FIT is designed to address these restrictions by using a combination of gentle, hands-on techniques that restore the fascia’s natural
fluidity and balance.
Some of the methods used in FIT include:
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Myofascial release: A technique that involves gentle stretching and pressure on the fascia to release tension and improve mobility.
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Craniosacral therapy: This method focuses on the fascia surrounding the brain and spinal cord, helping to regulate the flow of cerebrospinal fluid and promote overall well-being.
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Soft tissue mobilization: Targeted techniques that stretch, smooth, and release tight areas of the fascia.
By applying these techniques, FIT helps to restore the body's natural movement patterns, reduce pain, and improve the body's structural and mechanical balance.
How FIT Works
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Fascia can become bunched, tightened, or restricted due to various factors, such as physical trauma, surgery, or repetitive stress. These restrictions place additional mechanical load on different areas of the body, leading to persistent pain, reduced mobility, and even functional issues in the organs. Because the fascia is interconnected throughout the entire body, a problem in one area can easily affect other regions. For example, tension in the fascia surrounding the shoulders may lead to symptoms like headaches, while restrictions in the lower body fascia could result in hip or knee pain.
If these restrictions are left untreated, they can cause chronic pain, loss of function, or other serious health conditions. Since fascia connects everything, it means any dysfunction within this system can lead to widespread effects, impacting both the musculoskeletal system and the body’s overall health.
How Fascia Becomes Dysfunctional
By restoring balance to the fascial system, Fascial Integrative Therapy™ offers several key benefits:
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Pain Relief: FIT addresses the underlying causes of pain by releasing tight, restricted areas of the fascia. This reduces tension and discomfort in the affected areas.
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Improved Mobility: As the fascia is released, the body becomes more flexible and functional, allowing for greater range of motion and ease of movement.
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Faster Healing: FIT promotes faster recovery from injuries by improving circulation, reducing inflammation, and supporting the body’s natural healing processes.
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Enhanced Well-being: FIT takes into account emotional and mental factors, offering a holistic approach that promotes overall wellness, not just physical recovery.
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Prevention of Future Problems: By correcting fascial imbalances and addressing the root causes of pain, FIT can help prevent future injuries or dysfunction.
Benefits of FIT
What sets Fascial Integrative Therapy™ apart from other therapies is its comprehensive, whole-body approach. Rather than addressing a specific symptom or area of discomfort, FIT views the body as an interconnected system where physical, emotional, and environmental stressors can combine to cause pain and dysfunction.
Frankie Burget’s philosophy is that each person’s body is like a puzzle, and pain is often just one piece of a much larger picture. FIT seeks to find the root causes of dysfunction by evaluating not only the physical aspects of the fascia but also considering the emotional and energetic components that may be contributing to the problem.
For instance, chronic stress can lead to physical symptoms such as tight muscles or restricted fascia, and addressing the emotional component can be just as important as the physical treatment. By combining various treatment modalities, FIT is highly effective at providing total-body healing, targeting both the emotional and physical sources of pain.
A Holistic Approach to Healing
Many people come to Windsong Therapy and Wellness for help when other treatments have failed to provide lasting relief. FIT is especially effective for patients who suffer from chronic pain or conditions that have not responded well to traditional therapies, surgery, or medication.
Because it is a non-invasive, gentle approach, it can be used safely for a wide variety of conditions, including:
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Chronic pain
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Headaches
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Back and neck pain
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Post-surgical recovery
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Joint dysfunction
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Fibromyalgia
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Failure to Thrive
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Digestion issues
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Tongue Tie
Frankie Burget, with her extensive training and experience, works closely with each patient to develop a personalized treatment plan that meets their unique needs. Whether you are recovering from injury, dealing with chronic pain, or seeking to improve your overall well-being, FIT can help you achieve lasting, meaningful results.
Is FIT Right for You?
Fascial Integrative Therapy™ is a groundbreaking approach to bodywork that addresses the entire person—physically, emotionally, and energetically. By focusing on the fascia, this holistic therapy works to remove the restrictions that cause pain and dysfunction, helping patients restore balance, improve mobility, and achieve total body healing. If you are struggling with pain or discomfort and want a treatment that looks at the whole picture, Fascial Integrative Therapy™ may be the solution you’ve been searching for.
Key Take Away
Learn more about and understand the Fascial System
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The fascia is a vital component of the body, functioning like a body stocking that supports and holds everything in place. However, unlike the linear and geometrically regular structures of muscles and bones, the fascia is in constant motion. It is a fluid, adaptable tissue that responds to movement, stress, and tension in all directions.
This microvascular system supports the body’s shape and stability, ensuring that the muscles, bones, and organs remain in their proper places while still allowing for essential movement. When functioning properly, the fascia plays a critical role in maintaining the body’s overall structural and mechanical balance. However, when the fascia becomes restricted—due to injury, repetitive stress, or emotional trauma—it can cause symptoms ranging from minor discomfort, like headaches, to more severe conditions, such as chronic pain or dysfunction.
What is the Fascia?
Fascial Integrative Therapy™ (FIT) is a unique system of treatment developed by Frankie Burget, a health expert with over 20 years of experience in treating pain and musculoskeletal dysfunction. This trademarked approach focuses on the fascia, a critical yet often overlooked part of the body’s connective tissue framework. The fascia is a complex network of microvascular collagen strands that forms a multi-dimensional, web-like structure throughout the body, supporting muscles, bones, and organs while allowing them to move and function correctly.
Unlike conventional therapies that may focus on isolated areas of discomfort, FIT takes a holistic approach, addressing both the physical and emotional factors that contribute to pain or dysfunction. By focusing on the fascia’s intricate network, FIT promotes healing at a cellular level and encourages the body to restore its natural balance.