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2022 Abstract Submission


Submission Open: December 1, 2021 through March 28, 2022 midnight EST
Acceptance Notification: Mid-April 2022
Conference Dates: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, September 12th – 14th 2022
(Pre-Conference Workshops Sunday September 11, 2022)
Authors are invited to submit abstracts presenting new research results related to research on fascia. Abstracts selected by the 2022 Scientific Committee will be posted on this web site and published in the 2022 conference proceedings book.

The general categories requested for submitted abstracts are:

  1. Clinical Studies
  2. Anatomy of Fascia
  3. Sensory and Neural Aspects
  4. Matrix Biology and Fluid Dynamics
  5. Assessment Methods
  6. Biomechanical Aspects
  7. Veterinary Aspects
  8. Surgical Aspects
  9. Oncological Aspects
  10. Other Fascial Pathologies
  11. Fascia in Sports and Movement
  12. Phenomenlogical and Philosophical Aspects
  13. New Hypotheses and Experimental Research Methods

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts must be submitted in English. Submissions will only be accepted online. Maximum length is 350 words total. Illustrations, graphs, figures, and photographs can be uploaded, and up to 5 references added, following the title and abstract page.

Authors of accepted abstracts:
  1. Must guarantee that at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference and present.
  2. Are required, as part of the submission process, to grant permission to publish their abstracts.
  3. Are responsible to ensure that no contractual relations or proprietary considerations exist that restrict the dissemination of their findings.
  4. Must include a statement that all experimentation involving humans or animals was performed in accord with applicable regional and/or institutional ethical policies and approved by an appropriate ethical committee. For human research without such oversight, a statement must be made that the research conformed to the Declaration of Helsinki http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/b3/index.html. For research involving animals, a statement must be made that the research was carried out with approval from the local ethics committee and performed in accord with national or international standards (e.g., the Committee for Research and Ethical Issues of the International Association for the Study of Pain). The Scientific Review Committee reserves the right to contact the author or institution for clarification or proof of review board approval prior to acceptance of the abstract.
Please be sure to follow the formatting guidelines below.

Scientific Review Process

The Scientific Review Committee consists of scientists with conventional research training and/or experience in relevant complementary disciplines. The panel has been selected to represent a wide range of clinical and scientific disciplines.

Abstracts will be reviewed by at least two members of the review panel. Abstracts should be sufficiently intelligible and self-contained.

Selection will be based on a set of criteria, such as: scientific relevance, substantiated laboratory evidence, hypothesis relevance, implications for applied methods, and relevance for clinicians.

The Scientific Review Committee will make final determination for oral versus poster presentation from among the accepted abstracts. Accepted abstracts will be published on this web site and published in the 2022 conference proceedings book.

Formatting

Formatting—after editorial changes, if any—will be kept as submitted for abstract publication on the website. Substantial deviation from the requested standard will require author revision. Submissions not meeting the guidelines risk rejection without consideration of their merits.

Each abstract should state the study's objective, briefly describe the methods used, summarize the results obtained, and state the conclusions. Abstracts must stand on their own, giving a synopsis of the project. It is not satisfactory to say, "The results will be discussed." Presentations should emphasize the significance of results and general principles.

When experimental animals are used, the species should be stated, including the gender if relevant. Use standard abbreviations for units of measure but avoid other abbreviations if possible. When necessary, other abbreviations should be fully spelled out on first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.

Download a PDF example of properly formatted abstracts:
  1. Abstract page sizes and formatting instructions
    1. The example of an expanded abstract provided here in PDF includes a figure and legend and satisfies the formatting and content requirements.
  2. Main title
  3. Author name(s) and affiliation(s)
  4. Main Text
    1. The following components must be included in the Main Text:
      1. PURPOSE or HYPOTHESIS or BACKGROUND
      2. APPROACH or METHODS
      3. RESULTS
      4. CONCLUSIONS
  5. Illustrations, Graphs, Figures, and Photographs
    1. Figure legends should be short. Color will be available for the web version but not in the printed proceedings.
  6. Footnotes
    1. Do not use footnotes.
  7. References
    1. References, if included, must follow the main text. A section for references is provided on a separate page. Up to 5 references may be included, in the Sage-Havard style. When referenced in the text, enclose the citation number in square brackets; e.g., [7]. Where appropriate, include name(s) of editors of referenced books.
    2. Examples:
      1. Journal: Bove GM, Zaheen A, Bajwa ZH. Subjective Nature of Lower Limb Radicular Pain. J Man Physiol Therapeutics, 28: 12-14, 2005.
      2. Book Chapter: Bove GM. Peripheral Nerve Biology and Concepts of Nerve Pathophysiology. In Haldeman S, ed. Principles and Practice of Chiropractic 3rd ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2004, p 289-299.
  8. Disclosures (When Applicable)
    1. Financial contributions and/or potential for financial gain that may be derived from reported work may constitute a potential conflict of interest (real or perceived). Authors are required to disclose their sources of contributed support (commercial, public, or private foundation grants, and off-label use of drugs, if any).

Resources for Scientific Writing

The following resources are offered to elaborate on the general subject of writing research papers. The guidelines for abstract submissions for the Fascia Research Congress remain as specified above.

Examples of published papers

Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13608592)
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10506411)

Presenting Case Studies

A T Still Research Institute (http://www.atsu.edu/research/writing_guidelines/index.htm)
 

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