Fascia Is Not Just “Connective Tissue”

Did you know fascia is now considered a body-wide organ system, not just packing material around muscles?

Fascia is a continuous web of connective tissue that surrounds and penetrates muscles, bones, nerves, blood vessels, and organs. It gives the body its shape, provides structural support, and allows tissues to glide smoothly against one another.

When fascia is healthy, movement feels easy and fluid. When it becomes dehydrated, inflamed, or densified, stiffness, pain, and restricted motion can develop. This helps explain why pain often appears in areas that seem unrelated to the original injury.

At Orange County Acupuncture & Herbs, we evaluate how fascial tension patterns contribute to pain and dysfunction. Instead of only treating the site of discomfort, we look for restrictions along connected fascial pathways that may be driving symptoms.

Acupuncture mechanically interacts with fascia, stimulating fibroblasts (cells responsible for tissue repair), improving circulation, and helping restore normal tissue glide. When appropriate, treatment is combined with herbal medicine, FIR, photobiomodulation (PBM), and lifestyle guidance to support tissue health from multiple angles.

Understanding fascia changes how we approach pain: not as an isolated problem, but as part of a whole-body pattern.

If you’ve tried treatments that only focus on muscles or joints with limited success, a fascia-based approach may offer a missing piece.  

Orange County Acupuncture and Herbs
https://ocacuherbs.com
657-688-2765