
Figure 1 Figure 2 Relationship of structural and soft tissue elements To understand how our musculoskeletal system functions, it is important to understand the interplay between soft tissues, such as the ligaments and muscles, and the body’s structural elements, the bones. This relationship is expressed through a principle called tensegrity (Tensional Integrity). Tensegrity is based on a principle discovered by one of Buckminster Fuller’s students, Kenneth Snelson, who named …