The use of tender points is not unique to Counterstrain, and many modalities treat them, though they refer to them by their established trigger point moniker. The crucial distinction is that Fascial Counterstrain does not treat the tender points, but rather, their symptom-driving structures, which are the structures harboring the source inflammation.

Protective reflex arcs are automatic responses that protects us from harm. Their immediate and involuntary nature are possible because these responses bypass the brain to act directly on the spine. The manifestation and intensity of these responses is dependent on the extent of the injury and the perceptual state of the individual. But as the biochemistry of healing begins, the individual will experience an array of physical phenomena designed to protect our bodies.

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