The development of a pronounced iliotibial band (ITB) is an anatomically distinct evolution of
humans. The mechanical behaviour of this “new” structure is still poorly understood and …

Recent research indicates that fascia is capable of changing its biomechanical properties.
Moreover, as it links the skeletal muscles, forming a body-wide network of multidirectional …

Background Stretching a muscle not only increases the extensibility or range of motion
(ROM) of the stretched muscle or joint but there is growing evidence of increased ROM of …

Background In last years the role of fascia in proprioception and pain has been confirmed in
numerous papers, but the real structure of fasciae is not still entirely known. To date, many …

Lower limb stretching based on myofascial chains has been demonstrated to increase
cervical range of motion (ROM) in the sagittal plane. It is, however, unknown whether such …

The presence of structural in‐series continuity between skeletal muscles has been
confirmed in the trunk and lower extremity. However, it is not yet clear whether the same …

Background Static stretching (SS) can impair performance and increase range of motion of a
non-exercised or non-stretched muscle, respectively. An underdeveloped research area is …

From the histological point of view, fascia lata is a dense connective tissue. Although
extracellular matrix is certainly the most predominant fascia's feature, there are also several …

Background Recently we reported the design and evaluation of floating semi-implantable
devices that receive power from and bidirectionally communicate with an external system …

Overuse injuries are suggested to result from repetitive microdamage eliciting pain in the
affected tissue. Therapy commonly focuses on the area of symptom localization; however …