Active fascial contractility: an in vitro mechanographic investigation

Schleip R et al., in: Findley TW & Schleip R (eds.), Fascia research – Basic science and implications for conventional and complementary health care. Elsevier Science, Munich 2007.

The spring-like function of the lumbar fascia in human walking

Zorn A et al., in: Findley TW & Schleip R (eds.), Fascia research – Basic science and implications for conventional and complementary health care. Elsevier Science, Munich 2007 (plus video).

Fascia is able to actively contract and thereby to influence musculoskeletal mechanics

Letter to the Editor concerning "A hypothesis of chronic back pain: ligament subfailure injuries lead to muscle control dysfunction" (M. Panjabi).

Eur Spine J (2007) 16(10):1733-5

In this response to Manohar Panjabi's previously posted hypothesis we suggest to include the thoracolumbar fascia into the proposed new explanatory model for chronic back pain. We present evidence that the thoracolumbar fascia is significantly involved in all three levels of the hypothesis: the transducer (mechanosensory) function of spinal connective tissues, their structural role, and their proneness for subfailure injuries. The full text version is available for subscribers or for purchase from Springer Verlag. Or: request a personal PDF-copy from us via email.

Active fascial contractility: Fascia is able to contract and relax in a smooth muscle like manner and thereby influence biomechanical behavior

Acta Physiologica (2006) 186 Suppl 1, 247, Abstract

Active fascial contractility: Fascia is able to actively contract and relax in a smooth muscle-like manner and thereby influence biomechanical behavior

September 2005, 1st Internat. Congress of Osteopathic Medicine, Poster

Passive muscle stiffness may be influenced by active contractility of intramuscular connective tissue

Medical Hypotheses (2006) 66, 66-71

Active fascial contractility: Fascia may be able to contract in a smooth muscle-like manner and thereby influence musculoskeletal dynamics

Medical Hypotheses (2005) 65, 273-277

Presentation to “5^th Interdiscipl. World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain”

November 2004, slides & text of oral presentation (PDF-file, 370 KB)

Active Contraction of the Thoracolumbar Fascia

– indications of a new factor in low back pain research with implications for manual therapy

May 2004, 2-page abstract for the 5^th World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain (PDF file, 50 KB)