I was quite surprised to learn that OTPs are not the leaders here. In fact, PTs and physicians are, at least according to the survey referenced here. Things are about to change with ACOTE's new standards including integrative health in the interventions and procedures section! The new standards go into effect July of this year!

Wen, P.-S., Vora, A., Mortera, M., Sasson, N., Reed, W. R., Ehsanian, R., Galantino, M. L., Erb, M., Hu, X., & Kim, S. (2022). Perceptions and use of complementary and integrative health practices among rehabilitation professionals: A survey. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 55, 102173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2022.102173

In the last episode I reviewed a more general article on the effects of myofascial release on several different diagnoses. In this episode I review the articles I gathered from the more general article as well as a few more.

The bottom line: taking fascia into consideration and using treatments that target fascia such as myofascial release, self-treatment and posture is a worthy pursuit in this population.

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I found this article while searching for literature on cancer and fascia and thought it was a must share, especially for practitioners in traditional settings. These researchers gathered literature (97 studies) from all over the world and published their findings in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. They specifically looked at the effects of myofascial release on low back pain, cancer, sport injuries, fibromyalgia, headache and stroke. I hope more practitioners in traditional settings will learn about fascia and fascia-targeting techniques.

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