I have to admit, I didn't even know what fascia was until I heard Jomar talking about it on here. It's basically a thin layer of a webbing like substance, or material, that covers the entire body. When you have chronic pain for many years, like I have, that fascia gets tight, dehydrated, and binds your muscles together. This results in pain, inflammation and poor movement, in my experience.
In the last 56 months, I've been working on my my mobility with joint mobility exercises, self-myofascial release(massage) and vacuum cupping. I had a failed TOS surgery 23 years ago, and have been on disability ever since, but I'm gradually getting a little better all the time. In my case, tight fascia has been a huge part of my pain and I think that it's often over looked. I think that the longer you're in pain, the more the fascia is affected, and the longer it takes to reverse it.