Myofascial Release

Dear Christina,

    Thank you for your response to my blog, “Pouring water on a stone.”

“Thank you John for explaining this idea in such a clear way. In my practice many individuals are still somewhat dehydrated, but I also serve individuals who are properly hydrated, physically active, eating well and have no medical conditions that should be causing chronic pain. I have sometimes found it challenging to explain why they could be doing all of these things yet their bodies may still need another level of release. Thank you for giving the words to explain this dynamic.” Christina Gibbs // Apr 25th 2009 at 4:24 pm

    I thought I would expand my thoughts on water absorption and the importance of the proper viscosity of fascial system’s ground substance.  There are so many nutritional theories that are logical and well intended, but produce only limited or short term results.  I believe that this is because of the misunderstood view of the important role of the fascial system in cellular hydration, nutrition, and elimination of toxins! 

   We have over one trillion cells in our body that undergo approximately 100,000 interactions per second!  Recent research has demonstrated that the external and internal environment of every cell is the fascial systems fibrous network and ground substance which should be somewhere between a gelatinous to a fluid state. 

   Physical and/or emotional trauma, or thwarted inflammatory responses tend to dehydrate the fluidity of the fascia’s ground substance, turning it into the equivalent viscosity of glue or solid like a stone. As I said in my last blog, “Pouring water on a stone”, as the cellular environment, the fascial system, hardens it produces crushing pressure on the cells and blocks the flow of water, nutrition, oxygen, hormones, and/or medicine into the cell’s interior.  These fascial restrictions also block the excretion of toxins from the cell. 

   If  the fascial system is restricted, it doesn’t matter what you put in your mouth, it isn’t getting to the cellular level, where you need it the most!

    Our fascial system’s ground substance is the transport medium of our mind/body complex.  Myofascial Release helps us to re-hydrate that which has solidified to enhance physiological and cellular functioning and health.

Sincerely,