Hypermobility and the fascia
by Dr Tina Wang Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) affect the body’s connective tissue, associated with changes in the extracellular matrix (ECM) within the fascial system. These changes lead to inflammation and increased pain. One significant alteration is decreased stiffness and increased extensibility of connective tissues. Additionally, deep fascia, which envelops…
Stretching the Limits
by Lisa Babiuk What are we stretching? It’s not just muscles. Consider that fascia is a continuous network of varying densities – muscle, tendon, ligament, bone – and there are also nerves and blood vessels throughout. How does stretching affect the body globally? If the purpose of stretching is to increase range of motion,are we…
Stretching the Limits
What are we stretching? It’s not just muscles. Consider that fascia is a continuous network of varying densities – muscle, tendon, ligament, bone – and there are also nerves and blood vessels throughout. How does stretching affect the body globally? If the purpose of stretching is to increase range of motion, are we considering the…
Loving Coherence More Than Comfort
“Some people love their story so much, even if it’s of their own misery, even if it ties them to unhappiness, or they don’t know how to stop telling it. Maybe it’s about loving coherence more than comfort, it might also be about fear – you have to die a little to be reborn, and…
Loving Coherence More Than Comfort
“Some people love their story so much, even if it’s of their own misery, even if it ties them to unhappiness, or they don’t know how to stop telling it. Maybe it’s about loving coherence more than comfort, it might also be about fear – you have to die a little to be reborn, and…
Monthly Members’ Webinar – Stretched to the Limit
Date: Thursday 18th January 2024Time: 19.00 – 20.00 UK timePresenters: Lisa BabiukTitle: Stretched to the Limit Summary: Defining the meaning and the limits of stretching in exercise can be ambiguous. Join Lisa Babiuk to explore the limits and the consequences of going beyond the limit of physiological range of motion and anatomical range of motion and explore the applications…