Basic Soft Tissue Dictionary

Cartilage - often present between bony surfaces to present a degree of protection for bone surfaces by providing "padding" and shock absorption capabilities.
Collagenous fibers - very tough and have little stretchability.
Connective tissues of the joint include - cartilage, ligaments, tendons and muscle fascia or fascial sheath. The physical properties of connective tissue determine flexibility at the joint.
Continuum Distortion - Alteration of transition zone between ligament, tendon, or other fascia and bone. Complain of pain in one spot.
Cylinder Distortion - Overlapping of cylindric coils of fascia. Deep pain in a non-jointed area, which cannot be reproduced or magnified with palpation.
Dural tube - surrounding and protects your spinal cord and it contains the cerebrospinal fluid.
Elastic fibers - stretchable.
First layer - is the superficial fascia is attached to the underside of your skin. Capillary channels and lymph vessels run through this layer, and so do many nerves.
Folding Distortion - Three-dimensional alteration of fascial plane. Hurts deep in the joint.
Herniated Triggerpoint - Abnormal protrusion of tissue through the fascial plane. Smaller fascial herniations
Ligaments - connect bone to bone and offer stability and integrity to joint areas.
Muscle fascia - represented by 3 "layers" of fascia that wraps the muscle:
• Endomysium- wraps individual muscle fibers or cells.
• Perimysium- wraps around groups or bundles of muscle fibers.
• Epimysium- wraps the entire muscle.
(These various "layers" of fascia culminate in the tendons of the muscle)
Second layer - the deep fascia is much tougher and denser material. Your body uses deep fascia to separate large sections, such as the abdominal cavity.
Tectonic Fixation - Inability of fascial surfaces to glide. Complain that their joint being stiff.
Tendons - connect muscles to bone. The force of muscle contraction is transferred via the tendinous attachment of the muscles to the skeletal system.
Third layer of fascia - is the sub serous fascia. This is loose tissue that covers your internal organs and holds the rich network of blood and lymph vessels that keep them moist.
Triggerband - Distorted fascial band. Sweeping motion with their fingers along the involved pathway when describing their discomfort.

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