PNF or proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching is a popular technique used in conjunction with manual therapy. PNF can be regarded as a set of stretching techniques to enhance the range of motion. PNF uses the body’s proprioceptive system to facilitate or inhibit muscle contraction. To increase the ROM of target muscles, PNF involves a shortening contraction of
Self‐myofascial release (SMR) using either a foam roll or roller massager becomes quite popular in Sports and Bodywork. These tools are usually promoted to enhance recovery and performance. A recent review published in International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy attempt to evaluate the efficacy of these rollers on joint range of motion, muscle recovery, and performance. The
Gluteus Maximus (GM) is usually described as the largest muscle of the human body having various functions. Some studies have identified GM as having the largest capacity for external rotation of the hip thanks to its insertion into the linea aspera of the femoral bone. Others consider fibres from the more cranial sites of origin
The Anatomy Trains Myofascial Meridians concept by Tom Myers is quite popular amongst bodyworkers and movement therapies, but there is no scientific evidence yet until recently. Jan Wilke and researchers from Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany searched for the evidence on the existence of six myofascial meridians, as proposed by Tom Myers in 1997. They looked for relevant human anatomical dissection
Connective tissue is one of the four major classes of tissue (the others being epithelial, muscle and nerve tissue). As its name, it connects or binds cells and tissues, and regarded as the glue that holds the body parts together. Connective tissue maintains and supports the form of the body and its organs. Connective tissue has three
Fascial Fitness – Turning Exercise Upside down by Sol Petersen There is a change of view in personal training methods for elite athletes based around new research concerning the fascia and connective tissues that are an intimate and integral part of what we usually consider to be the ‘muscles’. The new fascial research is emphasizing
1. When and how did you decide to become a bodyworker? In my twenties I was studying psychology at Heidelberg University, being fascinated by the way how mind, body and emotions interact. At that time, Gestalt Therapy, Primal Scream, Transactional Analysis, Reichian Therapy and Encounter Groups were very popular. However, I became more and more
Fascial Fitness and Pilates by Kerrie Murphy “Come and explore the wide matrix of the fascial web and its relationship with Pilates and movement” After 4 full days of work with Robert and Divo’s Fascial Fitness workshop, I walked away with a greater appreciation of the function and purpose of the living-sensory organ.
Fascia: A Body-wide Organ by Paolo Tozzi, MSc Ost, DO, PT Despite some current/old trends to distinguish fascial tissue in its bits and pieces, as if it is a death tissue to be dissected and named in its components (Stecco, 2014), nowadays fascia is always more intended from different profession as a body-wide structure that permeates,
Dr. Jean-Claude Guimberteau is a hand surgeon and the author of the famous film Strolling Under the Skin. The film shows for the first time the most fascinating images of the living fascia. Using a special endoscopic camera, Dr. Guimberteau showed that there is a unique architectural system in human and that the tissue continuity is
