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What The H!!! Is A Fascia?

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Picture this: every fiber of muscle is coated with fascia. For the muscle to work properly the fascial planes need to be able to slide over one another. A ‘restriction’ causes the fascia to lose its ability to glide and it sticks, preventing the muscle from working properly. Jackie Iddings helps us understand facia’s role in the anxious horse.