Created thirty years ago by Danis Bois, fasciatherapy is a manual therapy which is particularly interested in fascia: “It is a thin membrane, a bit like a second skin, which envelops each structure of the body. our body: muscles, vessels, joints, cells … explains Isabelle Eschalier, fasciatherapist. Like a spider’s web, the fascia compartmentalize each structure of our body, while connecting them together. This connective tissue which enters into many physiological mechanisms (cell nutrition, immunity …) would have the particularity of being very sensitive to all stresses, physical or psychological, in the face of which it tenses up, retracts. “Normally the fasciae relax. But often, physical and psychological tensions are accumulated, and the fasciae remain tense, causing pains, a feeling of muscle shell, and can disrupt the proper functioning of the organ ”, continues the practitioner.
In practice
With his hands, the fasciatherapist engages in a real dialogue with the body to detect areas of tension. Then he sets about, with very gentle movements, to restore the relaxation and the capacity of movement of the tissues.
Indications
Functional disorders (headaches, digestive disorders, joint problems, muscle pain), a feeling of general malaise, but also as a preventive measure.
To easily find a fasciatherapist: the ANKF site (National Association of Fasciatherapist Physiotherapists), www.ankf.fr
