Following the overwhelming response to last week’s #funfacts on the subject of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, let’s look into the mid- and longer-term health implications for elite dancers…. OK, so it’s an aged article (2004) but the incidence if not necessity for elite dancers to be somewhere on the hypermobility spectrum has…
Our theme of the neural fascia continures this week with a look at the arachnoid mater, the second layer of protective fascial tissue around the brain and spinal cord, both beautifully demonstrated in these images supplied through “Wickiwand”. The arachnoid mater is a derivative of the neural crest mesectoderm in the embryo, and while it…
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS), or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder are common but frequently under-diagnosed conditions affecting both females and males (but are more common in females). They are heritable genetic non-inflammatory connective tissue disorders, with the prevalence amongst children estimated at between 5 and 18%. There are variations in incidence associated with ethnicity, reducing with age (Peterson…
This is our final week of looking at the meninges, and our inevitable conclusion is with the Pia Mater – the “tender Mother” in contrast to the “tough Mother” that is the Dura Mater. Both the Pia and Arachnoid Mater derive from of the neural crest while the Dura is derived from embryonic mesoderm. The…
Further to our exploration of the cranial and spinal meninges, I wanted to expand today on the remarkable Pia Mater – the “tender Mother” in contrast to the “tough Mother” that is the Dura Mater. Both the Pia and Arachnoid Mater derive from of the neural crest while the Dura is derived from embryonic mesoderm.…
DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE Dupuytren’s contracture is a condition most therapists have seen at some point in their careers. Characterised by contracture of the connective tissues of the palmar aponeurosis which cover the flexor tendons of the hand (Chaitow, 2014), Dupuytren’s commonly affects older men particularly of Scandinavian and Celtic ancestry (earning it the title “Viking disease”).…