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. […]
a chronic pain testimonial via e-mail
LONG-DISTANCE PATIENT SENDSEMAIL SHOWING HER IMPROVEMENT Jane Wale came to us from LA by way of east central Africa. She had found our site and honestly had more faith in my ability to fix her than I did (I felt her issue had a significant “SYSTEMIC” component to it that may not respond), but she […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
incredible chronic pain testimonial
CHRONIC PAIN IN THE SPINE: VIDEO TESTIMONIALPAIN RELIEF TWO DECADES AFTER A FIVE ROLL-OVER CAR CRASH When Gretchen says that back in 1994 she was involved in a MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT, it’s quite possibly the understatement of the year (it was a five roll-over crash that killed the vehicle’s other occupant). After being hospitalized with […]
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 […]
fascia’s relationship to grounding / earthing, and why it has the potential to dramatically improve your health
Before we start our review of “grounding” as a potential tool for helping people to address their own health issues (not to mention pain), let’s look at a few quotes on the subject. “Emerging scientific research has revealed a surprisingly positive and overlooked environmental factor on health: direct physical contact with the vast supply of […]
inflammation and fascia: what does inflammation do to connective tissues?
INFLAMMATION’S RELATIONSHIP TO CONNECTIVE TISSUES LIGAMENTS, TENDONS, AND FASCIA In order to understand today’s post, you must understand two simple concepts; inflammation and connective tissue. Connective Tissues are just that — tissues that physically connect various parts of you to other parts of you (FASCIA is a great example of this). Besides fascia, which is […]
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 […]
fascia as a proprioceptive organ and its relationship to chronic pain
FASCIA, PROPRIOCEPTION, AND CHRONIC PAIN “Fascia contains mechanoreceptors and proprioceptors. In other words, every time we use a muscle, we stretch fascia that is connected to spindle cells, Ruffini and Paccini corpuscles and Golgi organs. The normal stretching of fascia thus communicates the force of the muscle contraction and the status of the muscle regarding […]
fascia as an endocrine / neuroendocrine organ
FASCIA AS AN ENDOCRINE / NEUROENDOCRINE ORGAN “Superficial fascia, the adipose layer at the hypodermal level just beneath our skin, is a whole body endocrine organ, a whole body lymphoid organ, a sensory system, a metabolic regulator….” Dr. Gil Hedley from a Facebook post for his Integrative Anatomy website. “Since connective tissue plays an intimate […]
another video testimonial: chronic hip flexor pain and fascial adhesion
CHRONIC HIP FLEXOR PAIN AND FASCIAL ADHESION IN A MIDDLE AGED WOMAN CHRONIC PAIN. It’s a bummer. The kicker is that some experts say that almost one third of Americans — 100,000,000 people — are dealing with some sort of chronic pain. Chronic pain comes in all shapes and sizes. There’s pain due to AUTOIMMUNE […]
ashley black guru and her fascia blaster
Ashley Black Guru & Her Fascia Blasting Tool I really liked the article you wrote about the Fascia Blaster and I agree with you 100% on all points. It is my life’s purpose to help bring all of the “fascia people’s” work into mass adaptation. Ashley Black responding to this post on her fascia blaster […]
tissue deformation: the way connective tissues like fascia are remodeled
TISSUE DEFORMATION: THE BEST METHODS FOR REMODELING FIBROTIC CONNECTIVE TISSUES The soft tissues that I chiefly deal with in my clinic are LIGAMENTS, TENDONS, and FASCIA. Even though muscles are not considered to be “Connective Tissue,” for our discussion they will be simply because most (certainly not all) muscle injuries are actually injuries to fascia […]