You have probably heard this word in the wellness industry, but what is fascia?
Fascia makes up everything in your body that is responsible for connection. To keep it simple, it is mainly composed of fibre and fluid aka collagen and water as its main components. It wraps around everything including your muscles, bones, organs etc, holds your organs in place, makes up the structure of your ligaments and tendons, cells, bone marrow and honestly so much more.
So what does fascia do?
It has many functions, but again to keep things simple, its main functions are to provide Structure/Support + Communication.
When the body suffers an injury or trauma, the fascia comes in and says “don’t worry, I got you” It tightens in the area affected to essentially “hold you together” to allow the body the time and space to heal.
It is also responsible for communication. Since part of its component is water, and it connects everything, it becomes the conduit of information. When a signal travels to the end of a nerve, it continues to transport the information through the fascia.
When the fascia becomes tight or overactive, it creates an adhesion. This adhesion restricts movement and communication, which then signals back to the brain that there is pain in that area, and oftentimes it will radiate.
Fire Cupping is a great way to work with the fascia, to break up any adhesions, to get things moving freely and communicating properly.
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