In addition to improving fascial health, drinking clean water can also reduce aches and pains in the body.
Water: Drinking at least half of your body weight in ounces is great way to ensure your fascia is hydrated enough to function properly. However, to water combined with electrolytes and fiber is able to provide deeper, more long-lasting hydration.
Research has shown that when fascia becomes dehydrated, fascial planes can adhere together preventing fluidity of movement and causing symptoms such as stiffness and pain. The anatomy is now in an unfavorable state because water has more difficulty penetrating fascial planes that are stuck together.
In addition, water helps fascia to be pliable and wet. When water is lacking in the fascia, proteins 'glue' together collagen which means that the mucous in our fascia binds together, rather than allowing tissues to slide. That sliding is what we refer to as stretching.
Leaky Gutters
The most common reason why fascia boards rot is due to an ineffective gutter. A gutter system that's old and leaky or has an improperly aligned downspout will cause the excess moisture to back up into the fascia, which will result in rot over time.
How to Prevent Your Fascia Board From Rotting. A good seamless gutter system combined with proper roof installation will help prevent your fascia board from rotting. Using the right types of nails and fasteners when installing gutters will also help.
As this dehydration goes on, the fabric of the fascia is harder to move and even starts to retract — putting ever increasing pressure and tension on both the local tissues and the structure of the body as a whole. This causes decreased movement, dysfunction of the related tissues, and especially pain.
Causes of weak fascia
Some examples of what can harm fascia include: poor posture, stress-induced muscle tension, remaining in one position for prolonged periods of time. The most common fascia issues are in the hip. This causes many people back, leg, glute and hip pain and movement restriction.
Stretch regularly: Stretching is essential to good health. It reduces the risk of inflammation and structural problems in the body. Focus on posture: Slumping over a desk or a phone or walking in an awkward way to compensate for an injury can cause fascia to tighten.
Antioxidant-rich fascia foods: avocados, berries, bell peppers, citrus fruits, cocoa powder or dark chocolate, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, herbs (e.g. parsley, rosemary, and basil), honey, leafy greens, onions, spices (e.g. ginger and turmeric), tomatoes, and white or green tea.
Most injury to fascia heals within a six to eight week period. Occasionally chronic inflammation and pain affect fascia. This may cause problems such as painful movement or fibromyalgia.
Toxins tend to get trapped in the fascia when the body gets out of alignment, causing tight and thick fascia tissue. The lymphatic system is responsible for flushing the body's toxins and is vital for a healthy immune system, overall health, and weight loss.
Fascia is soft, loose and made up of multiple layers. A liquid called hyaluronan is between each layer. The hyaluronan helps your fascia stretch as you move.
Vitamin B12 and folic acid inadequacy are more strongly related to chronic myofascial pain syndromes (MPS) than others. Insufficient vitamin B12 and folic acid reduces blood cell production. Blood cells carry oxygen to the muscles and plays a role in energy metabolism.
Tight fascia can be a result of physical trauma, such as an injury or surgery. It can also be a result of inactivity or habitual poor posture. There are several manual therapy methods that can help keep fascia flexible and healthy.
Massage therapists can help with a technique called Myofascial Release that uses sustained pressure to loosen and lengthen constricted fascia. Cupping therapy is another technique that stretches and lengthen fascia with the use of vacuum cups.
Some techniques can feel temporarily uncomfortable as the fascia is released and separated. It can feel burny, itchy, stingy and prickly. However these sensations pass quickly and the benefits can be felt as soon as the area is released.
You might feel some unique sensations in your body following a session. These can include muscle twitches and tremors, pulsating, or heat as blood flows back into chronically starved regions. Again, this is normal, and all symptoms should pass within 24-48 hours.
Sometimes you can repair a section of your fascia instead of replacing the entire board. For example, if only a few feet of the board have been exposed to water, your roofers may be able to cut out just that section of fascia, so long as it spans two rafters and can be safely resecured.
However, there is some good news: Fascia can heal itself. The problem with this? Fascia doesn't typically heal in its original configuration. Instead of restoring to its previous flat and smooth texture, fascia may heal into a jumbled clump.
Both eosinophilic fasciitis and scleroderma are rare autoimmune diseases that cause tissue in your body to thicken. The difference is which kinds of tissues are affected. Eosinophilic fasciitis affects your fascia, the stretchy layer of connective tissue under your skin.