Articles in Sport Performance, Healing
Tissue Healing - Knowing What to Expect
Being injured is NOT fun! Your immediate concerns are usually, “How can I get the pain to go away?” or “When will I be able to get back to normal?” These are great questions and we address them in separate articles. But you also need to be thinking more actively (and proactively) about what you can do to help the process along as quickly as possible.
Cross Friction Massage
Each type of soft tissue has a different makeup (%) of collagen (stiffer) and a gelatinous matrix that fills the area between the collagen fibers (softer and more flexible.) The more collagen the tissue has, the stiffer the tissue. Normal tissue is made up of fibers that run parallel (like the l's in parallel) to one another. The more collagen the tissue has, the stiffer it will be. This is particularly good for ligaments and capsules that hold joints together, however, muscles and fascia need to be more flexible.