Myofascia Flashcards
What are four types of fascia
pannicular, investing, visceral, and meningeal
Where is pannicular fascia found
skin
where is investing fascia found
skeletal muscle nerves bone
adapatability
ability to respon to stresses to meet needs of the system
plasticity
ability to be formed or molded
elasticity
recoverability after stretching
viscosity
rate of deformation under load and capability to yield under stress (TART)
somatic disfunction
impaired or altered function of related components of he somatic system; includes skeletal, arthrodial and myofascial elemetns and related vascular lymphatic and neural elements
myofascial release MFR
system of diagnosis and treatment first described by AT still and his early students which engages continual palpatory feedback to achieve release of myofascial tissues
FPR
system of OMT that utilizes the normal hypertonic voluntary muscles, non truamatic, easily utilized, highly effective and efficient