Dural Tube Stretch...
/Items needed: two towels, firm surface, 15-20 minutes, and gravity.
Lie on your back, knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Place a roll under the crown of your head. Allow your chin to tuck towards your chest and you let your shoulders relax towards the floor.
Slide the second roll under the sacrum (base of your spine).
Soften your lower back allowing your tailbone to telescope toward the ceiling.
Now take a deep breath, exhale, and relax, lengthening through your neck and spine.
Hold for 20 minutes. Slowly remove both rolls and lie in savasana for 2 minutes.
Eventually roll to your right side to gently make your way to seated.
Yoga blocks, foam rollers, chiropractic wedges, and decorative bolster/pillows work great as a substitute for towels if you require more of a stretch. Just make sure you aren’t bracing. Relaxing and softening is the ONLY way to achieve results with this stretch. #myofascialrelease #selftherapy #harderisnotalwaysbetter
So what exactly is the Dural Tube?
Dura mater (aka the Dural tube) is a tadpole shaped sheath of fascia that surrounds our brain and spinal column.
And what was fascia again?
The spiderweb of connective tissue that covers the body from head to toe. When it’s unhappy it can create 2000 lbs of pressure per square inch....
I go into a little more depth in my explanation on the FAQ page, here’s an excerpt: the fascial system is a web of continuous three-dimensional tissue that extends from head to toe. When one experiences physical trauma, scarring, surgery or inflammation the fascia loses its pliability and restrictions begin to accumulate over time. These myofascial restrictions start to exert abnormal pressure on the bones, joints, nerves, blood vessels and organs which unbalance the system and create pain both locally and in seemingly unrelated areas of the body. Often, the true cause of pain is overlooked by conventional medical practitioners because fascia does not show up on ordinary diagnostic tests (X-Rays, CAT Scans, MRIs, etc...).
