David Lesondak

David Lesondak is an Allied Health member in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and is board-certified in structural integration. He is the author of Fascia: What It Is and Why It Matters, edtor of Fascia, Function, and Medical Applications, and host of the podcast BodyTalk. Learn more at davidlesondak.com.

OTHER ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Research

The Art and Science of Connection

BY David Lesondak

I often pose this question: “If you could have one thing different when you walk out that door, what do you want it to be?”

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Anatomy

The Endless Labor of the Fibroblast

BY David Lesondak

Fibroblasts remodel fascia, creating or removing collagen based on physical supply and demand.

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Anatomy

The Ankle Retinacula

BY David Lesondak

Many references (including those online) are updating their facts to correctly identify retinacula as a thickening of the fascia of the leg.

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Anatomy

Mechanotransduction

BY David Lesondak

What would you think if I told you the potential effects from bodywork can impact each individual cell in your body?

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Research

Tensegrity and Biotensegrity

BY David Lesondak

Tensegrity. It’s not just a useful model; it may prove to be the tensional blueprint of all living matter.

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Research

Hyaluronan Makes the Body Glide

BY David Lesondak

Whenever two surfaces need to glide—like tendon sheaths, the pericardium and the heart, or two muscles along each other—hyaluronic acid ensures everything goes smoothly.

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