Biotensegrity: What is the big deal?

Scarr, Graham

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2019.09.006

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“…Biotensegrity can be demonstrated at all scales in the human body [ 53 ]. From molecules to tissues and organs, each level can be viewed as a biotensegrity structure, intimately connected with the level above and below in a hierarchical organization [ 54 ]. This may explain how forces applied through the skin during IMT session may have effects at the cellular level.…”

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The Immediate Effect of Informational Manual Therapy for Improving Quiet Standing and Bodily Pain in University Population

Cabanas-Valdés

Toro-Coll

Cruz-Sicilia³

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Background: The Informational Manual Therapy (IMT) is a therapeutic touch. This study aims to assess the effect of IMT on quiet standing, pain and health status in university population. Methods: An experiment was conducted on subjects utilizing a comparative paired analysis both before and after the intervention. One IMT session was performed on 57 healthy individuals aged from 18 to 65 years. The primary outcome was quiet standing assessed by the Satel 40 Hz stabilometric force platform. Secondary outcomes were bodily pain assessed by the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) and health status by EQ-5D-3L. The primary outcome was evaluated before and immediately after treatment. Results: The individuals were divided into 3 age groups, 18–35 (52.6%), 35–50 (29.8%) and 51–65 (17.6%). Statistically significant differences were immediately observed after the session ended when comparing the pre-post quiet stance scores in a number of length parameters: L, Lx, Ly and stabilometry amplitude on Y-axis with eyes open and closed. Significant differences were also found when testing bodily pain (SF-36) and anxiety (5Q-5D-3L). Conclusion: One session of IMT produced positive effects when testing quiet standing with eyes open and eyes closed, as well as a significant reduction in pain and anxiety for those tested. Further research is suggested.

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The Immediate Effect of Informational Manual Therapy for Improving Quiet Standing and Bodily Pain in University Population

Cabanas-Valdés

Toro-Coll

Cruz-Sicilia³

et al. 2021

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“…The presence of fluids weakens the concept of biotensegrity. Through tensegrity, scientists built equipment sent into space, but not through the theoretical model of biotensegrity [36]. The latter concerns the dynamics of the human body.…”

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The Shape and Function of Solid Fascias Depend on the Presence of Liquid Fascias

Bordoni

2020

Cureus

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“…The fascial continuum constantly transmits and receives mechano-metabolic information, which can influence the shape and function of the entire body. The concept of biotensegrity considers this continuity and interdependence of body tissues, as well as the dynamic behavior of cells with the ECM [26,43]. The SDs promote modifications in several physiological mechanisms of the fascial tissue, such as its architecture, contractility, viscoelasticity, fluid content, and dynamism, pH, piezoletericity, etc [4].…”

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Inhibitory Tests as Assessment Tools for Somatic Dysfunctions: Mechanisms and Practical Applications

Bicalho¹,

Vieira²,

Makita³

et al. 2020

Cureus

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The capital element in the field of osteopathy and several other manual therapy methods, is the somatic dysfunction (SD), a functional imbalance that can involve different tissues and mechanisms in its genesis and maintenance. The main challenges found in the clinical scope are to understand the interaction, hierarchy, and relevance of the SD. Several manual tests are available to functionally evaluate the SD, each one with its applicability to analyze the different parameters of the SD. The so-called inhibitory tests are a category of functional manual tests that can be added to the diagnostic context of the SD. It is a particular type of test in which the evaluator applies manual mechanical stimuli to dysfunctional tissues and assesses the biological responses that occur simultaneously with the application of the stimulus. Its use can consider biomechanical and neurological principles in such a way that different conditions can be analyzed. The objective of this article is to review well-established knowledge and recent scientific discoveries about the SD and its local and global repercussions, in an attempt to offer ideas that can be applied to better understand the mechanisms that imply the use of inhibitory tests as complementary clinical diagnostic tools. It will be discussed some of the possible mechanisms involved in the physiology of the inhibitory tests, their practical applications in some distinct conditions, as well as new proposals of utilization based on the sensitization of metameric related structures under a dysfunctional state.

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Biotensegrity: What is the big deal?

Cited by 24 publications

References 20 publications

The Immediate Effect of Informational Manual Therapy for Improving Quiet Standing and Bodily Pain in University Population

The Immediate Effect of Informational Manual Therapy for Improving Quiet Standing and Bodily Pain in University Population

The Shape and Function of Solid Fascias Depend on the Presence of Liquid Fascias

Inhibitory Tests as Assessment Tools for Somatic Dysfunctions: Mechanisms and Practical Applications

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