Exercises for the Fascia and Increased Mobility Imagine the fascia as a web of thousands of thin sewing threads that work alongside each other. If they stick together, which happens when we rest, problems may occur. To a certain level, the body can handle it, but not always. If you look at a cat or…
Biotensegrity How did dinosaurs handle the pressure of gravity? Dr. Stephen Levin, an orthopedic surgeon, was at the Natural History Museum and saw wires holding up the neck of the same type of dinosaur as on the picture above. And he was questioning in his head – how was his neck held up formerly? The…
Why is vitamin c important for the fascia? Fascia has different firmness depending on how well the collagen is deposited into the tissue. Collagen proteins are built including sulfur. It has been shown that many people with chronic pain and stiffness do very well with supplement of organic sulfur, so-called MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane). Vitamin C is…
Inflammation of the fascia causes aches and pains In a sedentary service society and an increasingly digitized world, more people suffer from back and neck problems; problems that lead to impaired quality of living and longer sick leave. In recent years new research (Gordh et al 2011, Mense et al 2015, & Wilke et al…
Can gluten, sugar and milk protein predispose inflammation? Certain diets result in a hyper immune system, where the body will start searching for something to attack. A common problem is sugar, which is known to activate inflammation. Also, protein in milk and gluten (from wheat, corn, oats and rye) can leak into the body through…
Hip problems Pelvic imbalance, rotated or tipped hip It is said that 70-85% of all Swedes have a rotated or tipped hip. Of course, that does not mean that everyone is hurting or having issues. The body is clever in finding its own solutions to compensate imbalances, in ways that won’t cause any pain. The…
Hypermobility part 2 – Here it is again… Another day at the massage table and two out of five customers with clear symptoms of hypermobility… I feel like I meet so many hypermobile people, maybe because I am a therapist, and they have constant pain and tension that they need to find relief for. Those…
Humility and Feeling As a therapist, I believe that some of the most important characteristics are humility, feeling and an ability to put ego aside. It is easy to be filled up by the feeling of helping. The ego gets in the way of taking credit for the improvement. What we want to achieve is…
What is Fascia? Recent research changes our views on aches and pains Have you heard about connective tissue? You know that thin tissue around our muscles? New research shows that the connective tissue is more than that. It is a network without beginning or end, from the skin, through the entire body, to the smallest…
5 remarkable insights from the Fascia Research congress Fascia Research Congress in Berlin had 1000 visitors. Atlasbalans was there with 20 people, interviewed all researchers and did a teaser summarizing the congress. In this post, you’ll find the teaser and 5 remarkable insights from the Fascia Research congress. Carla Stecco presented the discovery of a…
