Myofascial Treatment vs. Fascial Manipulation
When a clinician says they offer myofascial treatment, they mean they treat the muscle and the surrounding fascia. Each muscle has three fascial layers: the epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium. Think of the three layers like a hot dog: the endomysium is the casing holding the meat, the perimysium is made up of bundles of endomysium, and the epimysium encases all the bundles as one unit. Because the fascia of these layers adheres to the muscle, you can not treat the muscle without treating the fascia, or vice versa. As a Stecco Fascial Manipulation Therapist, the reason why I treat Fascia is that the fascia that covers the muscle is just one type of fascia that is found in the body. Fascial Manipulation looks at how superficial fascia in the skin can generate pain through entrapped nerves, how restrictions in the lymphatic system can create swelling, or how misaligned fat cells can create dimpling. When treating organ fascia, we are not treating the organ itself, but the viscera...