Development of a biotensegrity focused therapy for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse: A retrospective case series
Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies 24 (2020) 115-125 ABSTRACT Introduction: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP), the bulging of pelvic organs into the vagina, is a common condition thought to be caused by weak pelvic tissue. There is a paucity of evidence supporting current treatment approaches. This case series proposes a new biotensegrity-focused hypothesis that POP…
Moved to Learn! – Scars, Adhesions and the Biotensegral Body
Jan Trewartha joins Elizabeth Larkam to explore Sharon Wheeler’s ScarWork – the subject of the book ‘Scars, Adhesions and the Biotensegral Body: Science, Assessment and Treatment’, co-edited by Jan and Sharon Wheeler, with contributions from Joanne Avison, Niall Galloway, Tracey Kiernan, John Sharkey, Leonid Blyum, Graham Scarr, Katerina Steventon and Wojciech Cacowsky. Full details at www.handspringpublishing.com/product/scars-adhesions-and-the-biotensegral-body. Practice and theory in perfect harmony for bodyworkers and manual therapists working with clients with scars and adhesions.
What is Fascia
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 cell. Fascia research deepens our knowledge of the body – and the results are incredibly fascinating.
FASCIA, FABRICA OR FABRIC – On the Origin of Fascia
Preeminent embryologist Jaap van der Wal, MD, PhD, discusses the intersections between biotensegrity, embryology and fascia. Former associate professor in Anatomy and Embryology at the University of Maastricht, Holland, and a teacher of courses in Philosophy of Science and Medical Anthropology, Dr. van der Wal now devotes his energy to teaching Embryosophy with his worldwide project “Embryo in Motion”.
Fascia: What has happened in the last 10 years of anatomical research?
In 2015 veterinary Vibeke S Elbrønd published the first report on Fascia and horses. To make that happen she had to learn all there was regarding fascia, she had to become a fascia expert. When meeting her in Copenhagen in February The Fascia Guide asked this expert: What has happened in the last 10 years of anatomical research. The answer became this animation.
De Humani Corporis Fabrica – Fascia as the Fabric of the body
In this essay the author will also have to address the matter of How to Define Fascia. He will approach the issue from the two domains of science he stands for: anatomy and embryology. And he will do so applying the phenomenological approach which he has been able to learn during his decennia long experience as a teacher in dynamic morphology and embryology.