Evidence-Informed Bodywork
Research-Driven Notes on Massage, Touch, and Body Mechanics
These posts translate current findings in fascia science, pain neuroscience, and bodywork interventions into practical clinical language for clients, therapists, and curious readers.
Fascia Science
Fascia Is Not Just Packing Material: Notes on Glide, Load, and Myofascial Adaptation
What changed in fascial science, what we can reasonably apply in treatment, and why glide and load tolerance should be tested before intensity.
- What recent fascia research says about mechanometabolic behavior and tissue mechanics.
- How researchers have measured outcomes after fascial manipulation and myofascial release.
- How those findings changed my treatment priorities in the clinic.
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Touch Neuroscience
Massage as Sensory Input: What Affective Touch and Interoception Mean for Bodywork
Touch science is no longer just a metaphor; it is a practical framework for why pressure, timing, rhythm, and context can all shape outcomes.
- How C-tactile pathways and affective-touch literature map to massage behavior.
- What pain modulation research suggests about contact pattern and nervous-system signaling.
- How expectation and context interact with manual therapy outcomes.
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