Cylinder Distortions – Body Language The associated body language of patients with Cylinder Distortions: Repetitively squeezing soft tissue Broad sweeping motion of palm along wide area of discomfort Kneading (rubbing) the tissues with the finger tips or thumb...
Anatomically, cylinder distortions are tangled coils of circular fascia which pathologically restrict motion by acting as a tourniquet around muscles or other tissues. It is this entangling which inhibits the coils’ ability to uncoil and recoil, thereby diminishing...
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The sixth described principal fascial distortion type is the tectonic fixation. It is defined as a physiological alteration in which the fascial surface has lost its ability to properly glide. Since fixated fascial surfaces can occur in any joint in the body, tectonic...
