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Fascia Fascia Fascia, a major reason why so many of us experience pain is finally being taken seriously.

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Fascia Fascia Fascia, a major reason why so many of us experience pain is finally being taken seriously. The discussion of the fascia begins during our first chiropractic visit with a patient after taking a deep history of their current and previous problems. This rarely happens in most doctors’ offices, but the discussion of fascia may finally be getting its due in the medical realm. For years, scientists have looked at fascia through dissections and until recently, it has been largely ignored by the scientific community. Even when I was in anatomy lab years ago, the fascia was the junk Read More »

What is fascia and how does it control how we move and feel.

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What is fascia and how does it control how we move and feel? Our patients often hear me explain the concept of fascia, fascial release, the importance of proper firing patterns, Fascia, and how it affects how we feel and function. Fascia works like an exoskeleton, and while years ago, it was mostly ignored by researchers, we now understand that it has its own vasculature, nervous system networks, and how muscle function is dependent on the fascia. Science is gradually showing us that the fascial system can be important in understanding why we hurt. Why chiropractic and fascia are important Read More »

Myofascial dysfunctional pain is often the reason we hurt. Watch this video to see why and how you can get relief now.

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Myofascial dysfunctional pain is often the reason we hurt. Watch this video to see why and how you can get relief now. Years ago, when I was in Anatomy lab, we would cut through the fascia to get the muscles, nerves, and organs.  The fascia was seen as the junk that was covering organs and tissues. It was thought to serve little purpose but to get in the way of our dissections. We now know that the myofascia not only is responsible for movement patterns of muscles and functions as an exoskeleton, but it also contains its own vascular and Read More »

Myofascial Release vs. Graston Technique: What’s Better for Back Pain?

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Myofascial Release vs. Graston Technique: What’s Better for Back Pain? Myofascial Release vs. Graston Technique Suffering from back pain is frustrating, painful, and in some cases downright unbearable, but at least you aren’t alone. In fact, back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. In the US alone, 31 million people are suffering from chronic back pain flare-ups at any given moment. The fact that back pain is so common also means that people have been focusing on creating treatments for this problem. Myofascial release and the Graston technique are two of the most popular and effective natural treatments to get Read More »

Myofascial release treatment for the relief of neck and back pain has the support of the scientific community according to the British Medical Journal.

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Myofascial release treatment for the relief of neck and back pain has the support of the scientific community according to the British Medical Journal. Myofascial release has a growing body of evidence that supports its use in the treatment of neck, back, and other types of pain commonly found in athletes and non-athletes alike. Years ago, the fascial system was largely ignored when physicians participated in the anatomy lab.  It was once thought that different muscles did different things depending on where they connected to.   Books such as Warfel carefully described the origins and insertions of muscles so doctors Read More »