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Journal of Integrative Medicine ›› 2017, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (5): 337-343.doi: 10.1016/S2095-4964(17)60351-0

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The indeterminable resilience of the fascial system

Bruno Bordonia, Fabiola Marellib,c, Bruno Morabitob,c,d, Beatrice Sacconie   

  1. a Department of Cardiology, Institute of Hospitalization and Care with Scientific Address, Foundation Don Carlo Gnocchi IRCCS, Milan 20100, Italy 
    b Department of Fascial Osteopathic Research: FORe, School of Osteopathic Centre for Research and Studies, CRESO, Gorla Minore (VA) 21055, Italy 
    c Department of Fascial Osteopathic Research: FORe, School of Osteopathic Centre for Research and Studies, CRESO, Fano (Pesaro Urbino) 61032, Italy 
    d Departmente of Neurology, Foundation Polyclinic University A. Gemelli University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome 00168, Italy 
    e Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomopathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00185, Italy
  • Received:2017-01-04 Accepted:2017-04-20 Online:2017-09-15 Published:2017-09-15
  • Contact: Dr. Bruno Bordoni; E-mail: bordonibruno@hotmail.com

The most recent information on fascial tissue indicates that there are not fascial layers, but polyhedral microvacuoles of connective tissue, which connect the body systems and, by hosting specialized cells, permit several functions, such as motor, nervous, vascular and visceral. These microvacuoles (a repetition of polyhedral units of connective fibrils) under internal or external tension change shape and can manage the movement variations, regulating different body functions and ensuring the maintenance of efficiency of the body systems. Their plasticity is based on perfect functional chaos: it is not possible to determine the motion vectors of the different fibrils, which differ in behavior and orientation; this strategy confers to the fascial continuum the maximum level of adaptability in response to the changing internal and external conditions of the cell. The present commentary deals with this concept, providing clinical examples of different disease patterns, providing contrary examples in which this adaptability does not occur, and lastly suggesting considerations for the approach to manipulative therapy of the fascial tissue. The fascial continuum is like a flock of birds flying together without a predetermined logic and maintaining their individuality at the same time.

Key words: Fascia, Osteopathic, Manual therapy, Fibroblast, Fascial continuum

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