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- 2024
Change in gliding properties of the iliotibial tract in hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome, 2023
Tina J Wang, Antonio Stecco, Robert Schleip, Carla Stecco, Carmelo PirriThis small observational study investigated how the connective tissue on the outside of the thigh (iliotibial tract) glides in individuals with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). Using dynamic ultrasound, resear…
- 2023
Change in gliding properties of the iliotibial tract in hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome
Tina J Wang, Antonio Stecco, Robert Schleip, Carla Stecco, Carmelo PirriThis study used ultrasonography to examine the gliding properties of the iliotibial tract (ITT) in individuals with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). Researchers found that the shear strain, which represents ho…
- 2023
Immediate Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Fascial Fibroblasts: An In Vitro Study, 2022
Carmelo Pirri, Caterina Fede, Lucia Petrelli, Enrico De Rose, Carlo Biz, Diego Guidolin, Raffaele De Caro, Carla SteccoThis laboratory study (in vitro) investigated how extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) affects human fascial fibroblasts. Researchers found that immediately following treatment, the cells began producing small vesic…
- 2022
Evidence of Renin-Angiotensin System Receptors in Deep Fascia: A Role in Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Fibrogenesis?
Carmelo Pirri, Brasilina Caroccia, Andrea Angelini, Lucia Petrelli, Maria Piazza, Carlo Biz, Pietro Ruggieri, Raffaele…This study investigated the presence of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) components in deep fascia, specifically the thoracolumbar fascia. While RAS is best known for regulating blood pressure, it also plays a significant…
- 2021
Impaired Lymphatic Drainage and Interstitial Inflammatory Stasis in Chronic Musculoskeletal and Idiopathic Pain Syndromes: Exploring a Novel Mechanism
Brian Tuckey, John Srbely, Grant Rigney, Meena Vythilingam, Jay ShahIn this theoretical paper, the authors propose a potential mechanism for chronic pain syndromes. They hypothesize that impaired lymphatic drainage following trauma or an immune response can trap inflammatory substances…
- 2021
Fascial Nomenclature: Update 2021, Part 2
Bruno Bordoni, Allan R Escher, Filippo Tobbi, Bruno Ducoux, Serge PaolettiThis conceptual article addresses the ongoing debate about how to classify and name fascia. The authors suggest that progress is hindered because the discussion is often limited to a few scientific specialties and can b…
- 2021
Fascial Nomenclature: Update 2021, Part 1
Bruno Bordoni, Allan R Escher, Filippo Tobbi, Antonio Pranzitelli, Luigi PianeseThis review article discusses the need for clear, scientifically grounded terminology for the fascial system. The authors, representing the FORCE organization, emphasize the importance of an impartial approach to fascia…
- 2020
Associations between Range of Motion and Tissue Stiffness in Young and Older People
KOSUKE HIRATA, RYOSUKE YAMADERA, RYOTA AKAGIThis study investigated what limits ankle flexibility in young versus older men. Researchers measured passive ankle range of motion and used ultrasound to assess the stiffness of calf muscles, the sciatic nerve, and the…
- 2020
The Cranial Bowl in the New Millennium and Sutherland's Legacy for Osteopathic Medicine: Part 2
Bruno Bordoni, Stevan Walkowski, Bruno Ducoux, Filippo TobbiThis narrative review, the second in a series, discusses how modern scientific research challenges some of the original concepts of cranial osteopathy. The authors examine the mechanical characteristics of cranial struc…
- 2020
The Cranial Bowl in the New Millennium and Sutherland's Legacy for Osteopathic Medicine: Part 1
Bruno Bordoni, Stevan Walkowski, Bruno Ducoux, Filippo TobbiIn this review article, the first of a two-part series, the authors examine the foundational assumptions of cranial osteopathy. They argue that a theoretical model must evolve with new scientific information to avoid be…
- 2020
The Five Diaphragms in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: Myofascial Relationships, Part 2
Bruno BordoniThis conceptual review article continues an examination of the "five diaphragms" concept within osteopathic manipulative medicine. The paper focuses on the myofascial connections along the front and sides of the body, e…
- 2020
The Five Diaphragms in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: Myofascial Relationships, Part 1
Bruno BordoniThis review article outlines the osteopathic concept of the body's "five diaphragms": the tentorium cerebelli, tongue, thoracic outlet, respiratory diaphragm, and pelvic floor. According to the osteopathic respiratory-c…
- 2020
A Review of the Theoretical Fascial Models: Biotensegrity, Fascintegrity, and Myofascial Chains
Bruno Bordoni, Tom MyersIn this review article, the authors discuss three theoretical models used to understand how fascia functions in the body. The biotensegrity model is mechanical and considers the solid fascia, while the fascintegrity mod…
- 2020
Fascia and soft tissues innervation in the human hip and their possible role in post-surgical pain
Caterina Fede, Andrea Porzionato, Lucia Petrelli, Chenglei Fan, Carmelo Pirri, Carlo Biz, Raffaele De Caro, Carla SteccoResearchers investigated the nerve supply to various soft tissues in the human hip to better understand persistent pain after hip replacement surgery. Analyzing tissue samples from patients and cadavers, they measured t…
- 2020
The immediate effect of IASTM vs. Vibration vs. Light Hand Massage on knee angle repositioning accuracy and hamstrings flexibility: A pilot study
George A Koumantakis, Eleonora Roussou, Georgios A Angoules, Nikolaos A Angoules, Theodoros Alexandropoulos, Georgia Ma…This pilot study compared the immediate effects of three different soft tissue techniques on the hamstrings of 16 healthy men. The techniques were instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM), vibration massage,…
- 2020
Ultrasound imaging of a scar on the knee: Sonopalpation for fascia and subcutaneous tissues
Carmelo Pirri, Antonio Stecco, Caterina Fede, Raffaele De Caro, Carla Stecco, Levent ÖzçakarPersistent pain from surgical or trauma-related scars is a common and sometimes debilitating problem. In this article, the authors describe the use of ultrasound imaging to provide an objective diagnosis for debilitatin…
- 2020
Ankle Motion Is Associated With Soft Tissue Displacement in the Dorsal Thigh: An in vivo Investigation Suggesting Myofascial Force Transmission Across the Knee Joint
Jan Wilke, Heloise Debelle, Sarah Tenberg, Andrew Dilley, Constantinos MaganarisThis study investigated how ankle motion affects tissue in the back of the thigh. Researchers passively stretched the calves of healthy participants lying prone with an extended knee. Using ultrasound, they observed tha…
- 2020
Reflections on the Development of Fascial Tissue: Starting from Embryology
Bruno Bordoni, Bruno MorabitoThis reflective article discusses the ongoing challenges in classifying fascial tissue. The authors highlight that the scientific literature contains many contradictions and lacks a clear, straightforward definition. Th…
- 2020
Anatomy, Tendons
Bruno Bordoni, Matthew VaracalloThis is a placeholder for a summary of a publication titled "Anatomy, Tendons". The full text has not yet been reviewed by our team. Once summarized, this entry will provide an overview of the key anatomical features of…
- 2020
Ageing of the diaphragm muscle
Bruno Bordoni, Bruno Morabito, Marta SimonelliThis narrative review explores how the diaphragm, our main breathing muscle, is affected by aging. Like other muscles, the diaphragm can weaken and lose mass over time, a condition known as sarcopenia. This age-related…
Podcast
- Ep. 181
181. Fascia, healing and performance – for those who work with football
What does it take for a football player to stay injury-free, recover quickly, and perform at their peak – not just for one match, but over time? In this episode, we talk about how understanding fasci…
- Ep. 180
180. Water – the flow of life and the living body
What is life? One way to answer is: flow. All living cells—from bacteria to humans—require a constant flow of water, nutrients, charge, and energy. Without it, life ceases. But how much do we really…
- Ep. 179
179. Living with Charge – The Body, Energy, and the Living Context
What happens when we start to understand the body as an energy system – electrical, alive, and in constant contact with its surroundings? In this concluding episode, we summarize the series on fascia…
- Ep. 022
22. The Living Body: Richard Stevens on Fascia, Flow, and Finding New Paths in Health
In this episode, we talk with Australian osteopath Richard Stevens about his journey into fascia treatment, what led him from Melbourne to Swedish Fascia Convention, and how a new approach to health…
- Ep. 021
21. The Fascia Guide Live – Christmas Special
The episode was first published on The Fascia Guide LIVE YouTube channel on December 18, 2024. In this Christmas Special, Axel Bohlin and Per Johansson explore a deeper question: How important is bel…
- Ep. 020
20. The Fascia Guide Live with Dr Hiten Patel
The episode was first published on The Fascia Guide LIVE YouTube channel on December 12, 2024. In this special episode, we speak with Dr. Hiten Patel, a highly experienced senior physician who reache…
- Ep. 019
19. The Fascia Guide Live – Imagination
The episode was first published on The Fascia Guide Live YouTube channel on November 27, 2024. In this episode, Axel Bohlin and Per Johansson explore the power of imagination and how our inner images…
- Ep. 018
18. The Fascia Guide Live – How we understand things
This episode is a re-release of The Fascia Guide LIVE – a livestreamed conversation recorded on November 20, 2024. In this episode, we dive into the foundations of knowledge and understanding – and h…
- Ep. 017
17. The Fascia Guide Live – A conversation about Fascia = a conversation about everything
The Fascia Guide Live – A conversation about Fascia = a conversation about everything This episode is a re-release of The Fascia Guide LIVE – a livestreamed conversation where we open up a free-form…
- Ep. 016
16. Deanna Hansen: Fascia decompression and the power to heal
The episode was first published on The Fascia Guide YouTube channel on February 5, 2025. In this inspiring episode, we meet Deanna Hansen — founder of Block Therapy™ and a pioneer in the field of fas…
- Ep. 176
176. How do you develop a more effective hand?
For us, it all started with a machine. It has been a long journey – from the idea of an extended hand to research on fascia, horses, dogs, and childbirth, on to international breakthroughs and the de…
- Ep. 015
15. Dr. Neil Theise on fascia, complexity, and the nature of consciousness
The episode was first published on the Swedish podcast Fasciaguiden on June 5, 2025. In this thought-provoking conversation, we meet Dr. Neil Theise — liver pathologist, fascia researcher, and author…
- Ep. 175
175. Fascia and the living planet
What happens when we stop seeing the body as a machine and instead start to understand it as a living part of the planet's ecosystem? In this episode, we delve into the connection between fascia, nat…
- Ep. 014
14. Dr. Gerald Pollack on the fourth phase of water – and its role in memory, energy, and cancer
The episode was first published on the Swedish podcast Fasciaguiden on June 4, 2025. In this unique episode, we meet Professor Gerald Pollack — one of the world’s most influential researchers in wate…
- Ep. 013
13. Dr. Thomas Levy: “All disease is caused by oxidative stress”
The episode was first published on the Swedish podcast Fasciaguiden on May 27, 2025. What if every chronic disease actually stems from the same root cause — the loss of electrons? In this eye-opening…
- Ep. 012
12. How seeing the living body changes everything we thought we knew – with Jean-Claude Guimberteau, MD
The episode was first published on the Swedish podcast Fasciaguiden on May 26, 2025. In this episode, we meet the French surgeon Jean-Claude Guimberteau, who has spent more than 30 years filming the…
- Ep. 172
172. Bertil Wosk: How do we solve chronic pain and illness?
It's not okay that so many people suffer from chronic pain and chronic illness when there are plenty of solutions that work but aren't being brought forward. In June 2025, we invited politicians and…
- Ep. 171
171. The Electric Body – On Current, Charge, and Healing
What happens if we start seeing the body as an electrical system – full of batteries, charge, and current? In this episode, we connect the dots on an undercurrent that has been present in the Fascia…
- Ep. 170
170. Tax for Healthcare That Fails?
Navid Modiri talks with Bertil Wosk from Holistic and Hans and Axel Bohlin from Fasciaguiden and the Fascia Clinics about why so many people feel let down by the public healthcare system. What is mis…
- Ep. 169
169. The Living Body
There is a clear before and after The Living Body – Swedish Fascia Convention, which was held in Uppsala on June 14–15. In this episode, Hans, Hanna, and Axel share their reflections from the days th…
- Ep. 166
166. Neil Theise
In this thought-provoking conversation, we meet Neil Theise – liver pathologist, fascia researcher, and author of the book Notes on Complexity. This is more than an interview – it's a journey through…
- Ep. 164
164. How can we understand fascia and our bodies in a simple way? With guest Sue Adstrum, PhD
Fascia research is all well and good – but how do you present it so that ordinary people can understand, become curious, and begin to realize the potential benefits of understanding how the body work…
- Ep. 159
159. Epigenetics, fascia & how we become the life we live
What if you are not a victim of your genes. What if the life you live – your habits, thoughts, feelings, and even how you move – affects how your genes are expressed. And what if the body isn't just…
- Ep. 158
158. Fascia: a system and four organs?
Is Fascia a system, an organ, or just the membrane around muscles? At the end of 2024, a research report was published that sparked a major debate in the world of fascia: Fascia is not an organ as ha…
- Ep. 157
157. Visceral Fascia – the interface between the body's organs
Fascia is found around every cell and every group of cells; organs are groupings of cells, and the visceral fascia enters and surrounds them. This episode is about how the body's organs are connected…
- Ep. 156
156. Fascia Offers a New Perspective on Being Overweight
Why do we actually become overweight? Is it as simple as counting calories in and out – or is there a deeper explanation? In this episode, we explore being overweight from a fascia perspective and ho…
- Ep. 155
155. Shoulder pain: causes and what happens in the body
Icy patches, impacts, or long-term strain. There are many causes of shoulder problems – but how big a role does the cause itself actually play? Is there a difference between one shoulder injury and a…
- Ep. 154
154. The Prostate and the Male Pelvis
Why do so many men experience prostate problems? Prostate problems are appearing at younger ages, and it's becoming more common for men in their mid-30s to have prostate issues. How is the pelvic flo…
- Ep. 152
152. The Fascia Book – a tool for understanding another perspective
How do we begin to understand the living, moving body when we've been taught since childhood that it is static: still, even dead? How do we begin to think holistically when our entire culture is buil…
- Ep. 0-1
Podcast Recommendations: One Idea Gives Birth to Another.
Människan & maskinen and Myter & mysterier Per Johansson and Eric Schüldt have together created several podcast series that explore human nature, technological development, and existential questions.…
- Ep. 151
151. Fascia for football players, avoiding injuries & increasing performance
Fascia is not just the body's largest organ; it's the flow and structure between all cells. Fascia also provides a simple model for understanding what happens in the body during activity. How is the…
- Ep. 149
149. How to Understand the Physical Potential of Fascia?
Understanding fascia provides new insights into training and physical performance. Concepts like pressure, explosiveness, and power accumulation take on a different meaning when we realize that it is…
- Ep. 147
147. Who goes all in to help people feel good?
Listening to a podcast can be life-changing. For Fredrik Kjellberg, listening to the Fascia Guide in the spring of 2022 was the start of a journey that radically changed his entire life. Today, he pa…
- Ep. 146
146. Why do we need to exercise?
We literally become what we do. Our fascia is reshaped to adapt to what we subject it to – and we have to move for the body to function. But do we have to exercise? What does it mean to exercise and…
- Ep. 011
11. How can we understand Fascia & our bodies in a simple way? Special guest Sue Adstrum, PhD
How can we we understand Fascia & our bodies in a simple way? Special guest Sue Adstrum, PhD Fascia research in all its glory, but how do you present it so that ordinary people understand it, gets ex…
- Ep. 144
144. How often do you think about your feet?
Your feet support your entire body; they are your contact with the ground you walk on. At the same time, there is something striking about the feet being furthest from the head, in a culture so focus…
- Ep. 143
143. There are no scissors on the savanna
Why do we cut the umbilical cord? Seriously, why? New research on the benefits of delayed cord clamping has sparked a debate that makes us at Fasciaguiden wonder about humanity's relationship with na…
- Ep. 142
142. Why is Fascia important, really?
Why is Fascia important, really?? “Fascia changes paradigms & opens up an unexpected scientific world. Our academic & traditional ways of thinking could be obsolete” – Jean-Claude Guimberteau Fascia…
- Ep. 141
141. What happens to flow when you're tense?
Most people have probably experienced tense muscles, and many are well aware of pelvic imbalances and poor posture, but what does this look like on the inside? How much is actually supposed to fit in…
- Ep. 0-3
What if everyone knew about Fascia?
New theme since the podcast Imagine trying to shape the future of healthcare while ignoring the most groundbreaking discoveries of the past 10–15 years. ✅ Fascia isn’t just tissue—it’s a system that…
- Ep. 139
139. Swedish Fascia Convention
New theme since the podcast was recorded Imagine you're helping to build the future of healthcare, but you don't take into account all the discoveries and insights from the last 10-15 years of resear…
- Ep. 0-4
The Foundation of the Fascia Guide
Your guide to the guide All episodes are available on Spotify, iTunes and on the web here Fasciaguiden began in the spring of 2020 as a series of eight episodes. A conversation between Hans Bohlin, A…
- Ep. 0-5
The Body, Treatment, and the Therapist Profession
Your guide to the guide All episodes are available on Spotify, iTunes, and on the web here Not everyone knows this, but we often use the Fascia Guide to try to put words to things that are difficult…
- Ep. 0-7
Episode about knowledge, learning, and understanding
Your guide to the guide All episodes are available on Spotify, iTunes, and on the web here These episodes all have in common that they are about fundamental puzzle pieces for understanding the body a…
- Ep. 136
136. Fasciaguiden then, now & the future with the Life Force Innovation foundation
How did Fasciaguiden actually start and what has happened since its launch in 2020? What does the international attention and the contacts with Pollack and Guimberteau, among others, entail? Why does…
- Ep. 0-8
Episode on the basic principles of well-being
Your guide to the guide All episodes are available on Spotify, iTunes, and on the web here All of these episodes are about the basic principles of well-being. Life and flow are the foundation of well…
- Ep. 010
10. What happens when people discover Fascia?
What happens when you discover that things are not as you thought? Fascia and the living body starts as a fascinating subject, new research, a new organ and new insights. But how does it affect you w…
- Ep. 009
09. What does it take to understand Fascia & the living body?
For many researchers, health professionals and people in general the understanding of what Fascia is and how it works has completely challenged the whole way we understand the body and what it means…
- Ep. 008
08. What is knowledge about the body in a simple way
The purpose of The Fascia Guide is to give people knowledge about the body in a simple way. What does that mean exactly? What is knowledge and where is knowledge? How do we understand all the complex…
- Ep. 131
131. What is inflammation?
What is Fascia? is the title of episode 130 of the Fascia Guide podcast. So, we've released about 129 hours of podcasts about Fascia, and yet it feels worthwhile to try to answer the question again.…
- Ep. 007
07. What is flow?
Fascia as a flow is a new way of understanding the body and explaining the body’s function. All that lives has a flow. Each living cell or organism has a flow of water, energies, particles, molecules…
- Ep. 006
06. Why is it so hard for Fascia to become mainstream?
What happens when you discover something that makes you rethink everything you knew? Fascia research forces as to look at the whole and not just the parts, and in some ways we need to start from scra…
- Ep. 0-9
Happy New Year and Thank You for 2023
The Fascia Guide has taken some time off over Christmas and is only releasing a few pre-recorded episodes in English. We have recorded a New Year's greeting that you can find here on the page. Additi…
- Ep. 004
04. Why is Fascia not mainstream?
Fascia research has sparked a wildfire of new insights that are challenging conventional belief about how the living body works. In the last 15-20 years thousands of high quality research articles ha…
- Ep. 130
130. What is Fascia?
What is Fascia? is the title of episode 130 of the Fascia Guide podcast. So we have released about 129 hours of podcast about Fascia and yet it feels justified to try to answer the question again. Be…
- Ep. 003
03. What does Fascia do?
Understanding the living body is quite a complex thing – but there is a simple way to understand the function of the body by understanding Fascia. In simple terms, Fascia helps the body to load and u…
- Ep. 002
02. What is Fascia?
What is Fascia It might be a simple question, but it literally takes hours to answer it. Fascia is the connective tissue that encapsulates everything in the body, from muscles and skeleton, to organs…
- Ep. 001
01. Why Fascia?
The first episode of the English podcast “The Fascia Guide”. The Fascia Guide is a podcast about the living body, about new research and a new perspective on health, pain and what it means to be aliv…
- Ep. 129
129. Why Fascia? The first episode of The Fascia Guide
In December 2023, The Fascia Guide, a new podcast in English, will be launched. But this is not a translation of the Swedish podcast; it's a new format, in many ways more concrete and concise, and th…
- Ep. 127
127. Stress is both mental AND physical ill health – at the same time
Mental ill health is one of our biggest public health problems, and naturally, a lot of energy and resources are dedicated to finding a solution. Since childhood, we've learned to divide and separate…