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Why Beth won’t stop talking about Block Therapy.
Part One.
Hear me out!
I’m going to get right to the WHY we block in this blog post.
This info is directly from the Founder of Block Therapy: Deanna Hanson.
What is The Fascia System?
Fascia has become a bit of a buzzword in recent years.
From rollers, balls, and plastic tools that promise to melt cellulite to specialty fascia-focused massages – this mysterious body system has been
touted as the key to anti-aging, pain relief, muscle building, better brain function, and much more.
Here’s the truth… all of these things are accurate.
Unfortunately, the general understanding of fascia, how it works, and how to move “stuck” fascia is largely misguided.
Your fascia system is an extensive network of connective tissue that makes
your body into a continuous, flowing unit capable of action and sensation.
Your fascia is everywhere in your body, innervating muscles, blood vessels,
nerves, and organs. Your bones are even made up of fascia! It might be
hard to imagine, but fascia connects everything, providing structure,
making movement possible, and helping the different parts of your body
function together.
When it’s dehydrated and sticky, it restricts movement, causing pain, holding
trauma, and crunching and collapsing your body in on itself, making the flow
of nutrients, oxygen, and energy impossible.
How can it be that this one part of your body is so integral to every
system yet is almost never mentioned by prominent physicians and
physical therapists?
Fascia has a long history of being severely misunderstood. For decades,
doctors and scientists considered it totally superfluous to function. They
often thought of it as filler tissue that just got in the way of more important
organs.
Today, it’s considered a critical sensory organ on its own, and the more we
learn about it and the more research we have, the more incredible it
becomes.
Like skin is to the body, fascia is the “skin” to your cells. Largely made up of
collagen and elastin (the proteins that make up the connective tissue), your
fascia provides stability, form, mobility, and function.
We are not solid but, in fact, a fluid matrix that can be manipulated under the
constant pressures of life’s forces. The most notable is gravity as the driving
force combined with unconscious posture when sitting, standing, and doing
repetitive movements, for example.
All of this pressure (and poor habits) takes your cells out of alignment. And it’s
when the cells migrate away from their rightful positions that pain, aging, and
disease occur.
When cells are in correct alignment, they have optimal space. Space allows for
nutrients and oxygen to get into the cells and waste to be removed. If optimal
space is maintained, there is no stress on the body, and the cells remain
youthful and healthy.
Bottom line- we need to maintain the alignment of the cells.
Reference and additional info here
With our Block Therapy practice we can address all of this. We also focus on breathwork, body alignment, proper posture and fascial fitness.
How to get started with Block Therapy!!
Local to or visiting the Killington Area:
Come to a class! Schedule here
Schedule a Private Intro Session or just ask me questions: Contact Beth here