Upcoming Webinars
Robert Schleip, PhD - Fibrosis, Force and Flow: The Multiscale Dynamics of Fascial Stiffness
2026-04-19 8:00 am
Peter O'Sullivan, PhD - From Patient to Person: Reclaiming Your Life From Chronic Pain 
Diane Lee, PT - Moving past the inter-recti distance in Diastasis Recti Rehabilitatin - is there a Better Measure of Success?
2026-06-13 8:00 am
Chiara Andretto Amodeo, MD, PhD - Midface Deep Fascia: New Anatomical and Surgical Insights
2026-07-18 8:00 am
Jesse Cochrane, PhD / Courtney Mascio Lipedema Foundation - Lipedema: From Diagnosis to Treatment – Clinical Insights and Fascial Connections 
Danling Wang, PhD - Multiple Faces of Hyaluronan in Fascia Health and Disease - Details
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Board and Staff
GOVERNING BOARD
Tina Wang, FRS ;Vice President
Dr. Tina J Wang is board certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation medical doctor and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, and the Southern California University of Health Sciences. She is core faculty for the musculoskeletal curriculum including the use of ultrasound based diagnosis and interventions. Her published research focuses on ultrasound characteristics of fascial dysfunction to improve clinical understanding, diagnostics, and treatments ;of myofascial pain syndromes, Ehlers Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders. Her research on fascial dysfunction has awarded her full membership with Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society. She is also a yoga practitioner and continues her studies under the lineage of T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar.
Robert Schleip, FRS Founding Director
Dr. Robert Schleip is Research Director of the European Rolfing Association and also Director of the Fascia Research Group (Munich & Ulm, Germany.) His research on the active contractile properties of fascia was honored with the Vladimir Janda Award. He loves the interdisciplinary learning exchange in the fascia research field and has been a driving force behind the international Fascia Research Congress series, as well the 4-annual conference series 'Connective Tissues in 'Sports Medicine'.
Kyra De Coninck, FRS Secretary
Dr. Kyra De Coninck has been a senior lecturer for 20 years in Sports Rehabilitation in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Kent in the UK. Her research focuses on the structure and behaviour of fascia to improve our understanding of myofascial pain. She has presented and published her work internationally, receiving best poster jury prize at the 2018 International Fascia Research Congress. Kyra is the founder and director of an ultrasound-based fascia research lab at the University of Kent.