Division of fascia/connective tissue in biomechanics

• Dr. Freddy Sichting
• Nicolai Kram (M.Sc.)

External colleagues

• René Schrader (M.Sc.)

Students

• Florian Ebrecht (B.Sc.)
• Alexander Kett (B.Sc.)
• Markus Koch (B.Sc.)
• Heidi Hauser (B.Sc.)
• Sven Wörner (B.Sc.)

• Biomechanical characterization of connective tissues of the lower limb
• The importance of biomechanical parameters of the lower limb for people in their daily and sporting environment
• Identifying of connective tissue types and their importance in training and therapy
• The influence of different sports and exercise interventions on connective tissues
• Functional relationships of connective tissues of the lower limb

• Fascia Research Group (Universität Ulm)
• Department of Food and Nutrition and Sport Science (Universität Göteborg)

• Strong feet - Does running barefoot influence the connective tissues of the lower limb?
• Training for tendons - the influence of high intensity training on the calve muscle and Achilles tendon

• Schleifenbaum, S., Prietzel, T., Hädrich, C., Möbius, R., Sichting, F., & Hammer, N. (2016). Tensile properties of the hip joint ligaments are largely variable and age-dependent – An in-vitro analysis in an age range of 14–93 years. Journal of Biomechanics 49(14), 3437–3443.
• Pieroh, P., Schneider, S., Lingslebe, U., Sichting, F., Wolfskämpf, T., Josten, C., … Steinke, H. (2016). The Stress-Strain Data of the Hip Capsule Ligaments Are Gender and Side Independent Suggesting a Smaller Contribution to Passive Stiffness. PLoS ONE 11(9), e0163306.
• Sichting, F., Steinke, H., Wagner, M.F.-X., Fritsch, S., Hädrich, C., Hammer, N. (2015). Quantification of material slippage in the iliotibial tract when applying the partial plastination clamping technique. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 49, 112–117.
• Sichting, F., Rossol, J., Soisson, O., Klima, S., Milani, T., Hammer, N., (2014). Pelvic belt effects on sacroiliac joint ligaments: a computational approach to understand therapeutic effects of pelvic belts. Pain Physician 17(1), 43–51.
• Hammer, N., Huster, D., Fritsch, S., Hädrich, C., Koch, H., Schmidt, P., Sichting, F., Wagner, M.F.-X., Boldt, A. (2014). Do Cells Contribute to Tendon and Ligament Biomechanics? PLoS ONE 9(8), e105037.
• Ernstberger, M., Sichting, F., Baselt, T., Hartmann, P., Aust, G., Hammer, N. (2013). Combined spectrophotometry and tensile measurements of human connective tissues: potentials and limitations. Journal of Biomedical Optics 18(6), 60506.

• Schrader, R., Kram, N., Böhme, M., Sichting, F. (2016). Does an 8 week body wide foam rolling program influence the perception of the ankle?, in: Foot&Ankle Surgery. Presented at the Foot International, Berlin, Germany.
• Sichting, F. (2015). The Influence Of Plantar Fascia And Achilles Tendon Load On Human Heel Pad Deformation: An In-vitro Investigation. 4th International Fascia Research Congress. Washington D.C., USA.
• Sichting, F. (2015). Zur funktionellen Verbindung von Achillessehne, Plantarfaszie und Fersenfettpolster: Eine in-vitro Studie. 9. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik. Bonn, Germany.
• Kram, N., Schrader, R., Schuffenhauer, D., Böhme, M., Rudelt, P., Schindler, C., Sichting, F. (2015). Reaktionen der Plantarfaszie auf eine medial wirkende Druckpunktmassage, in: Abstractband. Presented at the 9. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik, Bonn, Germany.
• Ebrecht, F., Kram, N., Schrader, R., Sichting, F. (2015). Auswirkung einer dynamisch zyklischen Belastung der Plantarfaszie auf deren Morphologie - eine Pilotstudie, in: Abstractband. Presented at the 9. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik, Bonn, Germany.

• SZ-Online: Verfilzt noch mal, http://www.sz-online.de/ratgeber/verfilzt-noch-mal-3417353.html
• Fitte Faszien sorgen selbst im Alter für mehr Beweglichkeit, 2016. Freie Presse.
• samedo.de, 2016. Fitte Faszien: Für mehr Beweglichkeit im Alter sorgen. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
• Congress report: IV. International Fascia Research Congress (Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin, Dossier in Heft 2/2016)

• F. Sichting: The functional importance of the fascia (footpower specialist seminar, Gießen)
• N. Kram, R. Schrader: Training with foam rolls (workshop for coaches of the "Deutscher Skiverband (DSV)", Chemnitz)
• Sichting, F.: Challenges towards biomechanical testing of myofascial chains (Fascia Research Summer School, Leipzig)
• N. Kram, R. Schrader: Trainability of fascia in theory and practice (2-days-workshop at the education center of the Thuringian police)
• R. Schrader, N. Kram: Usage of foam rolls for training and regeneration (workshops at the olympic base of Chemnitz-Zwickau)

• N. Kram: Training with foam rolls - theory and practical use (workshops at the health days of the Thuringian Ministry of Finance)