We usually assume that people with chronic neck or back pain will exhibit increased stiffness on related muscles. Manual therapists working with people with chronic neck pain will try to “loosen” those tight neck and shoulder muscles. Recently there is also another view that pain is not be related to muscle stiffness. For example, some
We usually assume that people with chronic neck pain will exhibit increased stiffness of their neck muscles. Manual therapists working with people with chronic neck pain tend to work on loosening those tight neck and shoulder muscles. Recently there is also another view that neck pain may not be related to muscle stiffness. While some
Scar forms quickly after an injury. This rapid formation of fibrotic tissue to patch wounds is a key to our survival, scars prevent infection and bleeding. But in some cases of deep wound, abnormal scarring can occur which can create non-healing chronic wounds or fibrosis. In a study published in the Nature, researchers from Helmholtz
Tensor fascia latae (TFL) muscle is often implicated in many musculoskeletal disorders of the lower limbs TFL is attached to the ITB, and it has been suggested that dysfunction of TFL could increase hip internal rotation, increased ITB tension, and inhibition leading to a weakening of gluteal muscles. These conditions could result in suboptimal patellofemoral
Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) shows pelvic pain with common symptoms on the anterior abdominal wall, and the lumbosacral back or the buttocks. It is multifactorial pain disorder which could be due to structural and functional muscular abnormalities, dysfunctional pain systems, and psychological distress. Myofascial Therapy on the pelvic floor is commonly applied to improving
Muscle strain is one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries in sports athletes. Skeletal muscles and their tendons are not the only structures transmitting and bearing loads. Fascia has been demonstrated to have a role in force transmission with a close connection to the muscles. It is commonly assumed that strains in the soft tissue
Carpal tunnel syndrome the most frequent debilitating condition of the hand, affecting 1 to 3% of the population. It is commonly described as the entrapment of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel. There is also a hypothesis that it is due to compression in the nerves serving the epineurium (outermost layer of connective tissue
MFR reduces swelling and inflammation, attenuates myofascial pain, enhances wound healing. The mechanism on wound healing and regulation of the local inflammatory response attributed to fibroblasts, the primary cell type in connective tissue. Fibroblasts respond to mechanical stimuli leading to gene expression modifications and therefore are considered a target for MFR treatment. Researchers from the
A study published in Journal of Sport Rehabilitation investigated muscle-specific and connective tissue-specific responses after foam rolling in recreational athletes with different rolling experience. The study was conducted with 40 participants, consisting of 20 foam rolling experienced and 20 non-experienced athletes. The intervention included 5 trials per 45 seconds of foam rolling of the lateral
Arterial puncture or radial artery puncture is a medical procedure that is performed to obtain a sample of arterial blood for analysis. This procedure is often needed in critically ill patients, and it causes substantial pain and discomfort, but there is no effective intervention to reduce this pain. Hand massage has been shown to
