Episode 2: What is fascia & a look at current research

Send us Fan MailWelcome back to Fascia and Bones: Unpacking the Mystery.  Some things I love—fascia and bones with a detective mystery. I am practicing manual osteopath and structural integrator and love working with the connective tissue of the body and the holistic systems of the body. I am also a long-time educator in the field of bodywork and movement. My hope is to share some insights in the fields I practice.Part 1In Episode 2, I am taking a look at some recent research to helps us unpack how we may support fascia in our manual practices. As I mentioned in the previous podcast, fascia was first found in the literature in the 1700s during the time of Marie Antoinette by French physicians. It is in the last 20 years we have seen more growth in the research and the Fascial Research Society is a great resource for practitioners.Part 2In the second half of Episode 2, I am taking look new research in fascia and looping back to research over the last 5 years. I am highlighting a lot of research out of the Stecco Lab in this podcast. Some very interesting results and changes of understanding fascia from how hormones play a role in the viscosity of fascia, opening a new mapping of nerve roots to an idea of fasciatome. The role of endocannaboid receptors in fascia and fascia as a pain modulator. The results of treating with a myofascial approach for sacral iliac dysfunction and the expression of different roles of proprioception and pain in the gluteal and thoracolumbar fasciae.Part 3So, what does this mean in the manual application of the work we do?