ACTIVE CONTRACTILE PROPERTIES OF FASCIA R. Schleip 1,2,3 , W. Klingler 3,4 1 Department of Neuroanesthesiology, Neurosurgical Clinic, Ulm University, Guenzburg, Germany 2 Department of Sports Medicine and Health Promotion, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany 3 Fascia Research Group, Experimental Anesthesiology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany 4 Faculty of Health School – Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Corresponding author: R. Schleip, Dept. of Neuroanaesthesiology, Neurosurgical Clinic, Ulm University Ludwig-Heilmeyer-Str. 2, 89312 Guenzburg, Germany Ph. +49-89-346016, Fax +49-89-51308568, email: robert.schleip@uni-ulm.de Key words: myofibroblast; fascia; connective tissue; contracture, stiffness, fibrosis. This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/ca.23391 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.