The eccentric lengthening of the tissue that is created by the need for shock absorption also helps the body return in the opposite direction, just like the springs of the trampoline. The myofascia is mechanically loaded, like springs, through the momentum created by the forward and rotational forces of walking, as well as by the pull of gravity. T

Walking, according to Bernstein, uses synergy among many different muscles, coordinated without any input from the brain, relying on self-monitoring by the proprioceptive system (Latash 2012). In our exploration of the myofascial system, we will see how the mechanoreceptors are located within the fascial tissue and seem to form a computation system

The old idea of movement via concentric, eccentric, and occasional isometric contraction is just not how the body works in many functions.

The fascial tissue is transforming kinetic energy into potential energy by absorbing energy and then releasing it back into the system as kinetic energy again. It is impossible to give exact figures for the amount of stretch and recoil that is produced in each fascial tissue, because it varies widely in different parts of the body, but it can be as

I believe the statement fully comes to life, however, when we see the body working as the “walking system” of the bones, joint alignment, and the neuromyofascial continuum. Our eyes are naturally drawn to efficient, flowing, graceful movement: the joints moving freely in their designated ranges and directions; the myofascia receiving the appropriat

after heel strike, when the system is working to absorb the force of gravity and the ground reaction force—the viscous ground substance will stiffen the tissue and thereby allow the fascial fibers to load more, taking further advantage of the elastic recoil.

In the repetitive motions of walking, the inner tuning of our springs is unconscious. Apparently even the spinal cord is rarely involved in controlling the movement—it is the local relationship between the mechanoreceptors in the fascial tissue and the surrounding “adjusters” of the muscles that are in charge. By finding the most efficient level of

we must be able to visualize the interactions between the forward momentum of the gait, the downward force of gravity, and the supporting ground reaction forces.

When tensions in the body are balanced, there is a sense of effortlessness; the bones are “floating in a sea of tension,” as Myers said, and any changes in that equilibrium will be easily absorbed and recoiled back with the natural resilience of the tissue