seventh cervical and the first three or four thoracic vertebrae, that is inserted into the occipital bone and the mastoid process of the temporal bone, and that rotates the head to the side on which it is located and with the help of the muscle on the opposite side extends it
Scalenes
sca·le·nus noun \skā-ˈlē-nəs\
plural ; sca·le·ni (audio pronunciation)
: any of usually three deeply situated muscles on each side of the neck of which each extends from the transverse processes of two or more cervical vertebrae to the first or second rib:
a : one arising from the transverse processes of the third to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the scalene tubercle of the first rib, and functioning to bend the neck forward and laterally and to rotate it to the side—called also anterior scalene, scalenus anterior, scalenus anticus
b : one arising from the transverse processes of the lower six cervical vertebrae, inserting on the upper surface of the first rib, and functioning similarly to the scalenus anterior—called also middle scalene, scalenus medius
c : one arising from the transverse processes of the fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the outer surface of the second rib, and functioning to raise the second rib and to bend and slightly rotate the neck—called also posterior scalene, scalenus posterior
Deep Muscles of the Spine
Interspinalis:
in·ter·spi·na·lis noun
\ˌint-ər-ˌspī-ˈnal-əs, -ˈnā-ləs\
plural ; in·ter·spi·na·les
: any of various short muscles that have their origin on the superior surface of the spinous process of one vertebra and their insertion on the inferior surface of the contiguous vertebra above
Intertransversarii:
in·ter·trans·ver·sar·ii noun pl
\-ˌtran(t)s-vər-ˈser-ē-ˌī\
: a series of small muscles connecting the transverse processes of contiguous vertebrae and most highly developed in the neck
Rotatores
ro·ta·tor noun \ˈrō-ˌtāt-ər also rō-ˈ\
plural ; rotatorsor ; ro·ta·to·res
: a muscle that partially rotates a part on its axis; specifically : any of several small muscles in the dorsal region of the spine arising from the upper and back part of a transverse process and inserted into the lamina of the vertebra above
Multifidus
mul·tif·i·dus noun \ˌməl-ˈtif-ə-dəs\
plural ; mul·tif·i·di
: a muscle of the fifth and deepest layer of the back filling up the groove on each side of the spinous processes of the vertebrae from the sacrum to the skull and consisting of many fasciculi that pass upward and inward to the spinous processes and help to erect and rotate the spine
iliocostalis
il·io·cos·ta·lis noun \-käs-ˈtā-ləs\
: the lateral division of the sacrospinalis muscle that helps to keep the trunk erect and consists of three parts:
a : iliocostalis cervicis
b : iliocostalis lumborum
c : iliocostalis thoracis
Longissimus
lon·gis·si·mus noun \län-ˈjis-i-məs\
plural ; lon·gis·si·mi
: the intermediate division of the sacrospinalis muscle that consists of the longissimus capitis, longissimus cervicis, and longissimus thoracis; also : any of these three muscles
Spinalis
spi·na·lis noun \spī-ˈnā-ləs, spi-ˈna-lis\
plural ; spi·na·les
: the most medial division of the sacrospinalis situated next to the spinal column and acting to extend it or any of the three muscles making up this division:
a : spinalis thoracis
b : spinalis cervicis
c : spinalis capitis
Semispinalis
semi·spi·na·lis noun \-ˌspī-ˈnā-ləs\
plural ; semi·spi·na·les
: any of three muscles of the cervical and thoracic parts of the spinal column that arise from transverse processes of the vertebrae and pass to spinous processes higher up and that help to form a layer underneath the sacrospinalis muscle:
a : semispinalis thoracis
b : semispinalis cervicis
c : semispinalis capitis
Definitaions from Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Medical
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