Nervous System
This nerve triggers your parasympathetic response
What is the vagus nerve?
Hypertonicity(overly toned) muscles can lead to this type of restriction in ROM
What is tension?
The three broad categories of fascia
What is superficial, deep, and visceral?
Can you stretch fascia in isolation?
What is no?
Our greatest sensory organ
What is fascia?
controls involuntary functions like breath+heart rate
What is the autonomic nervous system?
This(be specific) encases and compartmentalizes groups of muscles
What is deep aponeurotic fascia?
Fascia is made up of ______
What is cells + ECM or fibers, gels, and cells?
What kind of stress is put on fascia in Yin?
What is Compressive and Tensile?
Your pelvic floor relaxes on your
What is inhale?
Name 3 components in the pain-spasm cycle
What is pain, muscle tension, ischemia, inflammation, reduced ROM?
What is the agonist for exhalation?
The iliotibial tract, plantar fascia, and thoracolumbar fascia are what category of fascia?
What is deep aponeurotic fascia?
A stretch targets mostly muscle the first ___ seconds
What is 90?
Which is not connective tissue: cartilage, tendons, ligaments, bone, blood
What is none, they are all CT?
causes contraction that prevents the further stretch of a muscle
What is the Stretch(Myotatic) Reflex?
Name two structures diaphragmatic breath massages
What is the psoas(abdominals) + peritoneum(organs)?
While your fascia is ___% water by weight, ________ makes up most of the other portion
What is 70% & collagen?
The ability for fascia to extend and rebound is called
What is viscoelasticity?
Different segments held together by continuous tension
What is tensegrity?
When a stretch is held for 10 seconds, this inhibits contraction of muscles creating more relaxation
What is the Golgi Tendon Reflex?
Name the three fascial layers in muscles from superficial to deep
What is the epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium?
The three layers of superficial fascia
What is SAT, superficial fascia membrane, and DAT?
The way this moves through the body follows TCM meridians
What is hyaluronic acid?
The purpose of the Retinacula Cutis
What is to connect skin and fascia?