Visceral mobilization can lyse and prevent peritoneal adhesions in a rat model

Training principles for fascial connective tissues: Scientific foundation and suggested practical applications

“…described in the Continuum Movement work of Conrad (2007). Using interoceptive stretch sensations as a guideline, it may be possible that postoperative or other fascial adhesions could be partly loosened by the careful utilization of such micro-movements when performed close to the available end-range positions (Bove and Chapelle, 2012). In addition, such tiny and specific local movements can be used to bring proprioceptive attention and refinement to perceptually neglected areas of the body whose condition Hanna (1998) had described with the term 'sensory-motor amnesia' (Fig.…”

Weaving a mat of fascia research

“…Since being involved in the fascia-related scientific community as well as the broader community of manual therapists, my research focus has shifted. I am currently working in collaboration with a manual therapist to reveal mechanisms involved in preventing postsurgical adhesions and ileus (Bove and Chapelle, 2012), and consider this to be just a start. There are so many unaddressed questions, and it will take generations to find the answers.…”

Preventive Effects of the Intestine Function Recovery Decoction, a Traditional Chinese Medicine, on Postoperative Intra‐Abdominal Adhesion Formation in a Rat Model

“…Therefore, the possibility of preventing postoperative adhesions by promoting gastrointestinal transit has been suggested [40]. Bove and Chapelle [41] have shown that visceral massage immediately following surgery interfered with postoperative adhesion formation by promoting normal peristaltic movements in a rat model. Some components of the IFRD have important effects on improving the peristalsis and movement of gastrointestinal smooth muscle.…”