Active fascial contractility: Fascia may be able to contract in a smooth muscle-like manner and thereby influence musculoskeletal dynamics

Schleip, Robert; Klingler, Werner; Lehmann‐Horn, Frank

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2005.03.005

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“…10 It has recently been proposed that the mechanisms of myofascial release (transegrity, thixotropism) are based on changes to the architecture and functional state of the myofascial system. 43 A parasympathetic vegetative response associated with massage-induced improvements in heart rate variability, blood pressure, 32 and immune function 44 may produce a local muscle response characterized by a decrease in motor unit action potential amplitude and motor unit firing rate.…”

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Psychophysiological Effects of Massage-Myofascial Release After Exercise: A Randomized Sham-Control Study

Arroyo-Morales

Olea

Martínez

et al. 2008

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of massage on neuromuscular recruitment, mood state, and mechanical nociceptive threshold (MNT) after high-intensity exercise. Design: This was a prospective randomized clinical trial using between-groups design. Setting: The study was conducted at a university-based sports medicine clinic. Participants: Sixty-two (62) healthy active students age 18-26 participated. Interventions: Participants, randomized into two groups, performed three 30-second Wingate tests and immediately received whole-body massage-myofascial induction or placebo (sham ultrasound/magnetotherapy) treatment. The duration (40 minutes), position, and therapist were the same for both treatments. Main outcome measures: Dependent variables were surface electromyography (sEMG) of quadriceps, profile of mood states (POMS) and mechanical nociceptive threshold (MNT) of trapezius and masseter muscles. These data were assessed at baseline and after exercise and recovery periods.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychophysiological Effects of Massage-Myofascial Release After Exercise: A Randomized Sham-Control Study

Arroyo-Morales

Olea

Martínez

et al. 2008

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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“…A reason for this improvement could be that taping a muscle may augment the pull of the fascia on the muscle which would be effective in enhancing sufficient force on this muscle to create a positive change. [14,17] This could confirm that the KT application has an effect on the smooth muscle cells within the fascia, facilitating them to contract, without hampering range of motion. Another possible mechanism for improvement of force production could be KT's effect on the neural pathways by stimulation of afferent neural receptors.…”

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Gluteus medius kinesio-taping: the effect on torso-pelvic separation, ball flight distance and accuracy during the golf swing

Pearce¹

2016

S. Afr. j. sports med.

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Background. The kinesio-taping method, which is becoming increasingly popular, may provide support and stability to joints and muscles without inhibiting range of motion. Objective. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of kinesio-taping of the gluteus medius muscle on x-factor (torsopelvic separation), ball flight distance and accuracy (smash factor ratio). A specific aim was to determine whether a correlation exists between hip abduction strength and x-factor, ball distance and accuracy. Methods. This study is a one group pretest-posttest quasiexperimental design which took place at a golf facility. Twentynine amateur golfers with handicap of scratch ±2, who were between the ages of 18- and 25-years, participated in this study. Biomechanical outcomes were recorded with and without kinesio-tape applied on the gluteus medius muscle of the trail leg. Biomechanical golf swing analysis with the iClub™ Body Motion System determined the x-factor at the top of the backswing. Ball flight distance and accuracy were measured with FlightScope® and dominant hip abduction strength was measured with the MicroFET Hand-held Dynamometer. Results. Kinesio-tape is effective in improving the relative hip abduction strength (p<0.001), although the effect size was small (Cohen’s d=0.24). With regard to the biomechanical outcome measures, namely x-factor (p=0.28), ball flight distance (p=0.53) and accuracy (p=0.1), there was no significant improvement. Conclusion: Even though the relative hip abduction strength was improved, there was no effect on golf swing biomechanics. This can be explained due to the fact that x-factor, ball flight distance and accuracy are dependent on a combination of body movements to produce the golf swing. Keywords. Golf, X-factor, pelvic stability, taping

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“…According to current knowledge (Schleip et al, 2015;Schleip, Findley et al, 2012;Schleip et al, 2005;Kawakami et al, 2002), we expected that the fascia-oriented training applied systematically during six months would induce an increase of the jump height in the training group. As the results of the study suggest, the application of the 6-month fascia-oriented training did not significantly increase the value of the observed parameter, and thus it does not seem to be effective for increasing the jump performance in well-trained, national level, youth volleyball players.…”

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Effect of 6-Month Fascia-Oriented Training on Jump Performance in Elite Female Volleyball Players

Vychodilová

Zvonař

Sebera

2017

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Active fascial contractility: Fascia may be able to contract in a smooth muscle-like manner and thereby influence musculoskeletal dynamics

Cited by 182 publications

References 28 publications

Psychophysiological Effects of Massage-Myofascial Release After Exercise: A Randomized Sham-Control Study

Psychophysiological Effects of Massage-Myofascial Release After Exercise: A Randomized Sham-Control Study

Gluteus medius kinesio-taping: the effect on torso-pelvic separation, ball flight distance and accuracy during the golf swing

Effect of 6-Month Fascia-Oriented Training on Jump Performance in Elite Female Volleyball Players

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