Fascia and Pain or Pain and Fascia?
Does Pain Cause Problems in Fascia, or Do Problems in Fascia Cause Pain? “You might attribute a painful neck or a backache to tired muscles or stiff joints. But these symptoms can also be caused by a part of your body you probably haven’t heard of: the fascia. Although fascia looks like one sheet of […]
Reversing Pain Caused by Thickened Fascia
Addressing Densified or Thickened Fascia to Address Chronic Pain Although I have been discussing THICKENED FASCIA on my site for at least 15 years (oftentimes referred to by the scientific community as fascia that has undergone a process of “DENSIFICATION“) there is some very cool new research on the subject. Studies that not only verify […]
Pain Relief for the Potential Out-of-State or International Patient
Please Rescue Me From My Pain! Be sure to stick around for the second half of today’s post because I take you through a contact form that I received just yesterday (I turned it into a CASE HISTORY). Everyone (that would be everyone as in “everyone“) who CONTACTS ME wants to know the same thing. […]
The Thoracolumbar Fascia: Non-Specific Back Pain and New Imaging Technologies
The THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA is arguably the single hottest area of study as far as low back pain is concerned. With LBP being almost ubiquitous in America (and increasing due to our sedentary, tech-driven lifestyles), it should pique your interest that the powers-that-be are now saying that almost 9 of 10 cases of low back pain […]
Fascial Adhesions Solved After a Fifteen Year Struggle with Neck Pain and Muscle Spasms
If you’ve ever skimmed over the surface of the crystal-clear CURRENT RIVER you share a bond with Molly. How so? Her family manufactures Blazer Boats in Ellington. In fact, it was her dad who referred her in because of CHRONIC NECK PAIN and HEADACHES, not to mention the funky stroke-like neurological symptoms she was having. […]
The Many Benefits of Hanging: Pain Relief and Better Joint Function
When I suggest to patients that they should be “hanging,” it immediately conjures up images of the Old West for some of them. This is not the sort of hanging we are going to discuss today! Today I want to show you that there are some truly amazing benefits of hanging (axial traction) that go […]
Fascial Adhesions Lead to Chronic Pain: Solutions to a Cheerleading Accident
Although Cassie’s case was extremely common as far as what was wrong with her (FASCIAL ADHESIONS caused by SEVERE TRAUMA had caused unbearable neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain, and headaches), the mechanism of her injury was anything but. At age 11, she had been invited to be part of an elite cheer-squad, made up […]
6 Conclusions From Brand New Research into Fascia’s Relationship to the Immune System
Although fascia’s relationship to the immune system is the focus of this post, we will cover much more than that. We will delve into brand new research on its relationship to the neuro-endocrine system and mechano-transductive systems as well; touching on several other little-understood functions of fascia along the way, particularly the way it handles […]
Shoulder Pain Solutions in Mountain View, Missouri
Hollywood Actor Finds Relief From Chronic Shoulder Pain in Mountain View After watching the movie Green Book a few years ago, OUR FAMILY had no idea it would go on to win the Academy Award for “Best Picture,” but we did know that we had watched a truly great film. Wikipedia describes the movie thusly….. […]
Pain Relief: Why the Latest Research Shows that Fascia is no Longer the Red-Headed Stepchild of the Biomedical Community
For those who don’t know, the term “red-headed stepchild” (there is much debate about the phrase’s origin) implies that someone or something has been neglected, mistreated or unwanted. Historically speaking, this is exactly where FASCIA RESEARCH lives used to live. Thanks to a growing number of research experts, practitioners who are increasingly addressing FASCIAL ADHESIONS, […]
fascia has contractile properties
IMPLICATIONS OF FASCIA’S ABILITY TO CONTRACT Although it’s not a totally new concept (I’ve spoken of it on several occasions — HERE, HERE, and HERE), a brand new study shed even more light on fascia’s ability to act as a contractile tissue. DR. ROBERT SCHLEIP led a team of 10 researchers from Europe and Australia […]
the battle over breast implants: new research shows what we’ve known for decades — they can cause autoimmunity
HUGE STUDY LINKS BREAST IMPLANTS TO AUTOIMMUNITY. NOT SURPRISINGLY, FDA DENIES “There is no scientific evidence that breast implants and leakage of silicone has been the cause of any type of autoimmune disease.”Dr. David Song, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and vice chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of […]
is your chronic pain centralized or not? could it be due to fascial adhesions?
YOUR CHRONIC PAIN MAY NOT BE “CENTRAL SENSITIZATION” AFTER ALL “I have so much fascia pain all over due to a signal change in my spinal cord (neck region). I’m not really sure how to address this as I know the cause and my cord has been decompressed (10 months post-op). Unfortunately I have what […]
fascia’s relationship to chronic back pain: should we discard the current model of mechanical low back pain?
FASCIA AND CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: SHOULD WE DISCARD THE TERM ‘MECHANICAL BACK PAIN’? Before we jump into the meat of today’s post, allow me to show you some quotes from studies and articles on “mechanical back pain,” which is often referred to as “nonspecific low back pain” or NSLBP. Be aware that in many cases […]
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 […]
blood, lymph, and other bodily fluids as fascia?
FASCIA, TENSEGRITY AND FLUID DYNAMICS: A NEW MODEL FOR LOOKING AT THE WAY FASCIA FUNCTIONS “Blood and lymphatic vessels are solid fascial structures; what they carry is liquid fascia. The unusual characteristic of blood is the fact that the extracellular matrix is a liquid, which means that blood is a fluid connective tissue. In addition […]
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 […]
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 […]
stretching, fascia, and cancer: a new frontier in cancer treatment and prevention
CAN STRETCHING REALLY HELP PREVENT OR EVEN REVERSE CANCER? Although the research on what constitutes the best form of stretching is all over the place, most experts would agree that good / normal ranges of motion in all anatomical areas are important. So it shouldn’t come as a shock that we know from peer-review that […]
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, […]