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- A2004
Frozen Shoulder: MR Arthrographic Findings
Bernard Mengiardi, Christian W. A. Pfirrmann, Christian Gerber, Jürg Hodler, Marco ZanettiResearchers 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 - B2004
Experimental approaches to hyaluronan structure
Mary K Cowman, Shiro MatsuokaIn this literature review, researchers summarize experimental studies on the structure of hyaluronan (HA). In conditions similar to the body (neutral, physiological salt solution), HA behaves as a long, semi-flexible po…
hyaluronanviscosityPolysaccharidePolymer solutionOsmotic pressure - C2004
Myofascial Pain, Fibromyalgia or Fibrositis?
J M S PearceThis critical analysis examines the diagnostic labels myofascial pain, fibromyalgia, and fibrositis. The author argues that these terms, often used for non-specific musculoskeletal pain, lack consistent physical or labo…
Myofascial pain. FibromyalgiaFibrositisNociceptorCentral pain - A++2004
Factors associated with pelvic floor dysfunction with emphasis on urinary and fecal incontinence and genital prolapse: an epidemiological study
EVA UUSTAL FORNELL, GUN WINGREN, PREBEN KJØLHEDEThis epidemiological study surveyed Swedish women aged 40 and 60 about pelvic floor dysfunction. The results indicate that urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and genital prolapse often occur together. Factors str…
obesityanal sphincter ruptureurinary incontinence; fecal incontinence; genital prolapse; risk factors; epidemiology - B2004
Protection from Fluorescein Isothiocyanate-Induced Fibrosis in IL-13-Deficient, but Not IL-4-Deficient, Mice Results from Impaired Collagen Synthesis by Fibroblasts
Jill E Kolodsick, Galen B Toews, Claudia Jakubzick, Cory Hogaboam, Thomas A Moore, Andrew McKenzie, Carol A Wilke, Cara…In this animal study, researchers investigated the drivers of lung fibrosis in mice. The team compared mice genetically deficient in the immune molecules IL-4, IL-13, or both. Results showed that mice lacking IL-13 were…
fibroblastCell signalingcollagen synthesisalfa-SMA - A++2004
Biophotons, microtubules and CNS, is our brain a “Holographic computer”?
F Grass, H Klima, S KasperThis theoretical article explores the idea that cells in the nervous system might communicate using light, specifically biophotons. The authors suggest that neurons have ideal characteristics for this, such as their str…
biophotonsultraweak photons - A++2003
Left-right asymmetry of biophoton emission from hemiparesis patients
Hyun-Hee Jung, Won-Myung Woo, Joon-Mo Yang, Chunho Choi, Jonghan Lee, Gilwon Yoon, Jong S Yang, Sungmuk Lee, Kwang-Sup…This small study investigated biophoton emission, a type of ultra-weak light emitted by the body, from the hands of seven patients with hemiparesis (one-sided muscle weakness). Researchers observed a strong tendency for…
Biophoton asymmetryBiophoton emissionHemiparesis patient - A2003
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 DeLanceyThis 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 - A2003
Tensegrity II. How structural networks influence cellular information processing networks
Donald E IngberThis 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 - A+2003
Effects of insulin lispro and chronic vitamin C therapy on postprandial lipaemia, oxidative stress and endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
M Evans, R A Anderson, J C Smith, N Khan, J M Graham, A W Thomas, K Morris, D Deely, M P Frenneaux, J S Davies, A ReesPeople with type 2 diabetes often experience impaired blood vessel function and high levels of fat in their blood after eating, which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This study investigated whether insulin…
Oxidative stressendotheliumdiabetesinsulinpost-prandial lipaemia. - A2003
Vibrations and their Indication in Sport-Injuries
U G Randoll, F F HennigThis 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 - A2003
Tensegrity I. Cell structure and hierarchical systems biology
Donald E IngberThis 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