ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2014
Clinical relevance of fascial tissue and dysfunctions.
Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05991999 (The Effect of Stretching The Pectoralis Major, Sternocleidomastoid, and Iliopsoas Muscles on 800 Meters Swimming Performance in Master Swimmers), which is not on this map. Cited by 46 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Effect of Stretching The Pectoralis Major, Sternocleidomastoid, and Iliopsoas Muscles on 800 Meters Swimming Performance in Master Swimmers
Who cites it
46 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.
- Myofascial Release for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Craniosacral therapy for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Pooled it
- Trial
- Effects of Tissue Flossing and Dynamic Stretching on Hamstring Muscles Function.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2020Trial
- Common Fascial Abnormalities in Five Thumb Pain Conditions: A Fifteen-Point Ultrasound-Guided Fascia Hydrorelease Clinical Protocol.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Review
- Shear-wave ultrasound elastography for tissue-specific quantification of radiation-induced cervical fibrosis.Physics and imaging in radiation oncology · 2026Article
- [Ultrasound-Guided Injection of the Thoracolumbar Fascia in the Treatment of Low Back Pain: Methodological Approach and Anatomical Study].Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca · 2026Article
- Effects of Lower-Leg Fascial Flossing on Flexibility and Performance in Collegiate Distance Runners: Ultrasound Evaluation of Fascial Gliding.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
- Acute effects of tissue flossing on ankle range of motion in athletes with limited ankle dorsiflexion: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Stochastic Nature of Fascia: From Layered Pedagogical Artifact to Morphogenetic Reality in Clinical Anatomy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Novel Sonoguided Digital Palpation and Hydrodissection for Sural Nerve Dysfunction Mimicking Achilles Tendinopathy in a Psoriasis Patient.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Myofascial Techniques and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in the Treatment of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Randomized Crossover Clinical Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Fascial Pathophysiology in Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Review of Emerging Evidence.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Ultrasound-Guided Hydro-Dissection of the Superficial Fascia for Cervical Myofascial Pain: A Case Series.Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU · 2025Article
- Uniaxial, biaxial, and planar tension properties of deep fascia and a constitutive model to simultaneously reproduce these strain states.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Exploring fascia in myofascial pain syndrome: an integrative model of mechanisms.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Review
- Review
- Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Fascia is composed of collagenous connective tissue surrounding and interpenetrating skeletal muscle, joints, organs, nerves, and vascular beds. Fascial tissue forms a whole-body, continuous three-dimensional viscoelastic matrix of structural support. The classical concept of its mere passive role in force transmission has recently been disproven. Fascial tissue contains contractile elements enabling a modulating role in force generation and also mechanosensory fine-tuning. This hypothesis is supported by in vitro studies demonstrating an autonomous contraction of human lumbar fascia and a pharmacological induction of temporary contraction in rat fascial tissue. The ability of spontaneous regulation of fascial stiffness over a time period ranging from minutes to hours contributes more actively to musculoskeletal dynamics. Imbalance of this regulatory mechanism results in increased or decreased myofascial tonus, or diminished neuromuscular coordination, which are key contributors to the pathomechanisms of several musculoskeletal pathologies and pain syndromes. Here, we summarize anatomical and biomechanical properties of fascial tissue with a special focus on fascial dysfunctions and resulting clinical manifestations. Finally, we discuss current and future potential treatment options that can influence clinical manifestations of pain syndromes associated with fascial tissues.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.