HOW DOES STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION WORK?
Structural Integration effectively lengthens and opens the patterns in the connective tissue. The tissues, otherwise know as the myofacial system is very tough and strong. It is essentially, the support systems of the body. All of the major systems in the body – circulatory, digestive, nervous, musculoskeletal, and organs – are sheathed in connective tissue. Connective tissue that is healthy and balanced is characteristically flexible, elastic and resilient. Yet, naturally over time, the tissue responds to gravity, illness, injury, emotional trauma and everyday stress. Any of these factors will immediately. Or over time, cause an imbalance in the connective tissue. When imbalance does occur, the system’s healthy characteristics are affected. The imbalance is identified as a shortening, thickening, and dehydration of the tissue which impair joint mobility and muscle function. This is usually felt in the body as chronic pain, discomfort, stiffness or decreased flexibility and impaired mo
