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Robert M Watson Jr wrote:
My main point has been that there is no clear evidence that actual changes in the connective tissues are related to IT. Just how does one detect 'improvements' in the connective tissues with resorting to 'exotic' means like MRI etc? It may well be that IT does alter the connective tissues but how to prove it so?
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Not to further derail the thread, but it bears pointing out that
there *are* ways to test how much 'fascia' contributes to movement. One example are drop jumps. Typically, one gets the subject to do a series of drop jumps from different heights using different techniques, onto a force plate. The EMG profile allows one to identify neural, muscular and CT involvement whilst correlating it against force plate readings (never perfectly, but close enough to be able to say 'ok, you need more of X...whereas you need more of Y')
Sure, we're talking just legs in this example - so it's limited - but someone may be able to use the literature to come up with a nifty Master's thesis.