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The Fascia Guide
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Research.

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

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

Researchers behind the studies
2,806
studies
602
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2,783
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TopicAllfascia233extracellular matrix51hyaluronan46inflammation40Connective tissue39mechanotransduction36collagen32Vitamin C31Manual Therapy30acupuncture24
GradeAll1A+++41A++21A+42A++++1A+++317A++236A+84A435
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    2009

    The treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain following the principles of the Fascial Distortion Modell (FDM)

    Rainer Engel

    This small study investigated the effect of two Fascial Distortion Model (FDM) treatments on 22 people with chronic low back pain. Researchers measured pain, function, flexibility (finger-floor distance), and use of pai…

    Manual Therapyfasciaefascial distortion modelreductionismtypaldos
  2. A
    2009

    Fascia: A missing link in our understanding of the pathology of fibromyalgia

    Ginevra L Liptan

    This 2009 paper proposes that inflammation in the fascia, the body's connective tissue, could be a key source of the persistent pain signals that lead to central sensitization in fibromyalgia. While muscle tissue itself…

    inflammationfasciaConnective tissueMyofascial releaseManual Therapy
  3. A
    2008

    Three-Dimensional Mathematical Model for Deformation of Human Fasciae in Manual Therapy

    Hans Chaudhry, Robert Schleip, Zhiming Ji, Bruce Bukiet, Miriam Maney, Thomas Findley

    Researchers developed a mathematical model to calculate the force required to deform human fascia during manual therapy. The model showed that very large forces, beyond the normal physiological range of a therapist, are…

    fasciaManual Therapyplantar fasciachiropractic manipulationsoft tissue motion