That Was Not A Muscle

The sensory neurons that perceive pain are known as nociceptors as they detect painful and injurious stimuli. There are four types of nociceptors classified by their velocity of conduction, but it’s the type III and IV that are the most abundant in all fascial expressions. You may have noticed that I use the term fascial expression, and that is because the whole of fascia is far more than myofascia.

Fascial Counterstrain (FCS) is the most astonishing and effective modality I’ve yet studied. This indirect method is based on solid scientific principles but its ability to address complex conditions with finesse and gentleness gives it a veneer of mystery. I’ll admit that FCS appears unconventional because, rather than singling out a component, it operates from where the multiple dimensions governing pain and dysfunction converge.

People have different ways of exploring knowledge and concepts. Some need only to read. Some need illustrations, some need animated illustrations, and some need all of them. That’s why I created this blog post series.

Anyone seeking to understand the essence of Fascial Counterstrain from a a verbal explanation must be acquainted with physiological topics that fall beyond the conventional. The need for a compendium that the patient can access at their leisure is what drove me to write "That Was Not A Muscle – How Counterstrain is Transforming My Pain Therapy Practice." This is the final manuscript approved by Brian Tuckey himself—the innovator of the Fascial Counterstrain system—to be pres