What are myofascial stretches?
All muscles are wrapped in an aponeurotic sleeve and connected with each other through numerous fasciae. Everyone knows about muscle stretching; however, it is difficult to stretch a muscle if it is wrapped in a leathery sleeve which does not give. In order to stretch a specific muscle, it is better to consider it as the link in a specific chain extending from the toes to the top of the head. A stretch position will be chosen to precisely solicit the tension of the whole fascial chain in order to correct the specific muscle link..
All muscles are wrapped in an aponeurotic sleeve and connected with each other through numerous fasciae. Everyone knows about muscle stretching; however, it is difficult to stretch a muscle if it is wrapped in a leathery sleeve which does not give. In order to stretch a specific muscle, it is better to consider it as the link in a specific chain extending from the toes to the top of the head. A stretch position will be chosen to precisely solicit the tension of the whole fascial chain in order to correct the specific muscle link..