Before we highlight the wonders of rolling or pressing a ball on a body trigger point or region, let\u2019s reflect on what fascia are and why we use SMR to get you ready to play ball.<\/p>\n
Think of Fascia as thin, matrixed\u00a0saran wraps<\/em>\u00a0around each of your muscle groups (plus each of your joints and organs).<\/p>\n When all is well, your fascia stretch and smooth bodily motion is supported. If and when fascia get thicker, adhesive or \u201csticky\u201d, then all is not well.<\/p>\n Considering a prominent fascia on the outer or distal part of each upper leg \u2013 you can readily see why \u201ctight\u201d or inflamed IT Bands are commonplace.\u00a0Have you experienced an IT Band Syndrome?\u00a0<\/em>Our very credible Down Under experts at the\u00a0feetpeople<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0share useful awareness and remediation techniques for this common type of fasciitis \u2026<\/p>\n Shifting from a specific symptom to the general \u2026 the Cleveland Clinic advises that your spunky, liquified hyaluronic collagen layers or \u201cwraps\u201d can lead to these observed symptoms of \u201ctight<\/strong>\u201d fascia:<\/p>\n Oy, veh.<\/em>\u00a0You\u2019ve been there, and experiences that at some point, right?<\/em><\/p>\n Inflammation in a fascia region is medically called\u00a0fasciitis<\/a>. Think of plantar fasciitis (PF) as one of the more painful and enduring inflammations. Avoidance is far superior than mitigating PF \u2013 I share from my 9-month experiences!<\/p>\n That is correctomundo, repair cycles for fasciitis can last weeks to months :(, due in part to their lower blood supplies than embedded in other vital tissues.<\/p>\n Factoid<\/strong><\/p>\n Your and my Fascia, particularly those close to our epidermis, have many, many\u00a0nociceptors<\/a>\u00a0(i.e. sensory nerve endings). In fact, these fascia have the second-highest number of nerve endings per area \u2013 after our skin.<\/p>\n Our fascial linings are integral to experienced pains after surgery to musculoskeletal injuries from sports, exercise, or aging processes.<\/p>\n Up to\u00a030%\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>of people with musculoskeletal pain may have fascial involvement in those discomforts,\u00a0or\u00a0<\/em>fascia may be the\u00a0root cause<\/strong>.<\/p>\n So\u2026 staying Strong to Save means knowing your body\u2019s Fascia. Your healthspan depends on your awareness and treatment of saran wrap stickiness. Simple yet admittedly hard techniques like self-myofascial release (SMR), proper hydration and nutrition, calculated static and dynamic stretching, situational R I C E, or careful therapy gunning may help reduce fasciitis and promote proper muscle functions.<\/p>\n Take note that very tender or acute triggers points in your fascia should be treted gently. Aggressive remediations may only increase your discomfort.<\/p>\n Yes, have a hard ball \u2013 like a cricket ball, lacrosse ball, or baseball to gently roll areas \u2013 like your layered upper back muscles, Ilio-tibial bands, and gluteals. I keep varied sizes of balls and roller handy to tailor my SMR rolls to the site of my exercise-induced fasciitis. The Mayo Clinic offers a very good tutorial about this common condition for athletes called \u201cexertional compartment syndrome<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Please have a Ball like I do to condition your under-appreciated wraps!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strongtosave.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Iliotibial-Band-Syndrome-pain.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1\")
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