John Harvey Kellogg (1852-1943), best known for his corn flakes, was also involved in the world of health and was an advocate for massage therapy. He even wrote a book on massage, titled The Art of Massage. Kellogg was an American physician who pioneered the health food movement in the late 19th century. He was
Manual treatment of the fascia involves several techniques, each aimed at allowing the various layers of the connective system to slide over each other, improving the responses of the afferents in case of dysfunction. However, before becoming acquainted with a method, one must be aware of the structure and function of the tissue that needs
A review paper from researchers at department of physiotherapy, University of Sydney examined the effectiveness of exercise and soft tissue massage either in isolation or in combination for the treatment of non-specific shoulder problems. “Nonspecific shoulder pain” refers to shoulder pain without a clear pathology or physical signs. The review was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Clinical observation suggests that hip abductor weakness is common in patients with low back pain (LBP). A study from University of Iowa published in European Journal of Spine compared the prevalence of hip abductor weakness in a clinical population with chronic non-specific LBP and a matched sample without LBP. One hundred fifty subjects with chronic non-specific
Fascial Fitness, the original connective tissue conditioning program, has been growing for several years. An ever increasing number of high profile sporting, fitness and therapeutic organizations are now using and incorporating the Fascial Fitness conditioning techniques into their assessment, movement and training regimes. Amongst these are the World Cup winning German Soccer Team and the
Foam rolling or also called self myofascial release is getting popular in fitness, exercise therapy and manual therapies. It is claimed to be an effective complement to massage, trigger point treatments, and also for stretching & increasing ROM. As many would then say “More research is needed to know its effects.” There are several skeptics
Fascia Science Made Simple and Applicable to your Practice By Bethany Ward In recent years, we’ve gotten really excited as serious scientists and academics have caught our enthusiasm for connective tissues. Every three years, clinicians like you and me gather with pre-eminent fascia scientists at the International Fascia Research Congress, to share our insights and further
Fascia as an organ of Communication by Robert Schleip More than twenty years ago, I was involved in a dispute between instructors of the Feldenkrais Method of somatic education and teachers of the Rolfing Method of Structural Integration. Advocates of the second group had claimed that many postural restrictions are due to pure mechanical adhesions and
Fascial Fitness is a new approach for fostering a remodeling of more resilient (stronger & more elastic) collagen tissue network through adequately tailored exercises. It is a unique training program for the development of supple, flexible and strong connective tissue! Fascial Fitness translates the current insights of fascial research into a practical training program that stimulates the remodelling
