Series on fascia and how problems with it cause pain and other symptoms.

[LAJ12345]

fasciaandchronicpain.byheal...

“Fascia is a network of connective tissue throughout the body. Like our skin it is continuous, self-healing and serves multiple functions at once. But the fascial system is also so much more than just connective tissue. This vibrant, dynamic web of multi-dimensional connective tissue not only surrounds, protects and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber and muscle in place, it also plays a huge role in your immune system. Fascia impacts every aspect of your body, yet most discussions about health do not include the self-regulating communication system of the fascial network. This event is designed to change that!

Most people don’t realize that their many complaints of joint pain, hormonal imbalances, headaches, constipation, TMJ, migraines, arthritis, lymphatic congestion, chronic illness, dental issues, sleep apnea, acne/skin rashes, fertility issues, emotional issues/anxiety, sugar metabolism… are actually related to their fascia.Fortunately, there is a growing group of experts who are learning about the complex, vital nature of this network and teaching others how to optimize health through this next-level understanding of how the human body truly works.You don’t need to settle for a life riddled with pain! When the fascia is open, the body can FLOW…“

[Beanie57]

Gary Sharpe (outhinking Parkinson's ) has done a lot on this and has a course on it facebook.com/profile/100008...

[LAJ12345 in reply to Beanie57]

Thanks! I think it is very important to particularly keep particularly the neck very flexible to keep all that lymph fluid moving and carrying the waste away from the brain.

“I'm convinced, from my own lived experiences of serious NS dysregulation, that indeed changes in fascia are a big part of the physiological changes which I feel from Dorsal Vagus activation (freeze, immobilization) or Sympathetic activation (fight, flight mobilization) stress responses. When stress becomes chronic, changes to the fascia may become permanent, causing the body to misalign, stiffen, lose neural feedback with the brain, restricting breathing and, because pain receptor nerve endings are to be found in the fascia, result in chronic pain.”

This is from the Gary sharpe link above

“THE CARTOID SHEATH IN THE NECK - A PLACE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER?This anatomical structure really piqued my interest, especially the fascia compartments. I was particularly wondering if the stiffness//pain in my neck I get with my Parkinson's Symptoms is more about issues with the fascia than the muscles per se.The "Cartoid Sheath" [shown as cross-section in the image] seems a really important area to consider, because it brings together fascia with the Vagus Nerve in the neck, which it surrounds, as well as major arteries and veins and lymph nodes too! One wonders whether issues with fascia in the neck can be causal of vagus nerve dysregulation (pinching?)? Furthermore, much scope for various brain-body in this "tunnel" of fascia through the "bottle neck" of the neck? Oxygen supply issues, immune responses and lymph drainage of brain too if the fascia here becomes tight or dry or stiff?From Wikipedia:"The carotid sheath is an anatomical term for the fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the vascular compartment of the neck. It is part of the deep cervical fascia of the neck, below the superficial cervical fascia meaning the subcutaneous adipose tissue immediately beneath the skin.The deep cervical fascia of the neck includes four parts:The investing layer (encloses the SCM and Trapezius)The carotid sheath (encloses the vascular region of the neck)The pretracheal fascia (encloses the visceral region of the neck)The prevertebral fascia (encloses the vertebral region of the neck)The carotid sheath is located at the lateral boundary of the retropharyngeal space at the level of the oropharynx on each side of the neck and deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle, extending from the base of the skull to the first rib and sternum.The four major structures contained in the carotid sheath are:the common carotid artery as well as the internal carotid artery (medial)internal jugular vein (lateral)the vagus nerve (CN X) (posterior)the deep cervical lymph nodesThe carotid artery lies medial to the internal jugular vein, and the vagus nerve is situated posteriorly between the two vessels.In the upper part, the carotid sheath also contains the glossopharyngeal nerve (IX), the accessory nerve (XI), and the hypoglossal nerve (XII), which pierce the fascia of the carotid sheath.The ansa cervicalis is embedded in the anterior wall of sheath. It is formed by "descendens hypoglossi" (C1) and "descendens cervicalis" (C2-C3)."

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[LAJ12345 in reply to LAJ12345]

cervical spine

Cervical spine