Today's hosts Tiffany and Katja return for a deeper discussion of fascia and pain. Recently, fascia is being more generally acknowledged as a pain generator, especially of one specific type of pain: myofascial pain. In this episode, Tiffany and Katja discuss the mobility of fascia, look at fascia as a sensory organ, and explain the influence of fascia on pain mechanisms.

Listen to this episode to learn how to interact with and influence the fascia and what this information can teach us about implications for pain and mobility disorders.

Show Notes:

• Understanding the complexities of pain [3:21]
• Myofascial and skeletal pain [4:47]
• Utility of trigger points [11:26]
• Mobility of fascia [15:19]
• Implications for yoga practice [21:37]
• Mobility of fascia a myofascial pain [28:20]
• Myofascial pain and mobility [31:31]
• Tools for treating mobility disorders [38:20]
• Fascia as a sensory organ [42:18]
• Proprioception and hypermobility [48:10]

Links Mentioned:

• Watch this episode on YouTube
• Fascia Pain Continued Overview
• Myofascial Release Training
• Yoga Medicine® Online
• Yoga Medicine® Podcast Episode 19: Fascia & Pain
• Connect with Katja Bartsch:

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