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7th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Tom is not able to make this conference because of previous commitments, but the line-up is incredible, and he hopes you will attend if you can to see these great and significant presenters:

The organizers of the Fascia Research Congress would like our newsletter subscribers to know that registration is still open for the 7th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain

Balanced Solutions: Effective Implementation of Evidence Based Research

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November 9 – 12, 2010
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Join an exciting list of international speakers and professionals. This Congress will feature diverse and exciting research delivered by highly recognized professionals from around the world, including the following speakers from past International Fascia Research Congresses:

Frank Willard: Anatomy of the trunk’s connective tissue structures and the lumbar fascia in particular.

Moshe Solomonow: Biomechanics, electromyography, stability and tissue biology of cumulative low back disorder

Andry Vleeming: Dynamic stability of the pelvis and spine: New insights in force closure and the consequences for rehabilitation
Siegfried Mense: The thoracolumbar fascia as a source of low back pain

Robert Schleip: Tearing and micro injuries of lumbar fasciae as potential pain generators

Helene Langevin: Ultrasound imaging of connective tissue pathology associated with chronic low back pain

Jean Claude Guimberteau: Journey under the skin to the muscles, lumbar fasciae and structural architectures

Jay Shah: Ultrasound techniques reveal objective abnormalities of myofascial trigger points and surrounding connective tissue

Leon Chaitow: Fascia directed therapies for the treatment of low back pain: review and new directions

Paolo Tozzi: Evidence-based correlation between low back pain and reduction of renal mobility, assessed by Dynamic Ultrasound Topographic Anatomy Evaluation (D.U.S.T.A.-E.): local kidney manipulation improves kidney mobility and decreases pain perception

Adjo Zorn: Walking with elastic fascia: saving energy by maintaining balance

Paul Hodges: Strategies for motor control of the spine and changes in pain: the deep vs. superficial muscle debate

The program will be presented in the format of three main sessions led by moderators and keynote speakers who are known for their expertise in selected areas. This will be followed by five parallel sessions that highlight topic specific research. Seven primary subject areas will address the dominant theme which includes movement stability in lumbopelvic pain, pelvic girdle pain (diagnostics, risk factors and motor control), cognitive aspects of treatment, evidence based practice for low back pain along with diagnosis and treatment, connective tissue and the role of fascia, surgical management and sports medicine and exercise.

Weekend workshops will share clinician experience in the management of lumbopelvic pain. Open poster presentation will illustrate the worldwide research of new and innovative ideas in the field.

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Congress in Ulm

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

The sun’s just rising over Ulm, where I have come for the Fascial Dissection Congress. Robert Schleip has wisely kept it a small group of participants. My own presentations have been at the beginning, so I have not had much chance to see others, as we are in parallel sessions most of the time, but I did want to blog a little about Robert himself.

What an interesting character! When I first met him, he was in the flowing orange robes of a sadhu, but now he is one of the more respected researchers and hubs of fascial research. And yet he doesn’t lose his common touch, or enthusiasm. As we came in we handed us gummy worms, which we stretched and watched recover (they ‘creep’ like ligaments, being gelatin (near as dammit to collagen) and sugar, kinda like our fascia.

We are the long-legged primates – the endurance runners of the ape family, and this brought on a discussion of oscillation and the elastic properties of fascia – how little energy it takes to keep an oscillating spring in motion like a yo-yo. This led to a discussion of BMW’s shock absorbers, and how our bodies are way ahead of them.

He talked about the Viking body – high myofibroblast counts in the tissue, high stability, low mobility – vs the acrobat – low MFB counts, high mobility, problematic stability – as two different body types – don’t send the Viking to yoga class, don’t assign the acrobat heavy weights.

Fascinating: one of his clients who is a professional weightlifter has learned to vigorously scrub his skin before a meet, and the increased proprioception of the superficial fascial layers thus provided gives him the edge he needs to successfully lift more in the meet. Keeps him tuned and maximally sensitive to small shifts that would otherwise result in a drop or injury.