Fascial Integration: Structural-Visceral approaches.

01/04/2022

Realizing the vision of culturing organs for use in life-saving transplantation procedures is still a long way off. However, the work of Prof. Jacob Hanna on stem cells is paving the way for this to become a reality.

12/29/2021

From the smooth tubes of our arteries and veins to the textured pockets of our internal organs, our bodies are made of tissues arranged in complex shapes that aid in performing specific functions.

12/14/2021

“Organs—like the heart, brain, and kidneys—are complex structures made up of a combination of different cells that work cooperatively to perform specific functions. For example, around 70 distinct types of cells work together in the human eye to enable our visual perception. How do different types of cells evolve to cooperate like this?”

- Lori DajoseCaltechch

Researchers studying a beetle chemical-defense gland uncover how new animal organs evolve through cooperation among different cell types

09/28/2021

“Kidneys can often be transplanted within about 24 hours. Once they are recovered, obviously shorter is better and probably most of them go in 12 hours or less. When you’re looking at livers and pancreas, it’s probably ideally less than eight hours. Hearts and lungs go down to about four to six hours.”

- Joel Newman

TechCrunch

Every year, more than 100,000 people in the United States wait for an organ donation. More than a dozen people will die each day still waiting. Such is the brutal math and the necessary optimism required to work in the organ procurement world. For the past several decades, a private network of now ....

08/17/2021

The Evolution of Organs… “Rove beetles defend themselves against predators by expelling a toxic mixture of chemicals from a unique gland in their abdomen. The origin of that gland holds clues to the evolution of organs in general.”

Quanta Magazine

The evolution of a defensive gland in beetles shows how organs can arise from novel cells carving out new functional niches for their neighbors.

08/16/2021

Defaecation & Evacuation Disorders: “The physiology of human defaecation and continence and provides insights into the pathophysiology of defaecation and evacuation disorders.”

- A Review published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

06/29/2021

Gut-Brain: "This finding is exciting because it provides a mechanistic explanation of how gut-brain communication is translated into brain cell renewal, through gut microbe produced molecules stimulating the formation of new nerve cells in the adult brain.”

- Sven PetterssonMedicalXpressss

The billions of microbes living in your gut could play a key role in supporting the formation of new nerve cells in the adult brain, with the potential to possibly prevent memory loss in old age and help to repair and renew nerve cells after injury, an international research team spanning Singapore,...

04/26/2021

Visceral Fasciae: Microscopic Anatomy

✒️ Carla Stecco & Maria Martina Sfriso & Andrea Porzionato & Anna Rambaldo & Giovanna Albertin & Veronica Macchi & Raffaele De Caro

- Fascial Manipulation

04/24/2021

Pleural Lesions: “When adhesion between the parietal pleura and visceral pleura is presented, abnormal lung sliding, as well as the contraction and expansion of the lung, is restricted, leading to tension. Abnormal image signs, such as abnormal lung–sliding, pleural plaques, pleural traction, and pleural depression, are presented in CT images and ultrasonography.”

- Gu Q, Deng X, Li Z, Wang J, Hu C, Lei S, Cai X

dovepress.com

Some of the LPA might be attributed to previous inflammation. However there must be a physiological pleural junction which could cause LPA seen in chest X-ray.

10/17/2020

With organ donation, the death of one person can lead to the survival of many others. But when a donor dies, how do doctors save their organs for transplantation?

10/13/2020

It depends if you count teeth as a group or separately.

09/09/2020

Micro-Precise Organ Imaging: “Over the last three months, we’ve done 90 kidney transplants and pretty much cleared the whole waiting list in Northern Ireland,”

- Tim Brown

THE CUBE

Machine learning creates 3D images of internal organs for faster, more accurate transplant surgery - SiliconANGLE

08/28/2020

“Researchers have shed fresh light on the evolution and function of the shapes we see in nature.”

Phys.org

Researchers have shed fresh light on the evolution and function of the shapes we see in nature—using as a model the heart shaped fruits of the Capsella genus.

08/25/2020

“There's evidence that plastic is making its way into our bodies”

- Charles Rolksy

EcoWatch

Bolstering activists' demands to reduce plastic pollution worldwide, Arizona State University scientists presented their research on finding micro- and nanoplastics in human organs to the American Chemical Society. ​Greenpeace UK responded to the reporting on the study by calling to "massively red...

08/18/2020

PhysioOsteoBook

THE KIDNEYS - PART 3
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[OSTEOPATHIC TREATMENT]
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Regarding my previous “anatomy lesson” posts about the kidney I wanted to show how I perform different osteopathic fascial manipulation techniques to mobilize this very important organ!
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On the picture you can see the position of my hands starting a kidney mobilization:
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1⃣ Fascial unwinding technique (During fascial unwinding, the therapist stimulates mechanoreceptors in the fascia by applying gentle touch and stretching. Touch and stretching induce relaxation and activate the parasympathetic nervous system).
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2⃣ Fascial unwinding technique + cranial mobilization.
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In both techniques the fingers 2 and 3 of the right hand of the therapist are placed at the superior lumbar triangle, also known as „Triangle of Grynfeltt“, in order to lift the kidney ventral direction for a better possibility to mobilize it in cranial direction!
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With this kind of osteopathic treatment I made very good experiences especially if the patient is suffering from chronic lumbar problems!
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08/16/2020

PhysioOsteoBook
Sports Physiotherapy Stefan Duell

THE KIDNEYS - PART 2

[OSTEOPATHIC APPROACH - ANATOMY LESSON - FASCIAL CONNECTIONS]
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The Renal Fascia and Adjacent Adipose Tissues:
There are two kinds of fat that can be found in the periphery of the kidneys. They are known as the pararenal fat and the perirenal fat.
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The pararenal fat is the most lateral adipose tissue which surrounds the perirenal fat and the renal fascia. It is mostly seen from the posterior aspect of the kidney and acts as a cushion for the organ as well as to hold it in place.
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The perirenal fat is connected with the fat that exists in the renal sinus and is connected to it at the hilum. It surrounds the kidney and the suprarenal gland completely, with pretty much the same function as the pararenal fat.
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The renal fascia is the divide between the renal tissue and the perirenal fat and encompasses both the kidney and the suprarenal gland before continuing into the fascia of the diaphragm.
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The renal fascia is actually connected to the fascias of all surrounding lower back muscles I talked about in my previous posts (Quadratus lumborum muscle, Iliopsoas muscle, Thoracic diaphragm) which can be culprit for lower back issues.
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The kidney is moving during the breathing rhythm up and down. If it is not mobile enough in its fascial tissue, it can force the surrounding fascial tissue to compensate and therefore force further restrictions in the connected tissues.
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It is very important to keep the kidneys mobile, not only for a professional athlete.
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08/15/2020

THE KIDNEYS - PART 1

PhysioOsteoBook
Sports Physiotherapy Stefan Duell

08/11/2020

Organogenesis & Robustness: “... research will reveal processes underlying robustness of organ size and shape that are shared by plants and animals, including humans.”

Cornell University

Organogenesis—the growth and development of organs—is a remarkably consistent and imperturbable process in plants and animals.