I love my work with clients using the John F. Barnes’ Myofascial Release Approach (JFBMFR) and we often have great conversations about the fascia and its impact on well being. For those of you who may not know what I am referring to, fascia is a tough connective tissue that spreads through the body in a 3-D matrix, connecting everything, even down to a cellular level. Like the tension ropes on an old canvas tent, it’s what gives us our structure and form.
Another key component of this work is the pelvis and its alignment. I equate it to the steering wheel in a car. The alignment of your pelvis drives what occurs above and below it. It also houses the center of gravity within your body. The pelvis is really the foundation of our body.
Recently a client and I were talking about this principle and how fascial restrictions can impact pelvic alignment and long term balance even when a person is working to keep their pelvis in balance and he related a story that is a great metaphor for this work.
With permission, I give you this story that really illustrates this principle…..
My client is a carpenter and was recently called to give an estimate to fix a shed that was leaning in such a way that made it unsafe and unusable. Upon inspection my client noted that the foundation was in fairly bad shape, while the building, overall with a few exceptions was in pretty good condition. After several discussions about options with the owner, they decided to fix the foundation and then reassess the structure.
Lo and behold…..after jacking the building, taking it off the foundation, fixing the foundation to stabilize it and then lowering the building back onto the foundation, nearly ALL of the structural deficits disappeared. That meant that only a few areas of the building needed to be addressed in order to make it stable and usable versus the multiple places that would have been addressed with an unsound foundation. Ultimately, those fixes would, in time, have failed since the underlying foundation was faulty.
How does this relate to what I and other JFBMFR therapists do? We always look at the foundation, as well as, what is occurring above and below. We facilitate correcting the foundational imbalances, relook at the structures and then go after the remaining deficits.
A lot of homeowners want to know how to maintain repairs made by the carpenter, the plumber or anyone else who makes changes to their home environment as a way of preventing costly repairs in the future.
Teaching the client how to do the same is a key component of what I do. It’s extremely empowering to know how to maintain your body.
So back to the title….foundations, fascia and structure….it’s all related. Your foundation is impacted by any fascial restrictions anywhere in the body. Likewise, your pelvis/foundation alignment impacts fascial connections and your overall structural alignment. This concept is so very cool and amazing, because like my client, the carpenter who fixed the overall structure of a building by fixing the foundation, working on your foundation and fascial restrictions can help correct body imbalances.
Another key component of this work is the pelvis and its alignment. I equate it to the steering wheel in a car. The alignment of your pelvis drives what occurs above and below it. It also houses the center of gravity within your body. The pelvis is really the foundation of our body.
Recently a client and I were talking about this principle and how fascial restrictions can impact pelvic alignment and long term balance even when a person is working to keep their pelvis in balance and he related a story that is a great metaphor for this work.
With permission, I give you this story that really illustrates this principle…..
My client is a carpenter and was recently called to give an estimate to fix a shed that was leaning in such a way that made it unsafe and unusable. Upon inspection my client noted that the foundation was in fairly bad shape, while the building, overall with a few exceptions was in pretty good condition. After several discussions about options with the owner, they decided to fix the foundation and then reassess the structure.
Lo and behold…..after jacking the building, taking it off the foundation, fixing the foundation to stabilize it and then lowering the building back onto the foundation, nearly ALL of the structural deficits disappeared. That meant that only a few areas of the building needed to be addressed in order to make it stable and usable versus the multiple places that would have been addressed with an unsound foundation. Ultimately, those fixes would, in time, have failed since the underlying foundation was faulty.
How does this relate to what I and other JFBMFR therapists do? We always look at the foundation, as well as, what is occurring above and below. We facilitate correcting the foundational imbalances, relook at the structures and then go after the remaining deficits.
A lot of homeowners want to know how to maintain repairs made by the carpenter, the plumber or anyone else who makes changes to their home environment as a way of preventing costly repairs in the future.
Teaching the client how to do the same is a key component of what I do. It’s extremely empowering to know how to maintain your body.
So back to the title….foundations, fascia and structure….it’s all related. Your foundation is impacted by any fascial restrictions anywhere in the body. Likewise, your pelvis/foundation alignment impacts fascial connections and your overall structural alignment. This concept is so very cool and amazing, because like my client, the carpenter who fixed the overall structure of a building by fixing the foundation, working on your foundation and fascial restrictions can help correct body imbalances.
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