Kim Webster, Rolfing Reno

12/08/2025

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07/28/2024

In Reno, Wednesday, November 6th, 2024. So cool!

03/25/2024

Pre-Achilles / Kager’s Fat Pad: Analysis by Physio Meets Science

“The space created from the Achilles tendon posteriorly and the tibia anteriorly is known as Kager’s triangle and is occupied by a mass of adipose tissue called Kager’s fat pad.

👉 It is located in the posterior ankle joint, bordered by the Achilles tendon posteriorly, the crural fascia and flexor hallucis longus (FHL) muscle anteriorly, and the posterior calcaneal tuberosity at its base inferiorly.

☑️ This seemingly innocuous structure functions importantly in several ways. Given a high density of sensory nerve endings, Kager’s fat pad likely contributes to proprioception [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15702331/].

☑️ It functions mechanically to reduce friction between the Achilles tendon and the tibia acts as a shock-absorber in the ankle. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31256217/]

☑️Additionally, it fills an otherwise potential space, serving to prevent the buildup of negative pressure in the bursa during plantarflexion and to prevent kinking of the tendon during plantarflexion [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16420382/].

☑️ It also protects nutrient vessels that course through the fat pad to supply the tendon. [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-45594-0_1]

💡Pingel and colleagues revealed that Kager’s fat pad might play an important role in the pathology of chronic achilles tendinopathy (AT). Expression of several inflammatory markers was up-regulated together with altered lipid metabolism in the Kager’s fat pad of AT patients.” [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25996876/]

Photo Credit: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-35989-7_21

Sagittal section of the ankle. Posterior detail.
1 Calcaneal or Achilles tendon
2 Retrocalcaneal bursa
3 Posterosuperior part of the calcaneus
4 Kager’s fat pad or pre-Achilles fat pad
5 Subcutaneous bursa
6 Bone spur in the insertional Achilles tendinopathy
7 Flexor hallucis muscle belly
8 Ankle joint
9 Subtalar joint

- Physio Meets Science

01/16/2023

~ THE HEART IS NOT A PUMP ~

Many of us live under the medical myth that the heart is a pump, an idea borne of an industrialised culture that views the body as a machine.

The heart however is so much more beautiful and fascinating than we ever could have imagined!

“Modern analysis of the heart has shown that in spite of the fact that the most powerful ventricle of the heart can shoot water six feet into the air, the amount of pressure actually needed to force the blood through the entire length of the body’s blood vessels would have to be able to lift a one hundred pound weight one mile high” - Stephen Buhner

So how does the blood move around the labyrinth-like vessels of our body?

It moves of its own accord.

You see, blood flow is not a simple stream like we once thought.

It is in fact composed of two streams, spiralling around each other much like the image of a DNA double helix, at the centre of which is a vacuum.

“Blood flow through living vessels is much more like a tornado than anything else: Such a vacuum is necessary for producing a vortex” - Stephen Buhner

How cool is that?

This spiral dance is not only found in the bloodstream, but also in the blood cell itself!

Blood cell’s in fact spin on their own individual axes of rotation. They are smaller spinning cells in a larger spinning vortex.

If your mind is not blown yet, let’s go back to the heart.

The heart itself has recently been discovered not to be a mass of muscle, but rather a ‘helicoidal myocardial band’ that has spiralled in upon itself, creating its unique shape and its separate chambers.

This is called the Helical Heart, and you can see doctors unravel it by searching ‘Helical Heart’ on Youtube.

Pair this with discoveries that the heart functions as an endocrine gland, has its own nervous system that makes and releases its own neurotransmitters, and emits an electromagnetic field that is far stronger than the brain’s, and we begin to move from the idea that the heart is simply a mechanical pump.

It is a spiralling organ of perception.

If that’s not beautiful, we don’t know what is!

Incredible Art by Gabriel Keleman

Evidence-Based Research:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16373590/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11807730/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24209915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7712215/

Watch them un-ravel the Heart here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbOyozg_GTs&ab_channel=somanaut

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05/09/2022

❓ How reliable is my MRI ❓
It has been said that a picture is worth 1,000 words. But what if the picture was an MRI and those words resulted in increased harm, medical overuse, and a cascade of events leading to more pain and disability.

Unfortunately, MRI’s have been a gold standard diagnostic tool for many orthopedic conditions. However, in this simple case study you can see the high variability and inconsistencies with one individual receiving 10 MRIs at 10 different testing sites.

MRIs are great at ruling out any significant and dangerous red flags such as tumors and fractures, but never justify the pain a person is experiencing.

An MRI is simply a small pixel in the grand picture of your life. Via

01/22/2022

Rolfing is a technique people who live with chronic pain may not have tried yet to find relief. We cover seven things people with chronic pain should know about Rolfing. We share how it’s different from a deep tissue massage and what to expect when you sign up for Rolfing sessions with a certified...

09/12/2021

With better drugs and stem-cell therapies, researchers hope to repair cartilage—or prevent damage—before osteoarthritis sets in or an operation is needed.