[libribook.com] Traumatic Scar Tissue Management 1st Edition

tensional properties co-exist in bones and fascia such that structural
integrity is maintained by continuous balance of tension and compression
forces. The ability to support (resist compression) and share the load
(distribute/transfer forces) is seen on a macro (bodywide) and micro (ECM
and cellular) level (Ingber 2008, Levin & Martin 2012). In a biotensegrity
system, loading of one segment of the structure effects the whole. It is with
this concept in mind that bodywork and movement modalities are
considered most effective when considered and applied globally in addition
to locally. Biotensegrity properties and functional capabilities differ in
healthy verses unhealthy tissues (Levin & Martin 2012).
• Myokinetic/myofascial chains or meridians: terms used to describe a
grouping or sequence of tissues/structures – structurally and neurologically
linked together to support functional and perceptive continuity. According
to Richter (2012), ‘the locomotor system is to be considered one continuous
unit that functions as a whole’. The linkage of various tissues and structures
is supported by the work and/or research of many (for example Benjamin,
Busquet, Cantu, Huijing, Ingber, Kabat, Mass and Sundercock, Mazieres,
Myers, Pilat, Rolf, Stecco and van der Wal) and is well illustrated in Myers’
Anatomy Trains (2014) and in Stecco’s Fascial Manipulation for
Musculoskeletal Pain (Stecco 2004) and Fascial Manipulation - the
Practical Part (Stecco & Stecco 2009).