Fascia is a type of connective tissue that covers nearly the entire inside of the body. It binds together muscles, organs, and other tissue in addition to contributing to the structural integrity (the shape) of the body. For exercisers, the type fascia that is the most important is the fascia that covers and binds together the muscles. This type of fascia is sometimes referred to as deep fascia. You can think of deep fascia as the skin of your muscles.
Fascia, like all connective tissue, grows in response to stress. If you prefer a certain posture, the resulting stress on the muscle, bone, and other soft tissue will eventually result in the growth of fascia to help the other tissues cope with the demand of holding a new posture. For example, if you happen to sit slouched over at your computer 8 hours a day while at work, eventually fascia will grow to help support this body posture, making it much easier for you to carry your caveman-like computer posture with you for whatever other activities you may engage in.
The nervous system of the human body consists of two parts. The voluntary nervous system is the one you control with your brain. If you want to throw a ball, all you do is think about moving your arm and the necessary muscles work in a coordinated fashion to make it happen. The involuntary nervous system is the part that controls everything else. Most people are aware that it controls things such as your heartbeat, breathing, and digestion, but it also controls all the muscles you don’t think about. When you raise your arm to throw a ball, the muscles on the other side of your body also contract to keep you in balance. You don’t have to think about it; it just happens.
The main goal of the involuntary nervous system is to keep you alive. This requires placing more importance on certain areas of the body than others. If you fall down, your hands automatically go out to protect your head from hitting the ground. Better to have a broken arm or wrist than a brain injury. Likewise, if you have a splinter in your left foot your body automatically places more weight on your right foot. If you don’t remove the splinter, eventually your right foot would start to hurt because it is overcompensating for the injured foot.
Patients with TMD usually have irritated jaw joints, which is similar to having a splinter in your foot. Whether due to a bad bite, a slipped disk, or trauma to the joints, the only way the body can take the pressure off the joints without consciously thinking about it is to change the head position. Try this simple exercise: Open your mouth, look up at the ceiling, then close your mouth and notice which teeth touch first. Next, open your mouth, look at the floor, and close your mouth and notice, which teeth touch first. For most people, it’s quite different, and one position is usually more comfortable than the other. Naturally, you can’t walk around all day looking at the ceiling or at the floor, but the body can figure out a way to change the bite while your head is level. By holding the head in a different position (usually forward), the bite changes just enough to take the pressure off the irritated jaw joint. In order to do this, however, the neck and shoulder muscles must be constantly contracted to keep the head from falling over. Better to have sore neck muscles than be unable to chew or talk.
The human head weighs about as much as a bowling ball. Imagine holding a bowling ball in the starting position, close to your body with your forearm straight up and down. You could probably hold the ball like this for quite a long time. Now imagine moving the ball about six inches away from your body. How long do you think it would take for your arm muscles to become sore or irritated? Of course, you could use your other arm to hold up the first one, but eventually the other arm would become tired as well. In fact, if you could hold the ball up long enough, your shoulders would start to hurt, your back muscles might cramp, and even your feet may become tired because of the awkward position of your body.
The important thing to remember is that fascia (and muscle) is innervated; it is controlled by the subconscious. If you want to make a change to your posture, some form of activity is necessary. Movement activates neurons; it is a direct pathway to communication with your brain. If your upper back and neck hurt when you are at the computer, try out this drill when you are lying in bed:
Studies have shown that sleeping with a contoured memory foam neck pillow can drastically reduce and in some cases relieve snoring altogether. Using a neck pillow made of this material can relieve the pain in your neck and head that all too often comes when you use a regular pillow. Pillows and bedding made from visco-elastic can be good for asthma patients or people who are allergic to dust mites, mildew. Memory foam bedding products are available for various prices, so be sure to comparison shop before making your purchase
Resource Author Francisco Rodriguez H.
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