I was walking along the beach today and started thinking about how much we take “functional feet” for granted. Let’s face it, the only time you think about your feet is when they’re misbehaving (read “painful”)…. And the plantar fascia (aponeurosis) is so often the cause of that pain. Take a look at the picture…
DetailsAcute inflammation is a biological response of the immune system and the very keystone of healing. Helene Langevin (FRS Webinar May 2020) identifies fascia and its extracellular matrix as the “arena” of the inflammatory reaction and so the home for our immune response. The health of our fascia and the efficacy of our lymphatic system…
DetailsBoth circulating and cellular biomarkers underscore that diabetes is a chronic inflammatory disease. Diabetes not only increases the risk of macrovascular complications like strokes and heart attacks but also microvascular complications like diabetic retinopathy (eyes), neuropathy (nerves), and nephropathy (kidneys). According to the American Diabetes Association, 30.3 million people or 9.4% of the American population,…
DetailsToday, we continue the discussion about TARGETED NUTRUTION! Last week, we discussed the importance of Vitamin C and Glycine in the diet for maintaining/rehabilitating tendon. In one particular experiment, Keith Baar and colleagues found that consuming 15G of gelatin doubled the amount of collagen synthesis compared to a control group, and another cohort that only…
DetailsAs mentioned in the most recent MeetUp, I will be posting regular suggestions as recommended reading: Clinical Relevance of Fascial Tissue and Dysfunction. Klingler W, Velders M, Hoppe K, Schleip R. Curr Pain Headache Rep (2014) 18: 439 Targeted Nurtition Part II: Breaking down, starting up: can a vitamin C–enriched gelatin supplement before exercise increase…
DetailsThe 2018 Berlin Fascia Research Congress saw the unveiling of painstaking work created by the passionate Fascial Net Plastination Project volunteers and Dr Vladimir Chemerinsky of the Plastinarium in Guben, Germany. The brainchild of Dr. Robert Schleip, this audacious undertaking strived to represent the “fascial body” as the featured tissue in a series of wonderous…
DetailsAs we learned last week, the Standard Australian/American (S.A.D) Diet leaves a lot to be desired, the end result over time can be obesity and general poor health as well as multiple co-morbidities stemming from Metabolic Syndrome. Nutrition offers a nontoxic long-term approach to chronic disease management, potential for reducing pain and inflammation, and supports…
DetailsRemember we talked about our fascia being the “home” of inflammation, and henceforth the arena which will dictate our capacity to heal? Hippocrates said millennia ago “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food”? Unfortunately, modern Western medicine seems to have overlooked this basic tenet of human health, so we find ourselves living…
DetailsNow might be a good time to talk about the difference between densification and fibrosis. These terms are definitely NOT interchangeable! Both densification and fibrosis are capable of modifying the mechanical properties of deep fasciae and can damage the function of underlying muscles or organs, so an understanding and distinction between the two makes it…
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