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What, Exactly, Is a Massage Therapist Doing? Part II

Our focus is on skeletal muscle and fascia.
What, Exactly, Is a Massage Therapist Doing? Part II
My right thumb holds chicken fascia, easily found between the skin and meat (muscle). In mammals, fascia supports the structure of muscles and is rich in collagen protein.

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Kathryn Morgan

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