\u00a0by Thomas Myers. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nNow I’ll leave you with a few of the main takeaways that I derived from Dr. Blatman’s presentation:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\nFascia has the ability to contract.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0This contrasts from the long-held view that fascia was nothing more than stringy connective tissue that holds the body together.\u00a0 It takes much longer than a skeletal muscle contraction,\u00a0but over a period of 90min or so, fascia will contract and relax. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\nBeing stressed will cause the fascia to contract and will increase the perception of pain. \u00a0The correct mental state is key for effective stretching programs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\nBouncing builds elasticity into the tendons and entire fascia system (tendons are simply thick bunches of fascia). \u00a0This is why plyometric exercise, which uses the stretch reflex, will result in increased speed and power when trained properly.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\nAn area that is tender on the body tends to cause the most pain. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>The area that is tender, however,\u00a0does not necessarily coincide with the area that you are experiencing the pain<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>. \u00a0This\u00a0is a phenomenon called “referred pain.” \u00a0For example, pain from plantar fasciitis often comes from the calf, not to bottom of the foot.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\nYou must take care of nutrition if you expect to maintain healthy, pain-free fascia.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Some of the most common foods that will cause excessive inflammation in the fascia are\u00a0wheat, sugar, potatoes, corn, juice, starch, artificial sweeteners, and hydtogenated fats. \u00a0Those who experience weather-related inflammation are a result of food intolerances. \u00a0If you are spending hours using various myofascial release techniques but you are not taking care of your nutrition, you are wasting your time!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\nDr. Blatman has found injection treatments such as PRP (platelet rich plasma) to be highly effective in healing tendon and fascia injuries, and even in treating scoliosis in children.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\nNSAIDs such as asprin and tylenol are NOT RECOMMENDED for healing injuries! \u00a0Ice is also not recommended either.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0NSAIDs will slow down the healing process and will r<\/span><\/span><\/span>esult in incomplete healing over the\u00a0long term. They may reduce pain in the short term, but in the long term NSAIDs\u00a0are not effective and excessive use can also result in leaky gut syndrome. \u00a0Simply maintainig an anti-inflammatory diet would do much more to speed the healing process.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the more interesting presentations at the 2014 Integrative Healthcare Symposium was by\u00a0Dr. Hal Blatman\u00a0speaking on the advances in the science of fascia. \u00a0In the world of strength training, rehabilitation, and fitness, fascia seems to be the topic of the hour, mainly because its importance has been neglected for so\u00a0long and people are now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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