3.5 Biotensegrity The mechanics of fascia Stephen M Levin and Danièle-Claude Martin Introduction Fascia is the fabric of the body; not the vestments covering the corpus, but the warp and…

1.6 The thoracolumbar fascia An integrated functional view of the anatomy of the TLF and coupled structures Andry Vleeming Introduction To understand and treat low back pain, or even better,…

5.4 Spastic paresis Mick Kreulen, Mark J.C. Smeulders and Peter A. Huijing Introduction Spastic paresis is a common term to denominate typical presentations of the motor disorders in a specific…

3.1 Force transmission and muscle mechanics General principles Peter A Huijing Muscle force is generated within sarcomeres within myofibers (i.e., muscle fibers). The sarcomere forces (summed according to the rules…

5.5 Diabetic foot Sicco A Bus Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease affecting over 200 million people worldwide, a number that will double in the next 20 years (www.diabetesatlas.org/content/diabetes)….

5.1 Fascia-related disorders An introduction Thomas W Findley Part 5 presents a selection of disorders which are or may be fascia-related. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list,…

5.3 “Frozen shoulder” Axel Schultheis, Frank Reichwein and Wolfgang Nebelung Introduction Frozen shoulder is a benign, independent disease which normally follows the same course. Diagnosis is made from the clinical…

1.2 Somatic fascia Frank H. Willard Global organization of fascia in the body Overview of the organization of somatic fascia in the body When we think about the somatic portion…

4.5 Fluid dynamics in fascial tissues Guido F Meert It is easy to forget that the concentration quotients of salts (NaCl, KCl, CaCl2) in interstitial fluid and in water of…