Biotensegrity

Biotensegrity  A model of how living structures hold together and adapt to force.

Biotensegrity combines “biology” and “tensegrity” (tensional integrity). It describes the body not as stacked parts (like bricks), but as a responsive network of tension and compression—where bones, muscles, fascia, and connective tissues work together to distribute load and maintain shape. Instead of one part doing all the work, the whole system adjusts as a unit.

This model helps explain how movement, posture, and coordination emerge from the interaction of structure and force—not just from muscles or joints acting alone.