Fascia & Mechanotransductions

2022; Piezo1 Channels as Force Sensors in Mechanical Force-Related Chronic Inflammation

Topics: Ca 2+; MSc; Piezo1; chronic inflammation; mechanical force; pharmacology.

2022; Mechanosensing by Piezo1 and its implications for physiology and various pathologies

Topics: Piezo1; mechanoreceptor; mechanosensitive ion channel; mechanotransduction; shear stress.

2021; Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Piezo1 Activated by Matrix Stiffness Regulates Oxidative Stress-Induced Senescence and Apoptosis in Human Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Topics: Ion channel, piezo1, oxidative stress, mechanotransduction

2020; Mechanical sensing protein PIEZO1 regulates bone homeostasis via osteoblast-osteoclast crosstalk

Topics: Piezo, mechanotransduction, bone homeostasis

Fascia Expert: “An explosion of new research in the last 10 years”

In 2015 veterinary Vibeke S Elbrønd published the first report on Fascia and horses. To make that happen she had to learn all there was regarding fascia, she had to become a fascia expert.

Fascia: New research changes the way we look at pain

From Newton, to Einstein, to the new wildfire of Fascia Research. How do we understand things from a different perspective?

Stretching the fascia is vital when recovering from injury

David Lesondak describes how stretching the fascia is vital for rehabilitation from injury at the 2018 Fascia Research Congress in Berlin

Fascia as a flow – a new way of explaining the body’s function

By beginning to see the body as something that is alive, and not something that is dead, we have been able to begin to notice other things.

Fascia in Horses – Danish veterinary exploring uncharted territory

In 2015 veterinary Vibeke S Elbrønd published the first report on Fascia and horses. Through autopsy she found that the horse has the same kind of chains and networks of connective tissue through the body, as found in humans.

Fascia Lines are the intersections of the body

The concept of Fascia Lines is a great way to understand how the body functions and how treatment can be optimized to increase mobility and functionality. The main principle is that muscles, no matter what they do individually, also affect tissues throughout the entire body.

What is Fascia? Connective tissue in a system with no beginning & no end

What is Fascia? New research shows that it is more than the layer around the muscles. It is a network without beginning or end, from the skin, through the entire body, to the smallest cell.

Can you heal osteoarthritis?

The function of the articular cartilage is to reduce friction between the two articular cartilage surfaces and facilitate sliding when the joint moves, and to absorb the load when the joint is exposed to pressure, compression

Fluid flow in the fascia & how it is affected by treatment & vibrations

Recently, a German researcher showed that the connective tissue in a human transports 15 l of water in 48 hours, which is a relatively large amount compared to for example the amount of blood and the lymphatic system.

Strolling under the skin: How does it look inside a living body?

Strolling under the skin is a fascinating journey inside a living body. With small camcorders, Dr. Jean Claeude Guimberteau has managed to capture how Fasica actually looks in a living human body.

Why Fascia is still relatively unknown

Here are three major reasons why the Fascia’s central importance to the body’s functionality is not nousehold knowledge. It might be helpful to bare these in mind when relating to current and previous research.

Training for strengthened Fascia

Exercise increases collagen production in tendons, ligaments and all Fascia. To stimulate collagen formation in tendons and ligaments, it doesn’t matter if the exercise is eccentric (muscle contraction during extension) or concentric (muscle contraction during shortening).

What causes back pain?

New research shows that low back pain is caused by inflammation in the Fascia. But why are we getting low back pain and what happens in our body when we get back pain?

Understanding Fascia in 10 minutes – the must see German documentary

In early 2013, a German documentary was broadcast based on the latest research on the Fascia. It provides a very basic introduction for newcomers. To help you get a quick overview of Fascia, we have cut together a 10 minute version.

Stress and sugar harms fascia functions

What we do know for sure is that the abundance of sugar has a negative effect on the fascia and makes it less elastic. Stress also affects the fascia in a disadvantageous way

We have been preparing our whole lives to NOT be able to understand the importance of fascia

To truly understand Fascia, you must understand the whole. But how do you do that if you have trained all your life to divide and separate?

Problems linked to Fascia

Fascia is a system of flexible connective tissue encapsulating everything in the body. If the system is running smoothly, all is fine, but when some parts become stiff, tense or inflamed, there will be consequences.

Anatomy Trains by Tom Myers helps us understand functions of movement

Tom Myers is perhaps best known for his book Anatomy Trains, where he describes the Myofascial lines which help us understand movement and functions of the body

Get the lymph flow!

Keep the flow of lymph alive! What can I do to increase the lymph flow?

What is fascia and in what way does fascia change the whole way of looking at the body?

Fascia is a network of connective tissue, without beginning and end, which encloses everything in the whole body, from muscles and bones, to organs and cells. But what does that mean?

Biotensegrity: How did the dinosaurs handle the pressure of gravity?

In the 70s when the orthopedic surgeon Dr. Stephen Levin was at a natural history museum and saw the wires holding up the neck of a dinosaur, he did not get the picture to go together. How could his neck have been held up originally?

Fascia helps us understand the body as a whole

Look at a ballet dancer, a gymnast or a drummer and study their movement, feeling, timing, it is easy to be fascinated by how fast it is. Fascia helps us understand how the body is able to function in such an incredible way.

New Fascia Research has taken us back to an observing stage

The new discoveries and knowledge about Fascia has taken us back to an observing stage – we have to investigate our surroundings to get an understanding for what to measure.

Fascia Guide Research Database

Fascia research has sparked an ongoing global revolution in the anatomical research field. In The Fascia Guide Research Database we have gathered hundreds of research articles about fascia.

Inflammation in Fascia causes pain – new discoveries presented in Stockholm

Dr Heike Jäger, Professor Karl Arfors and innovator Hans Bohlin presented the latest research regarding Fascia, inflammation and Fascia treatment in Stockholm, May 2017.

Is cancer fascia related? New insights presented in Boston 2015

New research leads to insights and by looking at the body in a completely new way we get new perspectives and explanations to symptoms and diseases. At the 2015 Joint Conference on Acupuncture, Oncology and Fascia in Boston, research was presented regarding Fascia and Cancer

Growing interest in Fascia treatment: “Fascia problems are often under diagnosed”

David Lesondak is a structural integrator and a myofascial specialist who has been working for many years trying to explain what fascia is, as well as the benefits you get from treating different problems with fascia treatment. In an interview at the Fascia Research Congress in Berlin 2018, he describes the basics of what fascia is and what challenges it is facing in the strive for recognition in the medical field.