What is fascia? How the fascia gun works？

What is fascia?

The fascia occurs all over the body and is divided into three types: superficial fascia, middle fascia and deep fascia.

(1) The superficial fascia, also known as the subcutaneous fascia, is composed of loose connective tissue and contains fat, superficial veins, cutaneous nerves, and superficial lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels. The amount of fat varies by body part, gender and nutritional status. Subcutaneous injection is commonly used in clinical practice, that is, injection of liquid medicine into the superficial fascia.

(2) Middle fascia refers to the fascia surrounding the muscle.

(3) The deep fascia is located in the deep surface of the superficial fascia, also known as the inherent fascia, which is composed of dense connective tissue and is covered all over the body and continuous with each other. The deep fascia encloses muscles or muscle groups, glands, large blood vessels and nerves to form the fascia sheath. Deep fascia of the extremities. The extension muscle group is connected with the bone, and the muscle group is separated, called the muscle interval.

How the massage gun works？

Fascia connects the joints and muscles of the human body.  They restrains and protects the motion tissues such as joints and muscles of the human body. 

The massage gun transmits force and vibration to the fascia of the human body through high-frequency vibration (2000-3000 r /m), thus increasing the blood flow of tissues and relaxing muscles. It can also cause relative displacement of human tissues through resonance, reduce tissue adhesion, restore the elasticity of muscles and fascia, and relax the tense and stiff fascia. 

For example, the neck and shoulder stiffness and discomfort caused by long-term working on the computer. Or after fitness or exercise, the sympathetic nerve is too excited, causing muscles to be too tense at static time, resulting in fascial adhesion, thus affecting the recovery of growth.

The shock wave of the massage gun adjusts the signals received and sent by nerves, reducing abnormal pain in the body. It also affects nerve receptors in the muscles and skin, reducing soft tissue tension. The shock can also increase the moisture between the fascia tissues and reduce the viscosity between the fascia fibers, enabling a better sliding mechanism between the deep and shallow fascia. The effects of the massage gun on the nervous system can also help the body control the symptoms of pain.

This is the body protecting muscles and preventing them from recovering, especially deep muscles that are hard to reach by the foam axis or vibrating foam roller. Therefore, it is necessary to release this extra excitability through fascial relaxation to allow the above problems to be resolved and relieved. Combine dynamic stretching before training with static stretching after training to make muscles and joints look better and safer. The massage gun provides deeper and more precise relaxation of muscles and fascia than the foam roller we use everyday.

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