Tag: tensegrity

blood, lymph, and other bodily fluids as fascia?

Blood and Lymph as Fascia

FASCIA, TENSEGRITY AND FLUID DYNAMICS: A NEW MODEL FOR LOOKING AT THE WAY FASCIA FUNCTIONS “Blood and lymphatic vessels are solid fascial structures; what they carry is liquid fascia.  The unusual characteristic of blood is the fact that the extracellular matrix is a liquid, which means that blood is a fluid connective tissue.  In addition […]

fascial manipulation and the relationship to fibroblastic activity

Fibroblastic Activity

FASCIAL MANIPULATION AND FIBROBLASTIC ACTIVITY   Anatomist90   ANTERIOR NECK MUSCLES   Anatomist90   RIB CAGE & ABDOMINAL MUSCLES   “The human body must be considered as a functional unit, where every area is in communication with another through the fascial continuum, consequently originating perfect tensegritive equilibrium…The fibroblasts represent the foundation of the fascial system, […]

Tensegrity, Connective Tissue, & Building A Dinosaur

Fascia Tensegrity (Steveoc 86)

Tensegrity Have you ever wondered how in the world dinosaur necks function despite the fact that some are longer than a school bus? It’s a great question. If the animal’s neck were in a vertical position most of the time, we would say that it is supported by its neck vertebrae. However, some of these […]