fascia

Definition

The connective tissue network that surrounds and supports muscles, organs, and bones throughout the body. The body's internal shrink-wrap that nobody thought about until foam rolling became trendy.

Example Usage

My massage therapist spent 45 minutes working on my fascia, which apparently holds tension like a grudge-holding spider web.

Origin

From Latin 'fascia' meaning band or bandage; medical use dates back centuries but gained fitness prominence recently

Fun Fact

If you removed everything from the human body except fascia, you'd still have a complete three-dimensional web showing the shape of every structure.

Source: Anatomy and manual therapy literature

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