A manual and neuro-physiotherapist, founder of Moushu’s Pilates, Moushumi is a master instructor for Pilates Equipment and Matwork courses (APPI,UK) and AI3D (Balanced Body). Combining the principles of Pilates and her years of experience as a Physiotherapist, she has developed her own style of exercise regime which caters to people from diverse backgrounds and age groups.
Moushumi Kuvawala & Sneha Krishna: The role of collagen in myofascial mechanotransduction
Fibroblast migration is critical to maintain homeostasis and a healthy functioning of muscular tissue. The micro-environment/ ECM of the intramuscular connective tissue (IMCT) provides structural integrity, tissue boundaries & initiates mechano-sensitive signalling pathways within the attached fibroblasts, which then influences its migration and other biochemical processes (Mechanotransduction). Stiffness of the IMCT is determined by the…