ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015
Understanding Fibroblasts in Order to Comprehend the Osteopathic Treatment of the Fascia.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05012826 (Osteopathy and Physiotherapy Compared to Physiotherapy Alone on Fatigue and Functional Status in Long COVID), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers.
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Osteopathy and Physiotherapy Compared to Physiotherapy Alone on Fatigue and Functional Status in Long COVID: Study Protocol for a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled SuperiorityTrial
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effects of percussive massage therapy on fascia echo intensity and fascia thickness in firefighters with chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Trial
- Acute Effects of Percussive Massage Therapy on Thoracolumbar Fascia Thickness and Ultrasound Echo Intensity in Healthy Male Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Ultrasound-detected shoulder architectural adaptations following exercise training in patients with adhesive capsulitis: a randomized controlled trial.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Comment on Tekin et al. Novel Conservative Therapies in Migraine Management: The Impact of Fascia Exercises in a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Novel Conservative Therapies in Migraine Management: The Impact of Fascia Exercises in a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Research progress on the role of fascia in skin wound healing.Burns & trauma · 2025Review
- Fascial Manual Medicine: A Continuous Evolution.Cureus · 2024Review
- Manual Therapy of Dysphagia in a Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Report.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
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- Fascial Nomenclature: Update 2024.Cureus · 2024Review
- Examination of the effect of fascial therapy on some physical fitness parameters in taekwondo athletes.Sports medicine and health science · 2023Article
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- Global Status and Future Trends of Fascia and Pain Research in 2013-2022: Bibliometric Analysis Based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Furnishing Wound Repair by the Subcutaneous Fascia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Hyaluronan and the Fascial Frontier.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Fascial Nomenclature: Update 2021, Part 1.Cureus · 2021Review
- Mechanosensitivity of Cells and Its Role in the Regulation of Physiological Functions and the Implementation of Physiotherapeutic Effects (Review).Sovremennye tekhnologii v meditsine · 2021Review
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Abstract
The osteopathic treatment of the fascia involves several techniques, each aimed at allowing the various layers of the connective system to slide over each other, improving the responses of the afferents in case of dysfunction. However, before becoming acquainted with a method, one must be aware of the structure and function of the tissue that needs treating, in order to not only better understand the manual approach, but also make a more conscious choice of the therapeutic technique to employ, in order to adjust the treatment to the specific needs of the patient. This paper examines the current literature regarding the function and structure of the fascial system and its foundation, that is, the fibroblasts. These connective cells have many properties, including the ability to contract and to communicate with one another. They play a key role in the transmission of the tension produced by the muscles and in the management of the interstitial fluids. They are a source of nociceptive and proprioceptive information as well, which is useful for proper functioning of the body system. Therefore, the fibroblasts are an invaluable instrument, essential to the understanding of the therapeutic effects of osteopathic treatment. Scientific research should make greater efforts to better understand their functioning and relationships.
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