Myofascial Release

I’m very interested in this previous thread on inflammation. I’ve been reading about chronic inflammation and how many now agree that this process is behind many diseases.

It leads me to wonder if the chronic, systemic inflammation caused by a diet high in processed foods leads to widespread gumming up and restricting of the fascial system, in turn affecting cellular respiration and degeneration.

I usually think of the inflammatory processes that lead to myofascial restrictions as being caused by the primary inflammatory processes associated with injury.

Do you think that the process causing chronic inflammation to manifest disease is born out by changes in the fascial system?

Testing this hypothesis, I turned to Dr. Dean Ornish’s book on reversing heart disease. He talks mostly about poor diet diminishing blood flow to the heart through plaque build-up, etc. I get how fascia is involved in hardening of the arteries but not in plaque build-up.
I know this is only one disease of many to consider.

I’d be very interested if you can offer even more insight than you’ve already offered into the subject of inflammation.

Thanks,

Owen Dodge

Hi Owen,

   Thanks for your question.  I recently had a well known Pathologist from San Francisco as a patient.  He was very disappointed at the resistance of his medical colleagues to his and others new ideas.  For many years as he dissected recently deceased humans, he saw the roughness of the inside of the blood vessels.

   His years of experience and a multitude of recent research has shown that as the fascia on the inside of blood vessels becomes rough and solidified, it can trap the cholesterol. This can cause a thickening and/or blockage within the circulatory system leading to serious consequences.  Fascia has a profound effect on the functioning and health of the entire circulatory and lymphatic systems. 

   You may also want to look at my recent article titled, Therapeutic Insight: The Myofascial Release Perspective—Inner Light.
http://www.massagemag.com/News/massage-news.php?id=8516&catid=62&title=therapeutic-insight-the-myofascial-release-perspectiveinner-light.

         This article discusses how my approach to myofascial release treats the biomechanical aspect but also uses different fluid dynamic principles that address our fluidity, which tends to solidify from trauma or thwarted inflammation processes.  This article also talks about how a Myofascial Release therapist uses their genius by engaging the power of their intuition, instinct, and rational mind.  This total engagement allows the patient to access their wisdom for authentic healing. 

Have a good week.

Sincerely,

John