ArticleCognitive therapy and research2022
Myofascial Tissue and Depression.
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- Fascia-Focused Versus Conventional Physiotherapy for Chronic Low Back Pain and Comorbid Depression in Psychosomatic Inpatients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Psychological and somatosensory correlates of temporomandibular disorder: anxiety, somatosensory amplification, and coping strategies-a biopsychosocial perspective.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2026Article
- From the body to the mind: interoception and sense of agency as mechanisms of depression reduction in the Body-Mind Axial Awareness (BMAA).Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Fascia's role in the mind-body continuum: a novel target for integrative treatments in psychiatry.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- The In Vitro and Vivo Validation of a New Ultrasound Method to Quantify Thoracolumbar Fascia Deformation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Relations between daily stressful events, exertion, heart rate variability, and thoracolumbar fascia deformability: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The myofascial system plays a fundamental role in the mechanics of the body, in body tension regulation and the etiology of pathological states like chronic pain. Moreover, it contains contractile elements and preliminary evidence suggests that its properties are linked to psychological factors. The aim of the present research was to investigate characteristics of the myofascial tissue in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and to examine whether the state of the myofascial tissue causally affects pathopsychological processes in MDD. Methods: In Study 1, stiffness and elasticity of the myofascial tissue of 40 inpatients suffering from MDD measured with a tissue compliance meter were compared with those of 40 matched never-depressed participants. In Study 2, 69 MDD patients were randomly assigned to single-session self-myofascial release intervention (SMRI) or a placebo intervention. Effects on memory bias and affect were investigated. Results: Results showed that MDD patients displayed heightened stiffness and reduced elasticity of the myofascial tissue and that patients in the SMRI group showed a reduced negative memory bias and more positive affect compared to patients in the placebo condition. Conclusions: The preliminary results of our studies indicate that the myofascial tissue might be part of a dysfunctional body-mind dynamic that maintains MDD. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10608-021-10282-w.
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