man drives from new jersey to mountain view, missouri to find relief from chronic pain
Dan and I hit it off from the moment he walked into my clinic for his 6:30 am appointment. He had driven all the way from New Jersey because of chronic pain and was excited to get started. Eight years ago Dan was in an altercation where a friend restrained him by grabbing his […]
the latest in fascia as related to sports injuries
Germany’s Ulm University is home to DR. ROBERT SCHLEIP’S Fasica Research Group, which recently got a group of 13 physicians and elite researchers from around the world together to determine the role of fascia rehab in regards to SPORTS INJURIES. The results are found in one of the BMJ stable of publications; the British […]
chronic pain and fascial adhesions in an airborne solder: solved!
When Paden came to see me last week for his second visit (his first was sometime in September of last year), he refreshed my memory of why he had come to see me and what he had been going through as far as CHRONIC PAIN and dysfunction prior to that visit. Simply stated, he was […]
the british journal of sports medicine publishes position paper on fascia
Injuries to a variety of fascial tissues cause a significant loss of performance in sports and have a potential role in the development and perpetuation of musculoskeletal disorders, including lower back pain. A major goal of clinicians is to return athletes and patients to activity, training and competition after injury. Earlier this month and just […]
new research on the thoracolumbar fascia’s relationship to the abdominal muscles
THE THORACOLUMBAR / ABDOMINAL CONNECTION: HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR CORE STABILITY? Last week the journal Clinical Anatomy published a study titled Anatomical and Functional Relationships Between the External Abdominal Oblique Muscle and the Posterior Layer of the Thoracolumbar Fascia. Allow me to help break down the abstract and show you yet another reason that […]
mechanical threshold and breaking fascial adhesions
MECHANICAL THRESHOLD & ADHESED FASCIA WHAT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE YOUR CONDITION Jump online, do a Google search, and you’ll find a huge amount of information on the PHYSICS & BIOMECHANICS of soft tissues, including FASCIA. Although I’m not a numbers guy when it comes to calculating loads and elasticity […]
the november 2018 fascia congress
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE LATEST FASCIA CONGRESS? According to their website, the Fascia Research Society, “was established as a membership organization to facilitate, encourage and support the dialogue and collaboration between clinicians, researchers and academicians, in order to further our understanding of the properties and functions of fasciae.” Every other year they put on the Fascia […]
rib pain, rib tissue pain & musculoskeletal chest pain: the fascia connection
NON-CARDIAC CHEST PAINNO, YOU’RE NOT CRAZY! “Chest pain presents a diagnostic challenge in outpatient family medicine. Non-cardiac causes are common.”From the November 2005 issue of the American Family Physician (Diagnosing the Cause of Chest Pain) In my clinic I treat lots and lots of people who suffer from various sorts of non-cardiac, musculoskeletal chest pain […]
chronic pain after logger is crushed by a tree
CHRONIC NECK PAIN FROM INJURED FASCIATISSUE REMODELING DRAMATICALLY IMPROVESTHE LIFE OF A LOCAL LOGGING ACCIDENT SURVIVOR In many ways TR has lived the life of a Hollywood stuntman. Case in point, he had just finished doing the video below and was at the front desk taking care of his visit (his third — the first […]
systemic fascial adhesions and chronic nausea
SYSTEMICALLY ADHESED FASCIA AND CHRONIC NAUSEA “Nausea and vomiting are among the most frequently occurring symptoms observed by clinicians. The involvement and importance of vagal neurocircuitry in the generation of nausea and vomiting has been well defined across several species including humans — it has been accepted for over a century that the locus for […]
systemic fascial adhesions: a case history
I frequently get emails like THIS ONE (people whom, unfortunately, I cannot help). I also get a lot of can-you-help-me requests from people who have SYSTEMICALLY ADHESED FASCIA. These are the individuals who are literally being “TETHERED” by restricted fascia all over their bodies. Can I help these folks? It depends. I’ve found that the […]
another reason to strive to avoid back surgery: the thoracolumbar fascia
A Better Understanding of the Thoracolumbar Fascia Might Help You Prevent A Back Surgery! Dr. Helen Langevin is back as part of a yet another team of researchers from several universities studying the THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA. The Thoracolumbar Fascia — the football-sized diamond-shaped area of fascia in the small of the back — is unique because […]
fascia and nerve entrapment in the hand
Although I don’t use it nearly as much as I used to (the TISSUE REMODELING gets better / quicker results for most of the problems I treat), was certified in acupuncture by the late Dr. Jon Sunderledge of the Chicago area back in ’90 or ’91. One of the first points that budding acupuncturists learn […]
fascia research: the temporoparietal fascia
The Temporoparietal Fascia and Your Neck Pain and Headaches StatPearls describes itself as providing “peer-reviewed and PubMed-indexed review articles” created for the express purpose of helping healthcare professionals “identify knowledge deficits and quickly review to acquire or refresh medical knowledge…. to provide health professionals with the educational tools needed to identify weaknesses and stay current.” They […]
non-specific low back pain as related to fascia
Back in March, the journal Lancet said of low back pain (Series from the Lancet Journals: Low Back Pain), “Barriers to optimal evidence-based management include widespread misconceptions of the general public and health professionals about the causes and prognosis of low back pain and the effectiveness of different treatments, fragmented and outdated models of care, […]
low back pain and the differences between muscle and fascia in nociception
Muscle or Fascia Which is Responsible for Your Pain? When we look at the THREE TYPES OF PAIN, Type I (simple nociception) is not only the most common, but is also the type that people have the best chance of recovering from (see link). Not to be confused with PROPRIOCEPTION (extremely important in fascia, and […]
another study on fascia and advanced glycation end products (ages)
FASCIA AND ADVANCED GLYCATION ENDPRODUCTS (AGES): THE SUGAR YOU EAT TODAY WILL BE THE DAMAGE YOU WEAR TOMORROW The picture above is taken from an 1892 book titled On Contractions of the Fingers (Dupuytren’s and Congenital Contractions) and on Hammer-Toe, showing the thickening and contractions at the base of the fingers and upper palm area, […]
fascia in peer review: the latest fascia review
THE LATEST, COOLEST (AND MOST CONTROVERSIAL) STUDIES ON FASCIA MORE FASCIA AND WHOLE BODY VIBRATION Besides bone, muscle and tendon, the deep fascia of the vertebrate body comprises a biomechanically unique connective cell and tissue layer with integrative functions to support global and regional strain, tension, and even muscle force during movement and performance control. […]
mindfulness -vs- fascia: vox takes on pain
IS MINDFULNESS REALLY THE ANSWER TO MOST CHRONIC HEALTH ISSUES AND PAIN? Brian Resnick recently wrote an article for Vox called 100 Million Americans Have Chronic Pain. Very Few Use One of the Best Tools to Treat it, which contains a variety of information about CHRONIC PAIN in general (BTW, his 100 million stat is […]
m.e.d. (minimal effective dose) as related to chronic neck pain and restricted cervical fascia
What is “Minimal Effective Dose” and How Can You Use it to Help Solve Your Chronic Pain? We live in a society where if a little is good, more must be better. And if more is better, pile it on, with every area of life proving this out time and time again. This is the […]