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Good article about how the fascia can heal incompletely in athletes. "In a fit and healthy athlete, fascia glides and flows smoothly. After injury or repetitive trauma [...] the fascia solidifies, adhesions form, and what should be liquid starts to crystallise. In a solidified state, fascia becomes dehydrated, which results in poor nutrition for the cell and ultimately incomplete healing for the tissue. .."
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Russell Foster is a circadian neuroscientist: He studies the sleep cycles of the brain. And he asks: What do we know about sleep? In this talk, Foster shares theories , busts some, and gives tips on why you need to invest more time to good sleep.
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A research article in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association:
Visceral Manipulation was shown to prevent and reduce abdominal adhesions in a small study on laberatory rats. Myofascial Release Therapists have done this work on humans for years with equally positive results. If you have abdominal surgery, including c-section, get MFR after your surgery to minimize adhesions and improve the outcome of your surgery.
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: An article by John Barnes, the creator of MFR:
"Myofascial release can be helpful post-surgery following mastectomies, breast reduction and augmentation. Once healing has occurred after a mastectomy, myofascial release techniques performed below and above the scar area can be helpful in eliminating the pain; this technique can also soften the scar.
However, scars grow inside the body like a vine, and can reach into the respiratory diaphragm and into the neck. This can cause breathing problems and—due to the strength of the vine—create a pulling sensation, forcing the client forward, which creates a posterior strain in the back and neck, resulting in headaches, as well as neck and back pain."
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Biologist Mina Bissell discusses her research into the micro-environment of cancer leads to a new understanding of how it works. My take away: .
From the Ted.com web site: "Mina Bissell's groundbreaking research has proven that cancer is not only caused by cancer cells. It is caused by an interaction between cancer cells and the surrounding cellular micro-environment. In healthy bodies, normal tissue homeostasis and architecture inhibit the progression of cancers. But changes in the microenvironment--following an injury or a wound for instance--can shift the balance. This explains why many people harbor potentially malignant tumors in their bodies without knowing it and never develop cancer, and why tumors often develop when tissue is damaged or when the immune system is suppressed."
Watch The Video on TED.com...
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An excerpt from Dr. Lipton's new book (Chapter 11): “I never had much improvement in pain after getting a conventional massage, sometimes feeling more achy and tired afterwards. I tried many styles of massage, but it was only after stumbling across Myofascial Release (MFR) therapy that I found significant pain relief. Unfortunately the term Myofascial Release has become widely and inappropriately used as a generic term for massage and many practitioners claiming to use these techniques are actually just performing deep tissue massage. When I refer to Myofascial Release, I am referring specifically to the specialized technique originated by a physical therapist named John F. Barnes, PT.”
More about the book...
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: An article by John Barnes, the creator of MFR:
"Other approaches attempt to release fascia are linear protocols that are rough, mechanical, painful and only provide temporary relief. Confusing therapeutic protocols with reality has caused many people to erroneously view humans as two dimensional, linear objects. The map or protocol is not the territory!"
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: "I slept for the first time since I can remember. I awoke thinking something was wrong as it was light outside, and I never sleep through the night." My patient made my day with this news! Chronic pain and lack of sleep exacerbate on each other. When you make inroads on alleviating pain, your sleep will often improve. And, sleep will then speed healing. Please, make time for sleep.
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: A PDF of an article by John Barnes in LNEOnline.com. The article explains the basics of fascial tissue and discribes how our fascial health relatea directly to our outward appearance. ...
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: An article in Massage & Bodywork about fascia including the neurological innervation of fascia. In the case of muscles, there are 9x more receptor nerves in fascial tissue around the muscle tissue than in the muscle cells themselves. ...
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: An article in Massage Magazine by John Barnes highlighting one client's story of abnormal breast tissue healing with the help of Myofascial Release Therapy . ...
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: An article in Massage Magazine by John Barnes which discusses some new theories on the fascial connection to consciousness. ...
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: A good descriptive YouTube® video by Gil Hedley, Ph.D. with human cadavers about how fascia can become stuck. ...
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: An excerpt from an article by John Barnes:
I [ John Barnes] believe the solidification of the ground substance blocks cellular excretion and does not allow this and the toxins to reach the lymphatic system so they become trapped and cannot flush out to purify cells. I believe that excessive pressure and dehydration of the fascia’s ground substance forces our molecules to tangle and stiffen with age. Cross links form, gluing the molecules together. Cross links stiffen our collagen and make our skin wrinkle. Chemists call this the advanced glycation end products, AGE. The goal of Myofascial Release is to release the cross links and eliminate the pressure on our cells and their important environment.
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This 2:17 minute YouTube video shows and explains fascia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyU7SsQmVRE
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. This video could have taught more about fascia; however, it does a good job introducing the concept of myofascial pain.
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Myofascial therapy releases patient from pain
A news article on myofascial release by Mike DeDoncker
GateHouse News Service
Posted July 20, 2009 @ 02:31 PM
ROCKFORD, Ill. - Pat Webster, an avid swimmer and quarter-horse rider, had a good view of the carpet the first time she walked into The Myofascial Therapy Center at Rockford. ...
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"It's not the sweaty type of exercise we're losing," says David Dunstan, a researcher at Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, who led the study. "It's the incidental moving around, walking around, standing up and utilizing muscles ..." Read the WSJ article, Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death
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"There is no gene or drug discovery that comes close" to the effects of more and more-vigorous exercise, says Dr. Williams, a staff scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley Calif. Read the WSJ article, Why You Should Step Up Your Workout
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How to Avoid Ski Injuries - NY Times Article
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Molecular Proof: Exercise Keeps You Young - Intense Activity Keeps Telomeres Long
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Possible link discovered between processed foods and depression.
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Does Exercise Boost Immunity?
In short: Moderate=yes; Over training=no.
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Yet another article on the benefits of exercise: Helps prevent breast cancer.
So, it helps prevent heart disease and metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes; helps prevent some cancers, including breast cancer; combats depression; can improve sexual health; makes you feel, look and function better.
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