WELCOME TO FASCIA RESEARCH GROUP
The Fascia Research Project is a collaboration between the Technical University of Munich (Professorship of Conservative and Rehabilitative Orthopedics) and the non-profit association for research support Verein zur Förderung der Faszienforschung e.V., based in Germany.
In honor of the previous long-term collaboration with Ulm University (2007-2019), the already established name Fascia Research Group will also be continued to describe this collaborative project and its team members.
In close cooperation with other international research groups devoted to the rapidly developing field of fascia research, we attempt to explore the biomechanical, sensorial and physiological properties of the body wide fascial network in the human body from an evidence oriented perspective. Tissues included (in our understanding of the fascial network) encompass aponeuroses, intramuscular connective tissues, tendons, ligaments, joint capsules, septi, retinaculae, in addition to dense irregular connective tissue sheets (‚proper fasciae‘) such as the nucheal fascia or plantar fascia.
Current research activities of this project include:
- Response of human fasciae to therapeutic manipulation, such as e.g. manual myofascial treatments, active/passive stretching, or self-myofascial release.
- Development and optimizing of non-surgical fascia-oriented treatment options for people with pathologies of the musculoskeletal system as well as those recovering functionally after surgery.
- Function of the human lumbar fascia in walking.
- Improved understanding of biomechanical interactions of fascial tissues between foot and leg/hip structures in the human body.
- Fascial perspectives in running analysis and shoe developments.
- The role of calcium activated potassium channels in myofibroblast proliferation and in fibroproliferative diseases.
- Development of new assessment methods for the field of fascia research.
Visit our international networking website:
-> Info about the Fascia Research Society
-> Press Release on Fascial Net Plastination Project at Bodyworlds Exhibition. More about the Fascial Net Plastination Project at https://linktr.ee/fnpp
-> Meldeblatt zur Erfassung des Auftretens von unerwünschten Ereignissen im Zusammenhang mit Foam Rolling: VorlageEinzelfallbericht (For German speaking colleagues only)
-> Homage to Ian L. Naylor
-> Summary of the European Fascia Researcher Exchange Meeting‘ (Techn. Univ. Munich, Nov. 2023): Summary EFREM 2023_Version 2.pdf
**Important dates:
-> World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Girdle Pain, Porto/Portugal, Nov. 2nd-5th, 2026
Publications
Choose between publications for scientists or clinicians
Our current team members
Prof. Dr. Robert Schleip, Prof. Dr. Werner Klingler MD, Dr. Katja Bartsch, Dr. Andreas Brandl, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Bauermeister, Christopher Gordon, Dr. Hans-Udo Richarz, Boris Daake, Dr. Stefan Dennenmoser, Dr. Kai Hodeck, Dr. Heike Jäger, Marilene Martin, Ralf Vogt MSc.
Opportunities for Thesis Supervision and Postdoctoral Research
From time to time, our department is able to supervise doctoral or Master’s theses in selected areas of fascia research that align with our current research priorities. Similarly, we occasionally accept postdoctoral researchers to collaborate with us on-site in Munich, Germany.
You are welcome to contact us (info@fasciaresearch.de) if the following apply:
You plan to conduct experimental research (rather than a literature-based thesis only).
You aim to contribute to the international scientific community by publishing your results in a Medline-indexed journal.
You are prepared to secure your own funding to cover living expenses during your research stay.
You are interested in learning more about our current research priorities to ensure alignment.
If reaching out, please include a brief CV with your message. We will do our best to respond within a week and may invite you for a follow-up video call.
