Stretching, which is performed by many, seems to be controversy. Traditionally, stretching is recommended before performing an exercise to enhance performance or reduce injuries. However, static stretching, which involves holding a stretch position for several seconds to minutes have been found in several research studies to impair athletes performance. Movement and fitness experts nowadays recommend
Massage has an important role in post-surgical patients; it has been incorporated in a rehabilitation program to improve recovery. A review published in 2016 showed that massage therapy in the postoperative period decreased pain and lowered anxiety in patients that undergone cardiac surgery. A pilot study from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital evaluated the safety and feasibility
Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic degenerative and inflammatory rheumatologic condition that primarily affects the spine. Delayed diagnosis can lead to a debilitating spinal and joint impairment. A study from Bradley University in Illinois, USA examined biomechanical properties of non-contracting (resting) human lower lumbar myofascia in ankylosing spondylitis patients. The study was published in Clinical Biomechanics.
How we describe pain is important and can be a reliable parameter to characterize both acute and chronic pain. A study from Germany published in Pain Reports studied if verbal descriptors can discriminate between deep muscle pain, overlying fascia, or skin pain. Sixteen healthy volunteers participated in the study where electrical stimulation was used to
A study by published in the September 2015 issue of Acta Biomaterialia reported that human tendons exhibits the very unusual auxetic property, meaning that they get fatter rather than thinner when stretched under normal range of motion. Tendons are visco-elastic structures that connect bones to muscles and perform the basic function of force transfer to
Are there still power reserves remaining unused by elite athletes? Markus Roßmann says there are. He teaches soccer coaches how to train their fasciae. Frank Aschoff spoke with him. What made you pick soccer players as your target group for fascial training? I’m an athlete myself. I’ve played basketball in the regional league and the
Frieder Krause and colleagues from Department of Sports Medicine, Goethe University in Germany published a review in Journal of Anatomy to provide an evidence on tensile transmission along myofascial chains based on anatomical dissection studies and in vivo experiments. As evidence for the existence of myofascial chains is growing, and the capability offorce transmission via myofascial chains has been hypothesized. However,
Foam rolling has been studied and showed to increase muscle flexibility. Foam rolling also produces a cross education or cross-over effect, meaning rolling a leg can affect the range of motion of the contralateral unrolled limb. A study from Spain explored further the effects of the application of a foam roller on the ankle dorsiflexion
Hip joint impingement, better known as femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAI or FAIS), is a movement-related condition, which is usually caused by abnormal bone formation of the femoral head and/or the acetabulum. The abnormal bone formation is often genetic in origin. When it occurs at the femoral head, it is termed a cam deformity (“cam” is
BACK AND FRONT FUNCTIONAL LINE MYOFASCIAL MERIDIANS. PERMISSION JOSEPH E. MUSCOLINO. KINESIOLOGY – THE SKELETAL SYSTEM AND MUSCLE FUNCTION, 3RD ED. (ELSEVIER, 2017). The Anatomy Trains Myofascial Meridians concept by Tom Myers is popular amongst manual and movement therapists. There are also several similar myofascial continuity or myofascial chain concepts proposed by different authors (e.g.
