Fango, Fascia

Fango

The mud is a mineral mud from hot springs. The types of mud are the best known of the Eifel fango, of German origin and the mud of Abano, of Italian origin. The mud wraps are used in hydrotherapy or massage as a complement. The patient is wrapped in the cold or hot mud and remains well stretched for some time. During this period, heat and minerals in the mud have a beneficial effect on the body. The mud wraps are relaxing and analgesic effect, while stimulating blood circulation and metabolism.

Fascia

The fascia is connective tissue membranes that envelop the organs, bones, muscles and blood vessels and keep them together. Fasciatherapy based on the theory that the physical loading or trauma, can cause sustained contraction of the fascia. This results in blockage of energy, not only mechanical but also spiritual and emotional, in turn, generate different diseases. The therapist practicing fasciatherapy may, using different massage techniques, relax and unwind fascia. There are two forms of fasciatherapy: Danis Bois Method and the method of Christian Carini. In the method Danis Bois (MDB), therapists incorporate manual techniques to the concept of gestural and sensory somatopsychopédagogie. Fasciatherapy according to Christian Carini (also called pulsologie), gives greater importance to the blood vessels and the arterial pulse.