The truth about back pain - is it all down to stuck fascia?

All structures ( e.g. muscles, organs ) in our body are covered by connective tissue ( fasciae ).

This connective tissue ( fascia ) runs through the entire body and can be seen as a buffer layer that protects the body.  Fascia guarantees the resilience of tendons and ligaments, prevents painful friction in hip joints and intervertebral discs, protects muscles from injury and keeps us in shape - youthful and firm.

Unfortunately, we are now in an age where there is a great lack of exercise and one-sided postures/bad postures contribute to the fasciae sticking together. As vessels and nerves pass through the connective tissue (fascia) precisely to organs and muscles, these can now be restricted. This means that nerves are constricted and signalise themselves through pain. Possible consequences: Joint or back pain, tension, numbness or restricted movement.  The finest rhythms of our heart, the expansion of our lungs and the mobility of our intestines - all of this is constantly in motion with fluid. If this complex system becomes unbalanced at any point due to a blockage from an adhered fascia, it can lead to reduced performance and health problems.

With the right training, studies have shown that the connective tissue can be trained and adhesions can be loosened as a result.  The generally lamented stiffness with age and the associated loss of elasticity are essentially the result of matted fasciae.  Soft, dynamic stretching exercises stimulate the connective tissue anew, old collagen fibres are replaced by new ones and the entire body is better supplied with blood. In short, fascia training can help us get rid of our annoying back pain!