Soft Tissue 101 | Dr. Gray Stahlman
Description
We map the soft tissue system that drives movement—muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and scar tissue—and explain how each heals. The through-line is durability: balance training, recovery, and mobility to prevent overuse, reduce pain, and move well longer.
• defining soft tissue and why it fails
• muscles as motors and why they heal faster
• tendons as ropes, tendonitis vs tendinosis
• ligaments as stabilizers and why sprains linger
• scar tissue as the body’s patch and its limits
• fascia’s role in glide and how adhesions form
• eccentric loading for tendinopathy
• rest, ice then heat, and smart progressions
• balance across strength, cardio, mobility, stability
• aging, microtrauma, and building durability
• programs to prioritize restore, mobility, and stretch
• teaser for part two on mobilization and therapies
Please hang around with me for a few more minutes and get some healthy momentum for the rest of your week
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