63 results for "Connective tissue"
Research
- 2021Title match
Beyond bones: The relevance of variants of connective tissue (hypermobility) to fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and controversies surrounding diagnostic classification: an observational study
Jessica A Eccles, Beth Thompson, Kristy Themelis, Marisa L Amato, Robyn Stocks, Amy Pound, Anna-Marie Jones, Zdenka Cipinova, Lorraine Shah-Goodwin, Jean Timey…
This observational study investigated the link between hypermobility, fibromyalgia, and ME/CFS. Researchers found a significant overlap in symptoms between fibromyalgia and ME/CFS in the patient group. A large majority…
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The Combined Effect of Static Stretching and Foam Rolling With or Without Vibration on the Range of Motion, Muscle Performance, and Tissue Hardness of the Knee Extensor
Masatoshi Nakamura, Andreas Konrad, Kazuki Kasahara, Riku Yoshida, Yuta Murakami, Shigeru Sato, Kodai Aizawa, Ryoma Koizumi, Jan Wilke
This study investigated how the order of static stretching (SS) and foam rolling (FR), with or without vibration, affects range of motion, muscle strength, and tissue hardness in the quadriceps. The results showed that…
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Layers of interstitial fluid flow along a "slit-shaped" vascular adventitia
Hongyi LI, You LYU, Xiaoliang CHEN, Bei LI, Qi HUA, Fusui JI, Yajun YIN, Hua LI
In this animal study on rabbits, researchers investigated how interstitial fluid, the fluid between cells, moves along the outermost layer of blood vessels. Using imaging techniques like MRI and fluorescent dyes, the sc…
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Hyaluronan and the Fascial Frontier
Rebecca L Pratt
This narrative review explores the role of hyaluronan (HA) in the body's fascial system. HA is a key component of the extracellular matrix, widely used in products from skin creams to joint injections for its ability to…
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Myofascial Tissue and Depression
Johannes Michala, Lanre Aranmolate, Antonia Bonn, Karen Grandin, Robert Schleip, Jaqueline Schmiedtke, Svenja Quassowsky, Tobias Teismann
This research investigated the link between myofascial tissue and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) through two distinct studies. The first study found that patients with depression exhibited significantly higher stiffnes…
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Fascia Mobility, Proprioception, and Myofascial Pain
Helene M Langevin
The body's fascial network is a crucial, yet often overlooked, component of the musculoskeletal system. Its ability to allow muscles and other tissues to slide past one another is essential for healthy movement and may…
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Reconnecting the Brain with the Rest of the Body in Musculoskeletal Pain Research
Helene M Langevin
In this commentary, the author argues that musculoskeletal pain research is often siloed into separate specialties like neuroscience, physical therapy, orthopedics, and rheumatology. This separation creates gaps in know…
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Fascial thickness and stiffness in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Tina J Wang, Antonio Stecco
Researchers investigated fascial changes in people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), a condition often associated with widespread pain. They used ultrasound and elastography to compare fascial thickness an…
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