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All Blog Posts Tagged 'fascia' (5)

The-rocking-step Age-gracefully and find ease in your motions

I would like to share this blog post because this simple exercise can help you age gracefully and improve your balance. I would like to support massage therapists to be painfree in their practice and learn tools to prolong their careers. This is also a great way to give your clients balance and integrate changes. …

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Added by Michelle Wald on August 9, 2013 at 10:13pm — No Comments

Who should attend the Third International Fascia Research Congress (FRC3)?

Scientists and anyone from the health care and fitness professions who wish to further educate themselves on the latest and best scientific research on human fasciae. Scientists who are either engaged or interested in –Biomechanics of ligaments and other dense fibrous connective tissues · Biomedical Researchers · Connective tissue research · Gait & postural dynamics · Matrix biology · Musculoskeletal dynamics · Orthopaedics · Rehabilitation · Rheumatology · Sports medicine

The…

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Added by The Third International Fascia R on April 26, 2011 at 12:07pm — No Comments

A Gripe

This picture here shows what I was hoping to receive today, not what I got.…

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Added by Amanda Cizek on November 28, 2010 at 4:40pm — 4 Comments

Connective tissue is an important tissue... one more reason to know more about it!

Yesterday in the NY Times, Sports section there was an article "Studies Link Rare Ailment in Cartilage to Pain Pumps" that was rather unfortunate. The article was about young athletes who went in for basic shoulder surgeries like one for a torn labrum and a couple of years later developed chondrolysis - an "ailment" where the cartilage degenerates, dies and leaves the joint to grind together. As with all medical mishaps the article shows everyone from the anesthetic companies right down to the… Continue

Added by Sue Hitzmann on January 29, 2010 at 7:34am — 1 Comment

The Onion Tree

Anatomist and theologian Gil Hedley, PhD., founder of Somanautics and Integral Anatomy, has been a profound teacher of mine. His layer by layer approach in dissection brings new meaning to whole-body connection and the inherent links from skin to bone.

In his human dissection labs, I have had the opportunity to explore the inner workings of the human body first hand. This has allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of the connective tissue and connect what I sense in the body… Continue

Added by Sue Hitzmann on December 27, 2009 at 7:38am — No Comments