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 […]
the fascia / fibrosis / inflammation connection: the cause of all disease, including cancer?
WHAT IF ALL DISEASES WERE THE RESULT OF SCAR TISSUE? MORE ON THE FASCIA, ECM, INFLAMMATION, FIBROSIS, MORTALITY, CONNECTION For at least two decades I’ve been educating my patients about the root causes of sickness and disease. In fact, the more I study this issue, the more I realize that when you boil it all […]
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 […]
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 […]
chronic neck pain: systemic inflammation -vs- local inflammation — healing chronic neck pain by inducing inflammation
CHRONIC NECK PAIN: SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION -VS- LOCAL INFLAMMATION (HEALING CHRONIC NECK PAIN BY INDUCING LOCAL INFLAMMATION) We all know that when it comes to health, inflammation is bad. Or is it? Understanding the difference between local inflammation and systemic inflammation is paramount if you want to solve chronic health issues, including CHRONIC PAIN. Let me […]
scar tissue: america’s number one cause of chronic pain, chronic illness, and death
Death by Scar Tissue (Fibrosis) Note from Dr Schierling: This post was originally published a decade ago. Given the changing landscape of medical information and previous efforts to restrict this content via shadow-banning and outright censorship, I have updated and republished it for accuracy and relevance as of 1/26/2026. When you think of the Western […]
the inflammation, scar tissue, degeneration conundrum: the three horsemen of chronic pain and disease
“The repair process of damaged tissue involves the coordinated activities of several cell types in response to local and systemic signals. During chronic tissue damage, the inflammatory-cell infiltration and fibroblast activation persists, while the reparative capacity of stem cells (satellite cells) is attenuated. Abnormal dystrophic muscle repair and its end stage, fibrosis, represent the final […]
the painful dilemma produced by fascial adhesions
FASCIAL ADHESIONSA COMMONLY OVERLOOKED CAUSE OF CHRONIC PAIN Annemarie Busschers I well remember an incident that happened while in Anatomy Class back when I was in Chiropractic School in St. Louis. The instructor was talking about the periosteum in relationship to a bone-bruise, referring to it as, “the single most pain-sensitive tissue in the body.” […]
fascial manipulation and the relationship to fibroblastic activity
FASCIAL MANIPULATION AND FIBROBLASTIC ACTIVITY Anatomist90 ANTERIOR NECK MUSCLES Anatomist90 RIB CAGE & ABDOMINAL MUSCLES “The human body must be considered as a functional unit, where every area is in communication with another through the fascial continuum, consequently originating perfect tensegritive equilibrium…The fibroblasts represent the foundation of the fascial system, […]
adhesed fascia, chronic pain, and fibrosis
“You’ve got this injury you just can’t shake. You take time off. You ice and stretch and do all the right things but you’re still limping home. You spend too much time trying to articulate your particular brand of hurt to those loved ones who still put up with you. You follow referrals to physical […]
breaking fascia (tissue remodeling) can cause a herxheimer reaction
BIOFILMS, HERXHEIMER REACTIONS AND TISSUE REMODELING “Biofilms are increasingly being recognized as the preferred mode of growth of microbes in a wide range of habitats and have a large and varied role in human activities.” From the homepage of the Cambridge University Press’ medical journal, Biofilms “The vast majority of laboratory methods used today examine […]