fascia and fibromyalgia: a brand new study explores the link
FASCIA’S RELATIONSHIP TO FIBROMYALGIA: NEW STUDY EXPLORES THE LINK “This fascial continuum is crucial for proper motor coordination and the final movement to take place. Everyday movements of the body are possible thanks to the presence of the fascial tissues and their inseparable interconnection, which allows the sliding of the muscular framework and the sliding […]
cancer thrives in stiff dense tissues
CANCER. It’s a word no one wants to hear. But contrary to what the medical community is currently saying (IT’S MOSTLY DUE TO BLIND CHANCE) there are things you can do to help prevent it; one of the first being the need to understand DR. OTTO WARBURG’S work — work that while originally done in […]
what do tears in fascia look like?
TEARS IN FASCIA AND FASCIAL ADHESIONS: WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE? If you’ve followed my site for any length of time you are already aware that I’m the FASCIAL ADHESION guy — the microscopic tears in fascia. Although there are ANY NUMBER OF WAYS that fascia can tear and subsequently adhese, a somewhat less common […]
simple self-test for adhesed fascia in the cervical spine
CHRONIC NECK PAIN?A SIMPLE SELF-TEST FOR HELPING DETERMINEWHETHER CERVICAL FASCIA MIGHT BE THE CULPRIT After describing the “paucity of soft tissue education” in our nation’s chiropractic colleges, the profession’s leading authority on connective tissues, Dr. Warren Hammer (he’s been in practice for over sixty years), stated in the new issue of Dynamic Chiropractic (Soft Tissue […]
fascia, breathing difficulties, rib tissue pain, and copd
A few months ago I wrote a post about the work of physician and fascia researcher, Bruno Bordoni (HERE). He’s back for the attack with a brand new study called Chest Pain in Patients with COPD: The Fascia’s Subtle Silence, published in last month’s issue of the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Having […]
the weirder, wackier, and more widespread the neurological issues, the less likely fascia remodeling will help
VIDEO TESTIMONIAL: WEIRD NEUROLOGICAL ISSUES ARE NOT WHAT FASCIA REMODELING IS ABOUT When it comes to what I do in my clinic with FASCIA REMODELING, the results can be out of this world (HERE). Because of this I am inundated by emails from people wanting to know if I can help them with this problem or […]
case history: post-surgical skull pain
POST-SURGICAL SKULL PAIN / A CASE HISTORY Every once and awhile I will take an email someone sends me and turn it into a CASE HISTORY that can be shared with everyone. This latest comes from “Julie”. I had skull reconstruction surgery in 2015. They removed part of my skull on the left side and […]
is science’s latest discovery — the interstitium — really a new organ or is it something the fascia research community has known about all along?
IS THE INTERSTITIUM REALLY A NEW……ORGAN? “We propose a revision of the anatomical concepts of the submucosa, dermis, fascia, and vascular adventitia, suggesting that, rather than being densely-packed barrier-like walls of collagen, they are fluid-filled interstitial spaces. In sum, we describe the anatomy and histology of a previously unrecognized, though widespread, macroscopic, fluid-filled space within […]
a decade of back pain caused by heavy farm work solved in one visit
INTENSE FARM WORK CAN CAUSE BACK PAIN: WE JUST MIGHT HAVE THE SOLUTION Having grown up on a large Kansas farm, I can assure you that farm work can at times be rough. There’s haying, gardening, shoveling, chopping, sawing, digging, working cattle, and lots of lifting. And that’s just for starters. To top it all […]
dr. bruno bordoni on fascia and its relationship to pain and disease
ROME’S DR. BRUNO BORDONI; EXPERT ON FASCIA AND IT’S RELATIONSHIP TO PAIN, DYSFUNCTION, AND DISEASE Although first touted by DR ANDREW TAYLOR STILL, there is a growing number of elite scientists researchers, and physicians, who believe the solution to many — some would say most — chronic illness and chronic pain is in the fascia […]
fascia, inflammation, fibrosis, and chronic pain / chronic disease
FASCIA, INFLAMMATION, FIBROSIS, AND CHRONIC PAIN / CHRONIC DISEASE Doc, I have a bone to pick with you and the rest of the medical profession: I am real tired of hearing about pain. I have no pain. I have loss of functionality without pain. I am also real tired of hearing about injury, There is […]
case study: her problems started after a “minor” plastic surgery
PLASTIC SURGERY STARTS A DOWNHILL SPIRAL Every once and awhile, if I think a significant number of people might benefit, I take an email and turn it into a CASE STUDY. This one comes from “Sue” (name changed to protect her identity). Be aware that I do not have time to respond to most emails […]
fascia and biomechanics: making or breaking your chronic pain and chronic illness
HOW IMPORTANT IS FASCIA AND BIOMECHANICS? FASCIA IS EVERYTHING! According to a popular online dictionary, Biomechanics is defined as “the study of the structure and function of the mechanical aspects of biological systems, at any level from whole organisms to organs, cells and cell organelles, using principles of mechanics and physics.” In other words, everything […]
thickened fascia: what, where, why, when, and how to solve
WHAT “THICKENED” FASCIA REALLY TELLS YOU “In some places the fascia is thinner than nylon pantyhose, but in other places, such as the Iliotibial band on the outside of the leg, it can be much thicker. All the nerves and blood vessels run through the fascia. Therefore, if the connective tissue is tight, the associated […]
pre-surgical and post-surgical rules for preventing your chances of developing scar tissue, fibrosis, adhesions, and chronic pain
Having a Surgery? Go into it as Uninflamed as Possible On occasion I take a “can-you-help-me-with-this-particular-problem” email, and turn it into a CASE STUDY so that everyone can benefit. This latest edition comes to you from Josh B in response to a popular post I wrote called POST-SURGICAL ADHESIONS: ABDOMINAL WALL -VS- ABDOMINAL CAVITY. Be aware that […]
What Exactly Are Fascial Adhesions and Why It Is So Important to Do Whatever Is Needed to Break Them?
Fascial Adhesions: Deal With Them or They Will Deal With You! Inflammation presents a conundrum to friction-free fascia. On one hand it’s critical for normal healing processes and should be harnessed. But on the other, if there is too much inflammation, rest assured there will be problems — lots of problems (HERE). Furthermore, it’s critical […]
ex-wives, cheaters, and crushing fascial adhesions
ANOTHER WAY TO DESTROY FASCIAL ADHESIONS When I say I used to be a powerlifter, I don’t mean that I was really a powerlifter, and certainly not in the Donnie Thompson sense of the word. I was long, lean, and scrawny (personally I’d rather you refer to me as “ripped” or maybe “shredded”). I became […]
fascial adhesions are a chief culprit in numerous chronic pain syndromes caused by cutaneous nerve entrapments
FASCIAL ADHESIONS, CHRONIC PAIN, AND CUTANEOUS NERVE ENTRAPMENTS: MORE COMMON THAN YOU EVER DREAMED! I’ve talked at length here about the way that SCAR TISSUE (the FIBROSIS that in essence causes MICROSCOPICALLY ADHESED FASCIA) is not only a major cause of CHRONIC PAIN, but that said tissue has the potential to be as much as […]
can adhesions in the thoracolumbar fascia drive sciatica? how common are entrapments of the superior cluneal nerve?
THORACOLUMBAR-DRIVEN LEG PAIN / SCIATICA: IS IT A REAL THING? LET’S ASK THE SUPERIOR CLUNEAL NERVE Almost two decades ago I realized that low back pain was often times the result of problems in the Thoracolumbar Fascia (HERE, HERE and HERE). Not long after, I learned that as much as a third or more of […]
adhesions of the thoracolumbar fascia: 23 years of chronic back pain solved in one visit
ADESIONS OF THE THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA: TWENTY THREE YEARS OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN SOLVED IN A SINGLE VISIT! Ashley’s case reminded me of a person that I treated several years ago who had dealt with years of CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN after falling out of a second story window onto a PVC drain pipe as a […]