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The Fascia Guide

Research.

Every peer-reviewed study on fascia in one place — graded for strength of evidence, summarised in plain language for clinicians, researchers, and curious patients.

We grade studies from A to 1A+++ using the Fascia Research Database rubric — 1A+++ is the strongest.

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TopicAllfascia233extracellular matrix51hyaluronan46inflammation40Connective tissue39mechanotransduction36collagen32Vitamin C31Manual Therapy30acupuncture24
GradeAll1A+++41A++21A+42A++++1A+++317A++236A+84A435
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  1. A
    1994

    Triggerband technique

    Stephen Typaldos

    The Triggerband Technique is a manual therapy approach for treating musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. It is based on the idea that distorted or injured fascial bands are the cause of many types of physical discomfor…

    fasciaefrozen shoulderfascial distortion modelTriggerbandTriggerpoint
  2. A
    1993

    Anal-sphincter disruption during vaginal delivery

    A H Sultan, M A Kamm, C N Hudson, J M Thomas, C I Bartram

    Researchers investigated how often hidden (occult) damage to the anal sphincter occurs during vaginal childbirth and how it affects bowel control. They studied over 200 women before and after delivery using ultrasound a…

    fecal incontinencevaginal deliveryanal-sphincter disruptionchildbirth
  3. A
    1993

    Angiogenic oligosaccharides of hyaluronan enhance the production of collagens by endothelial cells

    P Rooney, M Wang, P Kumar, S Kumar

    This study investigated how small fragments of hyaluronan (HA) affect collagen production during the formation of new blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis. Researchers observed that applying these HA fragments t…

    hyaluronancollagenAngiogenesis
  4. A
    1987

    Endothelial Growth Factors and Extracellular Matrix Regulate Dna Synthesis Through Modulation of Cell and Nuclear Expansion

    Donald E Ingber, Joseph A Madri,, Judah Folkman

    This study investigated how the extracellular matrix (ECM) and growth factors work together to regulate the growth of capillary endothelial cells, which line blood vessels. Researchers found that these cells needed both…

    extracellular matrixgrowth factorsnuclear modulationcell modulation
  5. A
    1979

    THE INFLUENCE OF MECHANICAL FORCES ON THE GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN CONTENT OF THE RABBIT FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON

    GERALD C GILLARD, HELEN C REILLY, PAUL G BELL-BOOTH, MICHAEL H FLINT

    In this animal study on rabbits, researchers surgically altered the mechanical forces on a deep finger flexor tendon to observe how the tissue adapted. They analyzed how the content of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)—molecule…

    collagenLoadingECMGAGdeep digital flexor tendon
  6. A
    1978

    Supplemental ascorbate in the supportive treatment of cancer: Reevaluation of prolongation of survival times in terminal human cancer

    EWAN CAMERON, LINUS PAULING

    This study compared the survival times of 100 terminal cancer patients who received supplemental ascorbate (vitamin C) with 1000 matched control patients who did not. The ascorbate-treated group was found to have a mean…

    cancerVitamin Cascorbate
  7. A
    1968

    Orthomolecular psychiatry. Varying the concentrations of substances normally present in the human body may control mental disease

    Linus Pauling

    In this 1968 theoretical paper, the concept of orthomolecular psychiatry is introduced. The author proposes that mental illness may result from imbalances in the concentrations of substances normally present in the brai…

    Orthomolecular medicine