Werner Klingler

Associate Professor

Werner Klingler is a fascia researcher and an Associate Professor of Conservative and Rehabilitative Orthopaedics at the Technical University of Munich. He is an active clinician, heads the neurophysiological muscle laboratory, and is a co-founder of the Fascia Research Group in Ulm.

His research focuses on the fascial system, which builds a three-dimensional continuum of soft, collagen-containing, loose and dense fibrous connective tissue that permeates the body and influences musculoskeletal dynamics.

Klingler has authored several research papers on the subject of fascia and has also given presentations on the subject of fascia research. He has, among other things, investigated the presence of myofibroblasts in fascial tissues and their potential role in cellular contraction, which could play an active role in musculoskeletal mechanics.

Klingler is a member of the 2022 Scientific Committee of the Fascia Research Society.

Overall, Klingler is a respected authority in the field of fascia research and has contributed significantly to our understanding of the fascial system and its role in musculoskeletal dynamics as well as the potential implications for sports injuries and rehabilitation research.

• 2020
  The feasibility and impact of instrument-assisted manual therapy (IAMT) for the lower back on the structural and functional properties of the lumbar area in female soccer players: a randomised, placebo-controlled pilot study design
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• 2019
  Fascia Is Able to Actively Contract and May Thereby Influence Musculoskeletal Dynamics: A Histochemical and Mechanographic Investigation
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• 2019
  Active Contractile Properties of Fascia
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• 2018
  Fascial tissue research in sports medicine: from molecules to tissue adaptation, injury and diagnostics: consensus statement
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• 2018
  Frontiers in fascia research
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• 2017
  The Lumbodorsal Fascia as a Potential Source of Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review
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• 2016
  Functional in vitro tension measurements of fascial tissue – a novel modified superfusion approach
  C
• 2014
  Contractile elements in muscular fascial tissue – implications for in-vitro contracture testing for malignant hyperthermia
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• 2014
  Clinical Relevance of Fascial Tissue and Dysfunctions
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• 2012
  Strain hardening of fascia: Static stretching of dense fibrous connective tissues can induce a temporary stiffness increase accompanied by enhanced matrix hydration
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• 2006
  Letter to the Editor concerning ‘‘A hypothesis of chronic back pain: ligament subfailure injuries lead to muscle control dysfunction’’ (M. Panjabi)
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• 2006
  Passive muscle stiffness may be influenced by active contractility of intramuscular connective tissue
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• 2005
  Active fascial contractility: Fascia may be able to contract in a smooth muscle-like manner and thereby influence musculoskeletal dynamics
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