ReviewBioMed research international2017
The Lumbodorsal Fascia as a Potential Source of Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review.
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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.
Interest of DBM Fasciatherapy for Physiotherapy in the Care of Patients Suffering From Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain: a Cluster Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial
Acute Effects of Thoracolumbar Fascia Myofascial Release Technique on Cortical Activity: A Sham-Controlled Randomized Study
Who cites it
71 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Differences in the Thoracolumbar Fascia Between Low Back Pain Patients and Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Residual Back Pain After Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Association between thoracolumbar fascia injury and residual back pain following percutaneous vertebral augmentation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Fascial Innervation: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Quantitative ultrasound evaluation of the thoracolumbar fascia after manual and acupuncture therapies: an exploratory mechanistic randomized controlled trial with a sequential within-subject phase.European radiology experimental · 2026Trial
- Effects of a Manual Treatment on Lumbar Microcirculation and Tissue Stiffness Following Submaximal Eccentric Trunk Extensor Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Trial
- Myofascial force transmission between the calf and the dorsal thigh is dependent on knee angle: an ultrasound study.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- 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
- Thoracolumbar fascia mobility and chronic low back pain: Phase 2 of a pilot and feasibility study including multimodal chiropractic care.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Trial
- The Effects Of Myofascial Release Technique Combined With Core Stabilization Exercise In Elderly With Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled, Single-Blind Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2019Trial
- Bibliometric analysis of research hotspots and trends in fascia from 2013 to 2025.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2026Review
- A Conceptual Fascial Memory Reset Hypothesis: Mechanobiological Insights into Stacking Fascia as an Ultrasound-Visible Structural Phenotype and the Potential Role of Fascial Hydrorelease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Role of Thoracolumbar Fascia Injury Classification in Predicting Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Outcomes for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Early-stage lumbar paraspinal muscle injury: endoscopic versus transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective comparative analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Assessment of the Fascial System Thickness in Patients with and Without Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Precision targeting in acupuncture: a pilot and feasibility study protocol of ultrasound-guided approach for non-specific low back pain.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Segmentation of the thoracolumbar fascia in ultrasound imaging: a deep learning approach.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
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- The In Vitro and Vivo Validation of a New Ultrasound Method to Quantify Thoracolumbar Fascia Deformation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Thoracolumbar fascia ultrasound shear strain differs between low back pain and asymptomatic individuals: expanding the evidence.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
11 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The lumbodorsal fascia (LF) has been proposed to represent a possible source of idiopathic low back pain. In fact, histological studies have demonstrated the presence of nociceptive free nerve endings within the LF, which, furthermore, appear to exhibit morphological changes in patients with chronic low back pain. However, it is unclear how these characteristics relate to the aetiology of the pain. In vivo elicitation of back pain via experimental stimulation of the LF suggests that dorsal horn neurons react by increasing their excitability. Such sensitization of fascia-related dorsal horn neurons, in turn, could be related to microinjuries and/or inflammation in the LF. Despite available data point towards a significant role of the LF in low back pain, further studies are needed to better understand the involved neurophysiological dynamics.
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