What is fascia?   It is a continuous full body system of connective tissue that surrounds every organ, bone, muscle, nerve, tendon, ligament, artery, vein and cell. This fascial system surrounds the pelvic cavity externally. It connects the pelvis with important muscle groups including but not limited to the hips, glutes, hamstrings, quads, psoas, quadratus laborum, transverse abdominus, and adductors. The fascial system also functions internally, surrounding the pelvic floor musculature and all of the insertion points for the muscles of the muscle groups mentioned above.  For traditional medical practitioners, fascia is often overlooked, because the facial system does not appear on traditional diagnostic imaging  like ultrasound, x-ray, CT scan, or MRI.

Think of peeling an orange; with the first peel we see the white membranous sheath on the back of the skin; then we see the intricate membranous fibers surrounding the entire orange itself; then we separate out an individual orange slice and we see the even more intricate and continuous membranous fibers. Our fascia is like these fibers.

Fascia should be flexible and stretchy; it should facilitate our movements. Physical trauma including scarring and inflammatory responses as well as emotional trauma can all cause a hardening of the fascial system thereby creating fascial restrictions. These fascial restrictions or hardenings can exert pressure, resulting in pain. These restrictions can limit our mobility, flexibility, stability and our overall function throughout our day.

Myofascial release therapeutic touch is a gentle, non–injurious hands on technique in which light continuous pressure is applied to the areas of restriction for as much time as is needed to allow for the softening of the restriction.  Myofascial release therapeutic touch includes both external and internal releases. It is a skin on skin technique, without the use of oils, creams or other equipment.