That Was Not A Muscle - The Companion Posts

First Post Will Be Released Wednesday June 3rd, 2026

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What makes Fascial Counterstrain one of the gentlest and most effective modalities is how it integrates the multiple physiological layers interacting for protection in the presence of elements that signal harm. These layers have been carefully studied in their respective fields, but it was Brian Tuckey—the originator of the Fascial Counterstrain system—who pored over the research from all these fields and put the pieces of the puzzle together. This is what allows us to view our bodies from a different perspective and find solutions where none were thought to exist.

Fascial Counterstrain is still a relatively new field and people who could potentially benefit hesitate from the lack of mainstream information about it. In addition, the multiple layers and interactions that must be explored to understand our field are not a regular part of conventional manual therapy medicine.

That’s one of the reasons I wrote That Was Not A Muscle. It is my objective to make all this knowledge more accessible and digestible. But keep in mind that while I simplify the concepts, I do NOT oversimplify them because doing so would destroy their essence. That means that if you truly want to get to the bottom of the interactions, you’ll have to dig deep into the resources I cite in the book.

We all have different ways of exploring knowledge and concepts. Some of us need only to read. Some of need illustrations, some of us need animated illustrations, and some of us need all of them.

That’s why I created these companion posts. You can view them in their intended order, or you can view them individually to review specific segments. As the posts get released, their image will become a clickable link that will take you directly there.

Here’s how they’re broken down:

 1.) An exploration of what makes our field what it is, and what we primarily address during treatment.

2.) A post designed to explore of the misconceptions on fascia, and what makes the fascial networks so powerful.

3.) Fascia is powerful, but it’s not alone. A breakthrough discovery in 2018 allowed to have the research to explain the physiological responses we experience during treatment.

4.) Though most people understand that our bodies our connected beyond what we’ve been taught, the concept remains foreign when pain and dysfunction seems to affect non-injured areas. This post explains why.

5.) The function of these arcs is to protect us during injury or potential harm, and they do so by an orchestration of automated actions that do not need input from the brain. But these responses can get stuck, creating symptoms that confuse those affected.

6.) One needs to understand all the physiological interactions to see why don’t treat tender points but we use them as a diagnosing and monitoring tool. You will also understand what dictates our treatment and the effects on your physiology.

Although these posts were created to compliment the book, you do not necessarily have to read it to get the most salient aspects. But if you want to explore deeper into the theoretical rational and how it dictates our methodology, then you can explore it in more-depth in the book.

It's an honor to continue guiding you in exploring the many aspects that make our modality so effective and unique, but as I said before, the only way to fully understand Counterstrain is by receiving it.

Until next time, I wish you a joyous and pain-free life.

Certified Counterstrain Therapist - CSC I