Stephen M. Levin, M.D., is the originator of the term “biotensegrity” and, during his long career in both orthopedic surgery and manual medicine, has developed, refined, and taught its understanding and applications. Numerous academics and professionals around the world have been involved in studying and applying biotensegrity in a variety of fields, some for over three decades, and the Archive has been established to give their diverse efforts an institutional home so that they can continue to expand, while preserving the integrity and authenticity of the theory and capturing and building on the knowledge Dr. Levin has accumulated.
Bouncing bones—ancient wisdom meets modern science in a new take on locomotion
Recognizing that conventional understanding of animal and human locomotion is based on a dated and reductionist machine modeling of organisms, we set out to create a theory of locomotion by reasoning from first principles. We center on the constraints necessitated by 1) the 2nd law of thermodynamics, 2) the theory of evolution, 3) a systems…
Monthly Member Webinar – The fundamental role of gravity in biologic motion and health
Practical details Date: 24 March 2022Time: 19.00 – 20.00Presenters: Dr Stephen Levin and Graham ScarrTitle: The fundamental role of gravity in biologic motion and health This webinar will focus on the simple activities of walking and running, the details of which remain poorly understood in many respects, and introduce and discuss new ways of thinking about them. Along the…
Monthly Member Webinar – The fundamental role of gravity in biologic motion and health
Monthly Member Webinar with Dr Stephen Levin and Graham Scarr Practical details Date: Thursday 24th March Time: 19.00 UK time. Check your timezone here Presenters: Dr Stephen Levin and Graham Scarr Title: The fundamental role of gravity in biologic motion and health Please note that these webinars will be uploaded to the Members’ Area…
Bone is fascia
Schleip et al’s (2012) What is ‘fascia’? A review of different nomenclatures, as a starting point and with subsequent posts (Adstrum et al 2016, Stecco et al, 2018), it is clear that nothing is clear: fascia nomenclature is in a state of flux. The definition of fascia keeps expanding and what is now considered fascia includes all the muscles except the cells encased within epimysium and perimysium, the nerve devoid of its neural component, the gut devoid of its
digestive cells, and the organs (kidney, heart, liver, etc.) devoid of their specialized organ cells.