EPISODE 24 — Fascia: The Overlooked Tissue Behind Stiffness, Restriction, and Pain

EPISODE 24 — Fascia: The Overlooked Tissue Behind Stiffness, Restriction, and Pain Hidden Driver: Fascial Dehydration & Cross-Linking 🎯 There's a continuous web of tissue running through your entire body — wrapping every muscle, every nerve, every organ — and it's packed with more sensory nerve endings than almost anything else. When it dries out and stiffens, it can turn ordinary movement into a pain trigger and trap nerves in place. 🧠 In this episode of The Hidden Drivers of Chronic Pain Masterclass, St. Louis interventional pain & metabolic medicine specialist Dr. Gurpreet Padda, MD reveals how Fascial Dehydration & Cross-Linking may be a hidden, overlooked driver of chronic pain — and what can actually be done about it at the root. 🔬 What you'll discover: ● FASCIA = a body-wide, sensory connective-tissue web ● "Your scan is clean" — but fascia barely shows on a scan. 📍 At The Padda Institute in Woodson Terrace — minutes from Lambert St. Louis Airport — Dr. Padda treats the metabolic root causes of chronic pain for patients across St. Louis County, St. Charles, Clayton, Florissant & beyond. If you've “tried everything” and your pain keeps coming back, this series is for you. 📚 Research referenced in this episode: ● Schleip R, et al. Fascia is able to contract and may play a role in musculoskeletal dynamics. Med Hypotheses / J Bodyw Mov Ther. ● Langevin HM. Fascia mobility, proprioception, and myofascial pain. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2021. ● Stecco C, et al. Fascial innervation and the sensory role of fascia. Surg Radiol Anat. ● Snedeker JG, Gautieri A. Collagen crosslinking, glycation, and connective tissue stiffening. (tendon/AGE review). ● Klingler W, et al. Fascial hydration and the dynamics of tissue stiffness. Curr Pain Headache Rep. ⚠️ Educational content only — not medical advice or a substitute for individualized care. 📞 CONNECT WITH DR. PADDA: 📍 4477 Woodson Rd, Suite 103, Woodson Terrace, MO 63134 🏥 ✈️ Right next to Lambert St. Louis Airport 🛫 🌆 Serving St. Louis County, St. Charles, Clayton, Florissant & beyond 🌉 📲 Text to Schedule: 314-886-5902 📱 🗓️ Schedule: https://calendly.com/padda/medical ✨ 🌐 Explore: https://www.painmd.tv 💻 #Fascia #FascialPain #ChronicPain #PainRelief #MetabolicHealth #PainManagement #RootCauseMedicine #PaddaInstitute #PainMDtv #DrPadda #StLouis #StLouisPainManagement #STL #WoodsonTerrace #StLouisCounty #Florissant

Fascia Documentary: The network of the body without beginning or end
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Fascia Documentary: The network of the body without beginning or end

EPISODE 40 — How Toxins Directly Jam Your Energy Production — and Spike Your Pain
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EPISODE 40 — How Toxins Directly Jam Your Energy Production — and Spike Your Pain

She Asks if I Know Coldplay and This Singer Shocks The Street
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She Asks if I Know Coldplay and This Singer Shocks The Street

10 Hidden Social Rules in Germany Nobody Warns You About!
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10 Hidden Social Rules in Germany Nobody Warns You About!

EPISODE 39 — Circadian Desynchrony of the Mitochondria: Eating and Light Timing
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EPISODE 39 — Circadian Desynchrony of the Mitochondria: Eating and Light Timing

She’s 12. She Sings Aretha Franklin… Until Simon TELLS Her to Do It Acapella! 😳
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She’s 12. She Sings Aretha Franklin… Until Simon TELLS Her to Do It Acapella! 😳

EPISODE 35 — Why Some Bodies Can't Build the Energy Machinery They Need to Heal: PGC-1α Suppression
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EPISODE 35 — Why Some Bodies Can't Build the Energy Machinery They Need to Heal: PGC-1α Suppression

The Professor Who Taught People How To Think (1962)
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The Professor Who Taught People How To Think (1962)

Golden Retriever Meets Completely Broken Rescue for the First Time
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Golden Retriever Meets Completely Broken Rescue for the First Time

EPISODE 31 — The Cellular Power Shortage That Makes Nerves Fire Too Easily
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EPISODE 31 — The Cellular Power Shortage That Makes Nerves Fire Too Easily

Episode 38 — Lipid Peroxidation: The "Fatigue-Pain Axis" Driven by Damaged Cell Membranes
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Episode 38 — Lipid Peroxidation: The "Fatigue-Pain Axis" Driven by Damaged Cell Membranes

Bioelectricity, Morphogenesis, and Two-Headed Worms | Michael Levin
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Bioelectricity, Morphogenesis, and Two-Headed Worms | Michael Levin

It's Boring, But It'll Blow Up Your VO2 Max
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It's Boring, But It'll Blow Up Your VO2 Max

Stop Walking 10,000 Steps/Day (do this for 10 minutes instead)
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Stop Walking 10,000 Steps/Day (do this for 10 minutes instead)

NEVER Buy These 5 Types of Homes (I'm a Lawyer)
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NEVER Buy These 5 Types of Homes (I'm a Lawyer)

Why is No One Doing This??? IT WORKS
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Why is No One Doing This??? IT WORKS

The ONLY Exercises You Need to Strengthen Every Knee Muscle (50+)
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The ONLY Exercises You Need to Strengthen Every Knee Muscle (50+)

1 Simple Move That Fixes “Age Stiffness” After 40 (In 2 Mins)
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1 Simple Move That Fixes “Age Stiffness” After 40 (In 2 Mins)

EPISODE 34 — Fragmented and Inefficient: When Your Mitochondria Lose Their Network
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EPISODE 34 — Fragmented and Inefficient: When Your Mitochondria Lose Their Network

EPISODE 49 — The Invisible Stressor in Your Environment That Amplifies Pain
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EPISODE 49 — The Invisible Stressor in Your Environment That Amplifies Pain