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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.

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TopicAllfascia233extracellular matrix51hyaluronan46inflammation40Connective tissue39mechanotransduction36collagen32Vitamin C31Manual Therapy30acupuncture24
GradeAll1A+++41A++21A+42A++++1A+++317A++236A+84A435
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  1. A
    2004

    Consciousness and Quantum Information Processing: Uncovering the Foundation for a Medicine of Light

    Bruce D Curtis, J J Hurtak

    This theoretical paper suggests a deeper connection between consciousness, light, and the body's information systems. The authors discuss how biophotons (biological light) may play a role in the body's self-organization…

    biophotonsultraweak photons
  2. A
    2004

    Frozen Shoulder: MR Arthrographic Findings

    Bernard Mengiardi, Christian W. A. Pfirrmann, Christian Gerber, Jürg Hodler, Marco Zanetti

    Researchers used a specific type of MRI, an MR arthrogram, to identify the characteristics of frozen shoulder. They compared images from 22 patients with the condition to 22 healthy control subjects. The study found tha…

    frozen shoulderAdhesive capsulitisMR imagingArthroscopy
  3. A
    2003

    Mechanobiology and diseases of mechanotransduction

    Donald E Ingber

    This 2003 article argues that medicine often overlooks the physical and mechanical aspects of disease, focusing instead on genetics. The author reviews how physical forces and the extracellular matrix are vital for norm…

    extracellular matrixcytoskeletonmechanotransductionIntegrinstissue engineering
  4. A
    2003

    Fecal and urinary incontinence after vaginal delivery with anal sphincter disruption in an obstetrics unit in the United States

    Dee E Fenner, Becky Genberg, Pavna Brahma, Lorri Marek, John O L DeLancey

    This study investigated the link between severe perineal tears during a first vaginal delivery and later incontinence issues. Researchers sent questionnaires about pelvic floor function to women six months after they ga…

    urinary incontinenceanal incontinencevaginal deliveryperineal lacerations
  5. A
    2003

    Vibrations and their Indication in Sport-Injuries

    U G Randoll, F F Hennig

    This paper discusses the cell-biological basis of bodily function, which is relevant for understanding sports injuries. The authors emphasize that all cells in the body are embedded in the extracellular matrix, a fluid-…

    Therapy / Vibrations
  6. A
    2003

    Vitamin C, respiratory infections and the immune system

    Harri Hemilä

    This 2003 publication by Harri Hemilä explores the relationship between Vitamin C, respiratory infections, and immune system function. As only the title is available, specific conclusions regarding the study's exact res…

    Vitamin CAscorbic acid
  7. A
    2003

    Biophoton emission of human body

    S Cohen, F A Popp

    Researchers measured the very faint light, or "biophotons," emitted by the human body using a special photon detector. They found that these emissions are not random, but seem to reflect the body's left-right symmetry a…

    BiophotonBiological regulationBiological rhythmsHuman body measurmentLeft right symmetry
  8. A
    2003

    The myofibroblast in wound healing and fibrocontractive diseases

    G Gabbiani

    During wound healing, cells called fibroblasts can transform into a more specialized type called myofibroblasts. These myofibroblasts have contractile properties, much like muscle cells, which help to pull the edges of…

    inflammationα-smooth muscle actinstress fibresTGF-β1 fibronectintension
  9. A
    2003

    Tensegrity I. Cell structure and hierarchical systems biology

    Donald E Ingber

    This review article revisits the concept of tensegrity, a structural model for living cells first described a decade prior. The tensegrity model helps explain how cells control their shape, movement, and internal mechan…

    cytoskeletonIntegrinscell mechanicsmicrotubulesMicrofilaments
  10. A
    2003

    Tensegrity II. How structural networks influence cellular information processing networks

    Donald E Ingber

    This theoretical article, the second in a two-part series, explores how a cell's physical structure influences its internal signaling and behavior. It builds on the "tensegrity" model, which describes the cell's skeleto…

    BioinformaticsmechanotransductionIntegrinsmechanobiologyBiocomplexity
  11. A
    2003

    New and active role of the interstitium in control of interstitial fluid pressure: potential therapeutic consequences

    H Wiig, K Rubin, R K Reed

    This review challenges the traditional view of the interstitium as merely a passive fluid reservoir. The researchers present data suggesting that connective tissue cells and the extracellular matrix actively regulate in…

    inflammationextracellular matrixInterstitial fluid volumeintegrins edema
  12. A
    2002

    Detection of changes in cartilage water content using MRI T2-mapping in vivo

    C Liess, S Lüsse, N Karger, M Heller, C-C Glüer

    Early-stage osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by an elevated water content in cartilage. This study investigated if a specific MRI technique, T2-mapping, could detect these changes in living subjects. Healthy volunte…

    MRIEarly osteoarthritisWater contentT2-mapping