99: Wait, What? Fascial Stiffness & Pain (with Robert Schleip)

The Thinking Practitioner

Tight tissue is more painful, right? And, helping bodies be less stiff makes them feel better, doesn’t it? Fascial researcher Robert Schleip shares new research that contradicts these commonly held (but rarely examined) assumptions, and helps us think through how we, as body therapy practitioners, can apply this new understanding to our work. Tune in for a nuanced conversation that sheds light on our evolving understanding of fascia, stiffness, and pain.

Watch the video and get the full transcript of their conversation on Til or Whitney's sites:

• Til Luchau’s Advanced-Trainings.com
• Whitney Lowe’s Academy of Clinical Massage

Resources:

• Dr Schleip’s original Facebook post about this study
• The study featured in the episode:
  • Myofascial stiffness of plantar fascia and Achilles tendon in individuals with plantar fasciopathy
• Also cited by Dr Schleip in this episode:
  • Assessing reliability and validity of different stiffness measurement tools on a multi-layered phantom tissue model
• Dr Schleip on Instagram
• Dr Schleip on Facebook

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