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INSTRUMENT-ASSISTED CROSS FIBER MASSAGE ACCELERATES KNEE LIGAMENT HEALING:  Dept of anatomy and cell biology, Indiana University. Loghmani, MT et al., JOSPT 2009

Langberg H, et al Eccentric rehabilitation exercise increases peritendinous type I collagen synthesis in humans with Achilles tendinosis. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2007;17:61-66.

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Langevin HM, Churchill DL, Wu J, Badger GJ et al. Evidence of connective tissue involvement in acupuncture. The FASEB Journal ezpress article 10.1096/fj.01-0925fje. Published online April 10, 2002.

Langevin HM, Churchill DL, Cipolla MJ. Mechanical signaling through connective tissue: a mechanism for the therapeutic effect of acupuncture. The FASEB Journal 15; 2001:2281.

Langevin HM, Sherman KJ. Pathophysiological model for chronic low back pain integrating connective tissue and nervous system mechanisms. Medical Hypotheses 68 (1),2007:74-84

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Mense S “Peripheral and central mechanisms of myofascial pain” University of Pittsburg May 2009

Robert Schleip, Journal of Body Work and Movement Therapies.  Apr 2003

Stecco C et al. Tendinous muscular insertions onto the deep fascia of the upper limb. First part: anatomical study.Morphologie 2007; 91(292): 29–37.

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A,Stecco, et al. Anatomical study of myofascial continuity in the anterior region of the upper limb  J Bodyw Mov Ther (2009) 13, 53–62.

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Text References Include:

Thomas Myers Anatomy Trains 2nd Ed

Warren Hammer Functional Evaluation of Soft Tissue By Manual Methods 3rd Ed

Thomas Hyde Conservative Management of Sports Injury 2nd Ed