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Faszienforschung: Quo vadis?

Neue Wege in der Akupunktur

Fascia research: Quo vadis?

New acupuncture methods

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Zusammenfassung

Obwohl schon lange mit Faszien gearbeitet wird, schenkt die Wissenschaft erst seit Kurzem der Erforschung dieses Netzwerks in unserem Körper zunehmende Beachtung. So wird die wesentliche Rolle erforscht, die Faszien für die Körperwahrnehmung und die Beweglichkeit der Körperstrukturen spielen.

Nachdem wir einen kurzen Blick auf die Faszie als spezialisiertes Bindegewebe geworfen haben, stellen wir 6 der wichtigsten aktuellen Forschungsbereiche vor. Diese finden sich in den Sportwissenschaften, in der myofaszialen Schmerzforschung, im Bereich der evolutionären Biologie sowie der Molekularbiologie ebenso wie in der Biomechanik und der funktionellen Anatomie.

Die Fülle an Forschungsgebieten demonstriert unser wachsendes Verständnis von faszialen Bindegeweben und lässt auf neue klinische Ansätze z. B. bei Kreuzschmerzen und in der Krebsforschung hoffen.

Abstract

Although the fascia has been studied for a long time, science has only recently begun to pay more attention to the exploration of this network in our bodies. The essential role the fascia plays for body perception and the mobility of body structures is now being explored.

After a brief look at the fascia as a specialized connective tissue, we introduce six of the most important current research areas. These are sports science, myofascial pain research, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, biomechanics, and functional anatomy.

The abundance of research areas demonstrates our growing understanding of fascial connective tissues and suggests hope for new clinical approaches, such as in the treatment of lower back pain and in cancer research.

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  1. Abteilung für Sportmedizin, Institut für Sportwissenschaften, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland

    Johannes Fleckenstein

  2. Abteilung für TCM/Akupunktur, Institut für Komplementärmedizin, Universität Bern, Bern, Schweiz

    Johannes Fleckenstein

  3. Fascia Research Group, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Deutschland

    Robert Schleip, Cornelia Sachs &  Werner Klingler

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Laboratory, McGill University, Montreal, Kanada

    Mark Driscoll

  5. Brooklyn College, City University of New York, New York, USA

    Susan Shockett

  6. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, State University of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA

    Thomas Findley

  7. School of Clinical Sciences & Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australien

    Werner Klingler

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J. Fleckenstein, R. Schleip, C. Sachs, M. Driscoll, S. Shockett, T. Findley und W. Klingler geben an, dass kein Interessenkonflikt besteht.

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Johannes Fleckenstein und Robert Schleip haben zu gleichen Teilen zum Manuskript beigetragen.

Dieser Artikel begleitet und bezieht sich auf Editorials zum Thema Faszienforschung, die in englischer Sprache und abgewandelter Form im Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapy erschienen sind.

Dieser Beitrag erschien ursprünglich in Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur (2018) 61(2):69–74 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42212-018-0037-8.

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Fleckenstein, J., Schleip, R., Sachs, C. et al. Faszienforschung: Quo vadis?. Manuelle Medizin 56, 447–452 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00337-018-0475-5

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