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Fascia is the soft tissue component of the connective tissue system that permeates the human body. It forms a whole-body continuous three dimensional matrix of structural support. It interpenetrates and surrounds all organs, muscles, bones and nerve fibers, creating a unique environment for body systems functioning.

There is a substantial body of research on connective tissue generally focused on specialized genetic and molecular aspects of the extracellular matrix. However, the study of fascia and its function as an organ of support has been largely neglected and overlooked for several decades.

The purpose of this book is to organize relevant information for scientists involved in the research of the body’s connective tissue matrix (fascia) as well as professionals involved in the therapeutic manipulation of this body wide structural fabric. It is based on materials presented at the First International Fascia Research Congress: Basic Science and Implications for Conventional and Complementary Healthcare, October 4-5, The Conference Center, Harvard Medical School. It includes sections on...

• Microdynamics: From Mechanotransduction to Cellular Dynamics
• Myofibroblasts and Fascial Tonus Regulation
• Anatomy and Biomechanical Features of Fascia
• Fascia and Pain
• Clinical Considerations
• Muscle and Fascial Dynamics and Surgery
• Measurement of Fascial Change in Humans
• New Hypotheses, New Directions

Interest in fascia extends to new scientific findings in the following categories:

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