Connective tissue is really quite simple to understand. It does what it says -- it connects every part in the body to all the other parts. It connects bones to bones, muscles to bones, muscles to muscles. You've probably heard it referred to by other names -- cartilage, ligaments and tendons. Connective tissue gives the human body its form.

Think of it as a long, thin, strong rope that stretches from the tip of your head to the bottom of your toes.

When you trim a raw steak or eat a cooked steak and find that whitish sheet of stretchy thin tissue between natural sections of meat -- that's connective tissue.

Inside your body, connective tissue is critical. This incredibly flexy stuff holds everything in place -- tiny cells, small muscles, little bones, big muscles, entire organs. It gives shape to the human body. It gives the body form and space in which internal body parts can function normally. It holds everything very gently. It wraps without squeezing. Bones and skeleton determine a person's height. Muscles give a person strength and bulk. Connective tissue creates the body's space.



The Rossiter system simply returns lost space to the body.

Every human body, including the body's connective tissue system, endures a normal amount of daily wear and tear. But when connective tissue becomes stressed, it shortens and thickens, and it does so every day, depending on the kinds of activities you do. Usually, a good night's sleep and sufficiently healthy lifestyle help the connective tissue return to normal the next day.

But when connective tissue can't bounce back on a one-day turnaround, it continues to shorten and thicken, not just at the place it is overworked or stressed, but everywhere. Common sensations include: tight muscles, tingling, soreness, loss of strength, buzzing, aching, throbbing, numbness and pain. These are the major symptoms of repetitive stress injuries.



Repetitive Motion/Repetitive Stress Injuries

All repetitive stress injuries are directly linked to a loss of space in the body. Most people who experience problems like carpal tunnel syndrome or constant shoulder pain say they quit moving that particular part of the body because it hurts so much. It tingles at night. It feels numb. It aches 24 hours a day. Every movement produces soreness or tightness. Why? The body has lost the space or range of motion necessary for healthy, pain-free tissue.

In essence, a repetitive motion/repetitive stress injury means a specific area's connective tissue continues to shrink and shorten because of a lack of food, poor or restricted movement, or both. And if connective tissue in a specific spot is negatively affected, connective tissue elsewhere will suffer by virtue of its connection. When people compensate for pain, it makes the entire pain situation even more complex because so many body parts, movements and habits are involved.

The Rossiter System lengthens connective tissue so that pain goes away and pain-free movement returns.