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Bentley Kalaway's avatar

I find this information fascinating. I hadn't realized that the fascial system is upstream from the vagus nerve, which I've studied out of curiosity. Finding out that the vagus nerve is encased in fascial sheaths along its pathway from the brainstem to the abdomen alerts me to the ways in which any fascial restriction from trauma, poor posture of stress can compress or twist the vagus nerve. You have opened up a world I did not find in my research. Loved reading about the "truth on our bones."Thank you.

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Sarah Soltow's avatar

Thanks for the affirmation, Bentley. Yes, when I 'discovered' the fascinating world of fascia, I stepped onto that path and have never looked back. One of the most amazing facets of fascial study is how 'new' it is. Connective tissue was truly 'the stuff they threw away,' and,while unknown to Western medicine until about the 1980s, the value of fascia is that it holds many components of simply being human. i look forward to sharing more.

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