Different stretching strategies and protocols are widely utilized to improve flexibility or maintain health. Stretching acts on the muscle tendon-unit and used to improve the range of motion (ROM) of the joints. A review from University of Palermo in Italy evaluated the current body of literature to understand the relation between type of stretching and
Recent research has confirmed the occurrence of non-local exercise effects. Self-myofascial release (with the use of roller massage) of the plantar fascia can increase hamstring extensibility. A possible mechanism consists of mechanical force transmission across myofascial chains. However, as the degree of structural continuity in these chains decreases with age, the magnitude of the remote
Deep fascia has been considered one of the origins of pain and dysfunction. The terms “fibrosis” and “densification” are often used to indicate changes in the deep fascia. They can modify the mechanical properties of the deep fascia and damage the function of underlying muscles or visceral organs. However, the two terms refers to two
A summary of the study by Barbara Hungerford, Wendy Gilleard, Diane Lee. Published in Clinical Biomechanics (2004) In our daily practice, we all encounter patients presenting with low back (hip / sacroiliac joint / SIJ pain), and there is no doubt that on-going low back pain results in a significant financial and economic burden to
Fascial Manipulation® – Stecco® method: The practitioner’s perspective, Editor: J A Day Publisher: Handspring publishing, 2018. Despite the plethora of information that we have access to these days, don’t we still turn to our peers for inspiration and guidance? The immense popularity of Twitter is just one example of how we seek information from others.
That there is a distinct relationship between thought, emotion, and the body should be apparent to anyone involved in the realm of fascia-oriented bodywork. For some, the idea that we are actually working with fascia is controversial but for the purposes of the next 1,420 words let’s accept that we are doing just that. So
This is a most interesting observational cross-sectional study providing results that, while based on a small cohort of patients, calls into question the current assumptions concerning this painful and life impacting “syndrome”. Frozen shoulder is the lay term for the painful condition referred to as adhesive capsulitis. Frozen shoulder Pain is reported to be worse
