28% of Americans Deal with Chronic Pain
What is fascia and what role does it play in physical health and chronic pain? Per the CDC report in 2016, 28% of Americans deal with chronic pain. And this number doesn’t reflect the amount of people who aren’t in pain but have reduced physical functionality. Find out what is fascia and what role it plays in this issue.
About Gus Vargas:
About Gus Vargas:Gus Vargas used to be an IT Project manager at a well-known casino game manufacturer in Las Vegas. He enjoyed his job, but to stay healthy and to manage stress, he did bootcamp at 6am. He did this for 6 years straight until an injury prevented him from continuing. This really negatively impacted his quality of life and started his 18-month journey to get it fixed. Even after a year of massage, 10 chiropractic sessions, 3 months of physical therapy, and visiting an orthopedic surgeon, he still was unable to get back to working out. While at Zion Utah during a trail running event, he bumped into a company called Structura Body Therapies. After explaining his problem to the owners, he felt they could help him out. He and his wife took the 7-hour drive to see them at Ogden, Utah. And to his amazement, they did in 3 days what he couldn’t do in 18 months. So impressed with the therapy was he, that he quit his corporate job and opened a local clinic of Structura Body Therapies for Vegas.
In this webinar you will learn…
- What is the current situation of current physical health in the US?
- What is fascia and what role does it play in our physical health?
- What are some of the properties of a healthy fascia?
- How can fascia be stressed?
- How can you take care of your fascia?
Benefits of attending this webinar…
- Learn what is fascia
- Learn what properties and functions it has
- Learn what stresses impact your fascia
- Learn how to help and heal your fascia
Webinar Slides
Webinar Notes
WHAT IS FASCIA?AND WHAT ROLE DOES IT PLAY IN OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH?
OWNER/MANAGER
STRUCTURABODY THERAPIES –LAS VEGAS
ANN & I-95
GUS VARGAS
Inspiring you to live a healthy, balance, pain-free life by providing you with effective natural solutions in a pleasant environment.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?
WHAT’S THE ASSUMPTION?
YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT YOUR GOALS
CURRENT STATE OF PHYSICAL HEALTH
CDCREPORT 2016
92.4 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE CHRONIC PAIN
ARE YOU FUNCTIONAL?
GRAY COOK, PHYSICAL THERAPIST
WHY ARE SO MANY AMERICANSSUFFERING PHYSICALLY? WHY ARE WE DYS-FUNCTIONAL?
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS STILL CATCHING UP TO ITS UNDERSTANDING OF FASCIA AND ITS ROLE IN PHYSICAL HEALTH
CURRENT PHYSICAL MODEL
650 Muscles and 206 bones
WHAT IS FASCIA?
AND WHAT ROLE DOES IT PLAY IN OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH?
ORGAN
A SELF-CONTAINED GROUP OF TISSUES THAT PERFORM A SPECIFIC FUNCTION IN THE BODY
WHAT IS FASCIA?
A BAND OR SHEET OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE, PRIMARY COLLAGEN, BENEATH THE SKIN THAT ATTACHES, STABILIZES, ENCLOSES, AND SEPARATES MUSCLES AND OTHER INTERNAL ORGANS
FASCIA:Fibrous tissueConnectedSlidesStrongIndependent
ITS FIBROUS
IT’S CONNECTIVE
3-DIMENSIONAL BODY SUIT
FASCIA SLIDES:
-Lined with hyaluronic acid which binds with water-70% water-20% of your body weight-Can slide 75% of its length
ITS STRONG
UP TO 2,000 LBS TENSILE STRENGTH PER SQUARE INCH
AS STRONG AS STEEL PER WEIGHT
IT’S INDEPENDENT
NERVE CELLS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN FASCIA
WHAT DOES FASCIA DO?
GIVES THE BODY ITS SHAPE
FASCIAL LINES
A STABLE 3D STRUCTURE CONSISTING OF MEMBERS UNDER TENSION
TENSEGRITY
YOUR FASCIA ALSO PROTECTS YOU
NON-NEWTONIAN CHARACTERISTIC
VISCOSITY IS VARIABLE BASED ON APPLIED STRESS
OOBLECK:WATER AND CORNSTARCH
WHY IS FASCIA SO IMPORTANT?
A HEALTHY FASCIA IS NEEDED FOR A PERSON TO MOVE FUNCTIONALLY AND PAIN-FREE
HYDRATE YOUR FASCIA
-Needs to slide
-People with back pain, fascia slides only 50% of its length
-Exercise keeps it fluid. Inactivity makes it rigid
-Stretching removes water, down to 55%
-Rolfing and Structural Integration can hydrate fascia up to 75%
BALANCE YOUR FASCIA
-Imbalances lead to dysfunction and compensations which lead to pain
MANAGE YOUR STRESS
Stress can impact fascia health
MOVE!
-KEEP YOUR FASCIA HYDRATED
-YOGA, WALK, HIKE, ETC
HOW DO YOU CHECK THE HEALTH OF YOUR FASCIA?
FREE 45-MINUTE FASCIA CHECKUP
702-830-9668
StructuraLasVegas.com
