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

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2017
Reconnecting the Body in Eastern and Western Medicine
Helene M Langevin, Rosa N Schnyer
Details for this 2017 publication, titled 'Reconnecting the Body in Eastern and Western Medicine' by Helene M. Langevin and Rosa N. Schnyer, have not yet been summarized. The title suggests a discussion comparing and in…
acupunctureTCM
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2017
The indeterminable resilience of the fascial system
Bruno Bordoni, Fabiola Marelli, Bruno Morabito, Beatrice Sacconi
This commentary proposes a model of fascia not as layers, but as a network of polyhedral microvacuoles of connective tissue. These structures connect the body's systems and can change shape in response to tension, allow…
fasciafibroblastManual TherapyOsteopathicfascial continuum
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2017
The Lumbodorsal Fascia as a Potential Source of Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review
Jan Wilke, Robert Schleip, Werner Klingler, Carla Stecco
This narrative review examines the role of the lumbodorsal fascia as a potential source of low back pain. Research shows this fascia contains pain-sensing nerve endings, which may be morphologically altered in people wi…
fasciaNociceptionlow back painlumbodorsal fascia
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2017
Amino acid composition in determination of collagen origin and assessment of physical factors effects
Marlena Gauza-Włodarczyk, Leszek Kubisz, Dariusz Włodarczyk
This study examines the amino acid composition of collagen derived from various sources, including fish skin, bovine Achilles tendon, and bone tissue. The researchers found that the levels of hydroxyproline, a unique am…
hydroxyprolineBone collagenFish skin collagenIrradiationPolymer
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2017
Correlation between chronic headaches and the rectus capitis posterior minor muscle: A comparative analysis of cross-sectional trail
Xiao-Ying Yuan, Sheng-Bo Yu, Cong Liu, Qiang Xu, Nan Zheng, Jian-Fei Zhang, Yan-Yan Chi, Xu-Gang Wang, Xiang-Tao Lin, H…
Researchers investigated the relationship between chronic headaches and a small muscle at the base of the skull, the rectus capitis posterior minor (RCPmi). Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), they compared the size…
Myodural Bridgerectus capitis posterior minor musclechronic headacheshypertrophy
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2017
Acute effects of foam rolling on passive tissue stiffness and fascial sliding: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Frieder Krause, Jan Wilke, Daniel Niederer, Lutz Vogt, Winfried Banzer
This document is a study protocol, outlining the planned method for a randomized controlled trial, not a report of its results. The researchers intend to investigate the immediate effects of foam rolling on the anterior…
Connective tissue; Cross-correlation; Fascia; Flexibility; Foam rolling; Self-myofascial release; Tissue stiffness; Ultrasound.
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2017
Molecular insights into prolyl and lysyl hydroxylation of fibrillar collagens in health and disease
Rutger A F Gjaltema, Ruud A Bank
This narrative review provides an updated overview of the complex process of creating mature collagen. The formation of collagen fibrils from precursor molecules involves many enzymes and chaperones in a series of steps…
Bruck syndrome; Collagen; Ehlers–Danlos syndrome; connective tissue disorders; fibrosis; lysyl hydroxylation; osteogenesis imperfecta; prolyl hydroxylation.
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2017
Effect of MELT method on thoracolumbar connective tissue: The full study
Faria Sanjana, Hans Chaudhry, Thomas Findley
This study investigated if the MELT method, a self-treatment technique using soft rollers and balls, could affect the thoracolumbar connective tissue in people with chronic low back pain. Researchers used ultrasound ima…
Low back pain; MELT method; Connective tissue; Thickness; Myofascia; Flexibility
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2017
Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder Joint: Value of Glenohumeral Distance on Magnetic Resonance Arthrography
Kyu Hong Lee, Hee Jin Park, So Yeon Lee, In Young Youn, Eugene Kim, Jai Hyung Park, Se Jin Park
Researchers investigated a new way to help diagnose adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) using a specific type of MRI called MR arthrography. They measured the distance between the ball and socket of the shoulder joint…
Adhesive capsulitisMR imagingShoulderArthrography
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2017
What's in a name: Myofascial Release or Myofascial Induction?
Leon Chaitow
This commentary discusses two terms for a similar manual therapy technique: Myofascial Release (MFR) and Myofascial Induction Therapy (MIT). The author notes that while the techniques are virtually identical, the names…
Myofascial releaseMyofascial Induction therapy
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2017
Non-contrast MRI diagnosis of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder
Andrew S Chi, John Kim, Suzanne S Long, William B Morrison, Adam C Zoga
This study investigated whether a standard MRI without contrast dye could be used to reliably diagnose adhesive capsulitis, also known as frozen shoulder. Researchers reviewed MRIs for specific signs, such as a thickene…
MRIfrozen shoulderAdhesive capsulitisNoncontrast
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2017
Does the vaginal wall become thinner as prolapse grade increases?
Rhiannon Bray, Alex Derpapas, Ruwan Fernando, Vik Khullar, Demetri C Panayi
This study investigated the relationship between vaginal wall thickness and the severity of pelvic organ prolapse. Researchers used ultrasound to measure the vaginal walls of 243 women with symptomatic prolapse. They fo…
Prolapse . Ultrasonography . Vaginal wall thickness