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Genetic conditions affecting collagen can lead to issues with your fascia. These conditions include: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome While all of the exercises above also affect the fascia, all of these exercises listed below are even more fascia specific:

Pillar 2: Contract. Contract the muscle to resist the primary movement of the stretch. In many cases, you’ll be resisting the movement of a helping hand or a stationary prop. Contraction involves the fascia in the process of stretching; if you don’t resist, it won’t do anything to change the fascia.

Lateral Flexibility Highway

Fascia blaster: Fascia blasting is similar to using a foam roller. It loosens your fascia through physical manipulation and pressure.

Wolf explains that people who sit a lot often have tightness in this highway, especially in the hip flexors and and abdominals, which therefore inhibits extension movements as well as walking and running. How to Stretch for Anterior Flexibility So if you think of your fascial system as a spider’s web of connective tissue that encases every cell of your body, you’ll understand that when the web gets touched or activated on one end, a reverberation takes place that can be felt, to some degree, across the whole web. But if the web gets gummed up or damaged? The system stops working as well as its intended, which can lead to greater problems down the road. Woodruff gives the example of partner hamstring stretch in which you’re lying on the floor, with your leg up to the ceiling. Instead of simply helping you lift your leg and stretching your hamstring at the point of discomfort, “an FST therapist would ease you into the stretch pain free, add some dorsiflexion to engage the calf, and find your range of motion,” she says. This might involve varying the angle or oscillating the stretch. If you’re thinking, “Well I can stretch on my own, or go to a stretching class… why would I need a certified therapist for that?” This type of assisted stretching isn’t the same as bending down to touch your toes or having a trainer lift your leg as you’re lying down to help you stretch your hamstring. For one thing, fascia stretching takes a more full-body approach.

Then, if the therapist feels you need help relaxing to improve the stretch, they would ask you to contract your muscles and “press” against the stretch for a period of time. When they instruct you to relax, the stretch reflex that’s designed to prevent you from overstretching (but that can also prevent movement within a full range of motion), is deactivated momentarily, allowing for a deeper, more comfortable stretch that’s still within a safe zone, based on your personal range of motion.

Sitting is killing us. A Mayo Clinic analysis of thirteen studies concluded that “sitting time and activity levels found in those who sat for more than eight hours a day with no physical activity had a risk of dying similar to the risks of dying posed by obesity and smoking.” The first time she did the Fascia Cat Stretch, she looked at me when it was over and told me she had never before felt her body stretch in that area. And she could totally feel how her body was inhibited by this area of tightness.Stay physically active: Move around as much as possible instead of sitting. Make sure to get regular exercise. Mero A, et al. (2015). Effects offar-infrared sauna bathing on recovery from strength and endurance trainingsession in men. DOI: I knew we had finally found the missing puzzle piece her body had needed. I haven't been this excited by an exercise in a long time!

For each flexibility highway, Wolf outlines a stretch progression designed to improve the elasticity and resilience of your fascia. Incorporating these movements into your warm-up or cool-down can help prevent injury, correct movement inefficiencies and give you more power in your favorite athletic activity.

She's been consistently practicing a variety of stretches for two years, working toward this goal. She's definitely made progress with her flexibility and gained tons of deep strength in her body, but sitting tall with legs straight out has eluded her. Because of these nerves, when it’s stressed, from an injury or just a lot of work, fascia tightens up. And when fascia is tight, it can limit the expansion of muscles. Think of the difference between a plastic bag and a Tupperware bowl. The bag can expand to hold more meat because it’s pliable. The bowl can’t expand because it’s rigid. You want your muscle fascia to be more like the bag and less like the bowl. FASCIA MASSAGE