Fascia is the structure that connects all other tissues in the body, it is not only a connecting tissue but also a non neural and non hormonal communication system.
It is usually seen as a soft fibrous tissue that connects and penetrates all anatomical elements of the body and that extends in three dimensions. this matrix has many functions, from creating the shape of organs to being involved in different systems in the body and the communication between them.
as contemporary scientists confirm "the fascia may be viewed as a single organ, a unified whole, the environment in which all body systems function" (finando and finando 2011).
When a structure such as a joint or muscle is damaged or injured its surrounding fasciae and the fasciae of the entire body will be affected. This relationship also works the other way around. When the fascia system is damaged, for example through scarring after an operation or trauma, this will have consequences on the tissues which this affected fascia supports.
In this context we differentiate three main fasciae that are most directly related to our touch:
1-the layered fasciae
2-the axial deep fasciae
3-the dural fasciae