Research, and Literature

Research Papers

• myoActivation® for Chronic Pain Care That Changes the Biotensegral Properties of the Human Body: A Motion Laboratory Case Report. by Luo J, Leveille L, West N, Azim FT, Bhatnagar T, Lauder GR. Published by Cureus, March 11, 2026.

• The Impact of a Novel Methodological Process for Needling Scars, Fascia, and Muscles in the Management of Myofascial Dysfunction and Chronic Pain in a Population Living With Social and Health Inequities: Quantitative Findings From a Longitudinal Observational Pilot Study by Ly Nguyen, Barb L. Eddy, Nicholas West, Jeffrey N. Bone, Leanne M. Currie, Gillian Lauder
  Published by Pain Research and Management, September 2025.

• Early-Life Trauma as a Trigger for Developmental Myofascial Dysfunction: A Case Report.by Lauder GR, Luo J, Nassaazi J. Published by Cureus, July 13, 2025.

• myoActivation®, a Structured Assessment and Therapeutic Process for Adolescents With Myofascial Dysfunction and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Case Series by Jessica Luo, Nicholas West, Gillian R. Lauder. Published by Cureus. August 2024.

• Assessing changes in range of motion in adolescent patients undergoing myoActivation® for chronic pain related to myofascial dysfunction: a feasibility study.by Bhatnagar T, Azim FT, Behrouzian M, Davies K, Wickenheiser D, Jahren G, West N, Leveille L, and Lauder GR.
  Published in Frontiers in Pain Research. October 2023.

  • Summary provided by Dr. Gillian Lauder

Journal Articles - myoActivation specific

• Clinical Insights into the Importance of Scars and Scar Release in Paediatric Chronic Myofascial Pain Copyright © 2020 by Gillian Lauder and Nicholas West

• Unrecognized Myofascial Components of Pediatric Complex Pain: myoActivation, a Structured Solution for Assessment and Management Copyright © 2019 by Gillian R Lauder, Jack Huang and Nicholas C West

• myoActivation: A Structured Process for Chronic Pain Resolution Copyright © 2019 by Gillian Lauder, Nicholas West and Greg Siren

• Myofascial Dysfunction Pain (MFD&P) Explained Paediatric Handbook, Compiled by Dr. G. R. Lauder. Illustrations by I. Massey & Shona Massey

Supporting Literature

• Does fascia hold memories? © 2013 Elsevier Ltd

• Innervation of human superficial fascia © 2022 Fede, Petrelli, Pirri, Neuhuber, Tiengo, Biz, De Caro, Schleip and Stecco.

• Neural Networks of the Fascia: An Update © 2025 J Luo, N West, GR Lauder