ArticleFrontiers in physiology2019
Fascia Is Able to Actively Contract and May Thereby Influence Musculoskeletal Dynamics: A Histochemical and Mechanographic Investigation.
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- Effects of percussive therapy dosages on recovery from acute exercise-induced muscle damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of fascial manipulation on pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2026Pooled it
- The stress-fascia-pain axis in myofascial pain syndrome: a mechanistic integrative review and conceptual synthesis.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Rectus Femoris Neuromechanical Responses to Exercise-Induced 3% Body Mass Loss by Baseline Hydration Status: A Randomized Group Comparison.Nutrients · 2026Trial
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- The effects of static and dynamic stretching on deep fascia stiffness: a randomized, controlled cross-over study.European journal of applied physiology · 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
- Effect of thoracic mobilization exercises on hamstring flexibility: a randomized controlled trial.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2023Trial
- Clinical Relevance of Oxidative Imbalance in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorder-Myofascial Pain with Referral: An Exploratory Case-Control Study.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Fascia as a Functional System in Health and Disease: From Fundamental Biology to Assessment and Targeted Interventions.International journal of molecular sciences · 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
- Fibrosis versus plasticity: a tensegrity-based framework for acupuncture as an exploratory modulator of tissue recovery.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound-Guided Micro-Needle-Knife Intervention at the Deep Fascial versus Superficial Fascial Layers in Lateral Epicondylitis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Fascia's role in the mind-body continuum: a novel target for integrative treatments in psychiatry.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Viewing low back pain through the lens of spinal evolution: Understanding the morphology and limits of the human spine.PloS one · 2026Article
- Angiotensin II Activates Yes-Associated Protein (YAP) in Fibroblast Promoting Deep Fascia Remodeling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- The Future of Fascia-A Scoping Review on Emerging Research Trends and Recommended Sample Sizes and Effect Sizes in Fascia Studies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Influence of Rolfing Structural Integration on Lower Limb Mobility, Respiratory Thorax Mobility, and Trunk Symmetry: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Fascial Pathophysiology in Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Review of Emerging Evidence.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
Fascial tissues form a ubiquitous network throughout the whole body, which is usually regarded as a passive contributor to biomechanical behavior. We aimed to answer the question, whether fascia may possess the capacity for cellular contraction which, in turn, could play an active role in musculoskeletal mechanics. Human and rat fascial specimens from different body sites were investigated for the presence of myofibroblasts using immunohistochemical staining for α-smooth muscle actin (
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