References (APA Presentation, Tuesday 10th June, 2025)

Brandl, A., Wilke, J., Egner, C., Schmidt, T., Schilder, A., & Schleip, R. (2023). Pain quality patterns in delayed onset muscle soreness of the lower back suggest sensitization of fascia rather than muscle afferents: a secondary analysis study. Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, 1-11.

Cotti, A., Del Corso, M., Diana, R., Cornale, L., Sudanese, A., Stecco, A., & Branchini, M. (2020). Inter and intra operator reliability of motor and palpation evaluation in fascial manipulation in individuals with coxarthrosis. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, 28(4), 236-245.

Ercole, B., Antonio, S., Ann, D. J., & Stecco, C. (2010). How much time is required to modify a fascial fibrosis? Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 14(4), 318-325. 

Han, C. S., Hancock, M. J., Sharma, S., Sharma, S., Harris, I. A., Cohen, S. P., Magnussen, J., Maher, C. G., & Traeger, A. C. (2023). Low back pain of disc, sacroiliac joint, or facet joint origin: A diagnostic accuracy systematic review. Eclinicalmedicine, 59.

Hughes, E. J., McDermott, K., & Funk, M. F. (2019). Evaluation of hyaluronan content in areas of densification compared to adjacent areas of fascia. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 23(2), 324-328.

Knezevic, N. N., Candido, K. D., Vlaeyen, J. W. S., Van Zundert, J., & Cohen, S. P. (2021). Low back pain. Lancet, 398(10294), 78-92.

Kondrup, F., Gaudreault, N., & Venne, G. (2022). The deep fascia and its role in chronic pain and pathological conditions: A review. Clinical Anatomy, 35(5), 649-659. 

Langevin, H. M., Fox, J. R., Koptiuch, C., Badger, G. J., Greenan-Naumann, A. C., Bouffard, N. A., Konofagou, E. E., Lee, W.-N., Triano, J. J., & Henry, S. M. (2011). Reduced thoracolumbar fascia shear strain in human chronic low back pain. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 12(1), 203.

Menon, R. G., Oswald, S. F., Raghavan, P., Regatte, R. R., & Stecco, A. (2020). T1ρ-mapping for musculoskeletal pain diagnosis: case series of variation of water bound glycosaminoglycans quantification before and after fascial manipulation® in subjects with elbow pain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(3), 708. 

Pirri, C., Pirri, N., Macchi, V., Porzionato, A., De Caro, R., Özçakar, L., & Stecco, C. (2025). Ultrasonography of the Fasciae and Common Pathologies: The Game Changer. Diagnostics, 15(9), 1180. 

Pratt, R. L. (2021). Hyaluronan and the Fascial Frontier. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(13), 6845.

Schilder, A., Hoheisel, U., Magerl, W., Benrath, J., Klein, T., & Treede, R.-D. (2014). Sensory findings after stimulation of the thoracolumbar fascia with hypertonic saline suggest its contribution to low back pain. Pain, 155(2), 222-231.

Schilder, A., Magerl, W., Hoheisel, U., Klein, T., & Treede, R.-D. (2016). Electrical high-frequency stimulation of the human thoracolumbar fascia evokes long-term potentiation-like pain amplification. Pain, 157(10), 2309-2317.

Sikdar, S., Srbely, J., Shah, J., Assefa, Y., Stecco, A., DeStefano, S., Imamura, M., & Gerber, L. H. (2023). A model for personalized diagnostics for non-specific low back pain: the role of the myofascial unit. Frontiers in Pain Research, 4.

Stecco, C., Porzionato, A., Macchi, V., Stecco, A., Vigato, E., Parenti, A., . . . De Caro, R. (2008). The expansions of the pectoral girdle muscles onto the brachial fascia: morphological aspects and spatial disposition. Cells Tissues Organs, 188(3), 320-329.

Stecco, C., Pavan, P. G., Porzionato, A., Macchi, V., Lancerotto, L., Carniel, E. L., Natali, A. N., & De Caro, R. (2009). Mechanics of crural fascia: from anatomy to constitutive modelling. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 31(7), 523-529.

Stecco, C., Macchi, V., Porzionato, A., Duparc, F., & De Caro, R. (2011). The fascia: the forgotten structure. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, 116(3), 127.

Stecco, A., Gilliar, W., Hill, R., Fullerton, B., & Stecco, C. (2013). The anatomical and functional relation between gluteus maximus and fascia lata. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 17(4), 512-517. 

Tomita, N., Roy-Cardinal, M.-H., Chayer, B., Daher, S., Attiya, A., Boulanger, A., Gaudreault, N., Cloutier, G., & Bureau, N. J. (2025). Thoracolumbar fascia ultrasound shear strain differs between low back pain and asymptomatic individuals: expanding the evidence. Insights into Imaging, 16(1), 18. 

Willard, F., Vleeming, A., Schuenke, M., Danneels, L., & Schleip, R. (2012). The thoracolumbar fascia: anatomy, function and clinical considerations. Journal of Anatomy, 221(6), 507-536.

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