Clinical canine massage involves muscle and tissue manipulation techniques to rehabilitate injured soft tissues. Researchers drom Centre for Animal Welfare, University of Winchester, and Canine Massage Guild reported a study in the Journal Veterinary Record. The cross-sectional study was conducted to determine how dogs respond to canine massage therapy practiced by Canine Massage Guild UK practitioners.
For many years fascia was considered an inert tissue, which wraps and gives mechanical support to muscles and other organs. Now it is recognized that different fasciae have different types of nerve innervation. However little is known about the specific innervation on the two types of deep fascia: aponeurotic and epymisial fascia. The aponeurotic and
Margaret Mead, a famous American anthropologist, was once asked what is the earliest sign of civilization. Her answer was a healed fracture humerus found in an archaeological site dated 15,000 years old. One was expected Mead to say pottery, or iron, or farming told, but Mead explained that a healed femur was never found in other
Myofascial release (MFR) has been used for improving body posture, muscle tension and voice, especially for performers. However, scientific evidence is still lacking. A study from Portugal aims to verify the effects of MFR in teachers’ posture, muscular tension, and voice quality. The study was published in the Journal of Voice. Twenty-four school teachers were randomly allocated