Can fascia’s characteristics be influenced by manual therapy
Serge Gracovetsky
Key takeaways
- 01Explores the link between manual therapy and collagen strength
This essay explores the theory that manual therapy may influence collagen's strength, but highlights the need for more clinical research.
This essay looks into some fundamental properties of collagen and attempts to relate what the manual therapist does to the necessity of maintaining the collagen's strength under loads. In so doing we point out some difficulties in gathering relevant data applicable to the clinic and propose direction for further research.
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