fascia and its role in the manual treatment of soft tissue dysfunction
FASCIATHE ROLE IT PLAYS IN THE MANUAL TREATMENTOF SOFT TISSUE INJURY AND DYSFUNCTION “Fascia has been described as a bodywide tensional network, which consists of all fibrous collagenous soft tissues, whose fibrous architecture is dominantly shaped by tensional strain instead of compression. This continuous network envelops and connects all muscles and organs. Elements of this […]
fibrotic fascia and migraine headaches
MIGRAINE HEADACHESAND ADHESED FASCIA Klaus Hausmann – Köln/Deutschland – Pixabay “More than 60 million American adults report experiencing a migraine, and they affect women at a rate 3 times higher than men. Most people with migraines experience their first migraine as an adult, but children and teenagers can fall victim to them, too. Medical experts […]
dealing with patients who have huge areas of scar tissue
SCAR TISSUE AND FIBROSIS ALL OVER THE BODYIS THERE A SOLUTION? Noupload – Pixabay I believe that there’s a solution for virtually every health problem short of rigor mortis. It’s just a matter of finding the right person to help and motivate you to help yourself. I frequently get questions from patients who want to […]
the relationship between inflammation and scar tissue
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCAR TISSUE AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATION Hans Braxmeier – Neu-Ulm/Deutschland – Pixabay “Fibrosis is the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue in a reparative or reactive process. Physiologically this acts to deposit connective tissue, which can obliterate the architecture and function of the underlying organ or tissue. Fibrosis […]
scar tissue of the abdominal muscles
OpenStax College “If a scar is thick and deep, it can limit movement and cause pain.”From physical therapist Cynthia Neville’s June 2013 article for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (Scar Management: Massage after Abdominal Surgery). If you read the quote from Neville at the top of the page, you might assume that this is ANOTHER […]
scar tissue: why isn’t it better understood in terms of chronic pain?
“Myofascial pain syndrome is a fancy way to describe muscle pain. It refers to pain and inflammation in the body’s soft tissues.
chronic pain: why scar tissue and fascial adhesions are more common today than in the past
SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION AND SCAR TISSUE “Inflammation is the collective name we give a group of Immune System chemicals which are used by cells to communicate with each other. Although for the most part, these chemical compounds are vital and necessary for good health and the healing process, too much of any of them can cause […]
fascial scar tissue
FASCIAL SCARRINGWHAT IS IT, WHAT CAUSES IT, WHY IS IT SO BAD, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? Kai Kalhh – Hamburg/Deutschland – Pixabay Fascia is the most abundant Connective Tissue in the body. Although it goes by different names, it is the thin, cellophane-like membrane that covers muscles, groups of muscles, bones, blood […]
the world’s greatest soccer player — cristiano ronaldo — has patellar tendinosis
CRISTIANO HAS TENDINOSIS IN HIS KNEE Upstairsgbr – Gundelfingen/Deutschland Pixabay Cristiano Ronaldo (age 29) will be playing in the World Cup Soccer Tournament in Rio de Janerio, Brazil for the Portuguese national team. Because he is widely considered the world’s best soccer player (many would argue that Argentina’s Lionel Messi is the greatest), any injury […]
scar tissue and hairballs — more alike than you imagined
THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SCAR TISSUE AND HAIRBALLS WELL-COMBED HAIR Girls Hair TANGLED HAIR Rachel Amarette Fusskopp “We can also think of this fascial scarring and adhesion in terms of hair. Remember our example of well-manicured hair that a comb or brush glides through easily? Now think of the exact opposite. Think of a hair tangle. […]
post-treatment exercise
HOW SOON CAN I STARTEXERCISING AFTER TREATMENT? Heinz Hofmann Photography – Marktredwitz/Deutschland – Pixabay “Most soft tissue injuries take a few weeks to heal, depending on the severity of the sprain or strain, and the general health of the person. It is important to get the correct treatment as soon after the injury as possible […]
What Is Scar Tissue?
“We first have to understand when any soft tissue (muscle, tendons, nerves, fascia, ligaments) are damaged, the body produces scar tissue (also referred to as adhesions). In many patients, the scar response is amplified many times resulting in scarring like cobwebs enveloping the muscles, nerves and joints of the affected areas. This myofascial- bramble or […]
systemic adhesions of the fascia
FASCIA AND CHRONIC PAINDO YOU HAVE MULTIPLE LOCAL PROBLEMS OR A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM? Image by Connexions FASCIA is not only the single most pain-sensitive tissue in your body, it plays significant roles in health and disease that we are only beginning to scratch the surface of (HERE and HERE). Unfortunately, most doctors are not up […]
update on stacy’s horse (scar tissue remodeling)
UPDATE ON STACY’S HORSE SCAR TISSUE REMODELING FOR HORSES If you ever saw Stacy’s horse, “Big Ben“, you would realize that he is aptly named —- he stands nearly 17 hands tall. I took my daughter with me to treat him this evening, and the first things she said as we pulled up to the […]
if you think it will help, beat me with a baseball bat doc!
MORE SCAR TISSUE REMODELING StockSnap I would never let someone do that to me! A patient speaking to me Wednesday as I brought them past another patient I had just done Scar Tissue Remodeling on for a LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS Because I not only deal with people suffering with Chronic Pain on a day-to-day basis, but […]
scar tissue remodeling — for horses?
SCAR TISSUE REMODELING FOR HORSES?WHY NOT? Arsdelicata Scar tissue can restrict movement in adjacent joints, eventually creating injury to the joint itself. This type of restrictive tissue can become stronger and as non-elastic as connective tissue like tendons and cartilage. After an injury, collagen fibers are laid down in a sporadic and unorganized pattern in […]
microscopic scar tissue and chronic pain
CHRONIC PAIN ANDMICROSCOPIC SCAR TISSUE Image by Kaspar1892 The pictures above represent a six month period of the progressive healing of surgery and the Scar Tissue associated with it. Because of the scar’s visible nature, this individual likely did weeks (probably months) of physical therapy and home stretches. But what happens when Scar Tissue is […]
chronic back pain caused by adhesions in the thoracolumbar fascia
FOUR DECADES OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN SOLVEDTHORACOLUMBAR ADHESIONS James and some of his cousins (Gene, I know you’re reading this) still make molasses the old fashioned way —- including growing their own sorghum — a real feat in and of itself here in the Ozark Mountains. James came to see me earlier this week to […]
car crash causes chest injury
CHRONIC CHEST PAIN AFTER CAR ACCIDENTSOLVED WITH TISSUE REMODELING Image by La Cara Salma A few years ago when Amy was away at college, I recall HER DAD telling me about the car accident that she had been in. Due to the violence of the crash and the force of the airbag, she ended up […]
breast cancer, mastectomy, scar tissue, and chronic pain
BREAST CANCER, MASTECTOMY, SCAR TISSUE, AND CHRONIC PAINCOULD THERE BE A SOLUTION FOR YOU? Xusenru – Khusen Rustamov – Moscow/Russia – Pixabay “What we are really trying to get across is that this post-mastectomy pain is something that doesn’t necessarily go away.” Dr. Ognjen Visnjevac, MD, anesthesiologist at State University as told to MedPage Today […]