LIEBSCHER & BRACHT

Learn the details to better understand what's happening in your body and how to help yourself!

Myths we need to overcome:

❌ Arthrosis is a disease of the elderly.
Not true. Even younger people – especially athletes, dancers, and physically active individuals – often develop osteoarthritis due to:
- overloading of joints,
- repetitive microtraumas,
- poor connective tissue regeneration and
- improper movement or alignment (biomechanical dysfunction).
❌ Arthrosis is caused by body weight.
Body weight can have an impact, but many studies show that movement biomechanics, tissue quality, and inflammation are key – even at normal weight.
Wear and tear is inevitable and happens to everyone with age.
No! Many people have signs of osteoarthritis on X-rays but no pain, and vice versa – pain can be present even without major changes in the image. It is a complex condition where the following play a role:
- inflammatory processes,
- nervous system (pain perception),
- nutrition,
- psychophysical stress and
- lifestyle.

Interpretation of wear according to the Liebscher & Bracht method

According to the Liebscher & Bracht method, degeneration is not inevitable, but the result of:

long-term muscle-fascial tension,
irregular movement patterns,
and lack of stretching in certain directions.

This leads to an asymmetrical load on the joint, where one side (e.g. medial - inner) is constantly under more pressure, the cartilage there does not receive enough nutrients, and it gradually disappears.

According to LNB, the cause is not "wear and tear", but:

Excessive muscle tension (e.g. quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings),
Fascial adhesions that reduce the sliding between tissues,
Lack of variety in movements – for example: the knee is always at the same angle (sitting, walking, running),
Lack of expansion at different angles (LNB expansion below 90°),
Pain as a safety signal, not as a sign of injury!

What can we do with the LNB approach?

1. Relax the muscular-fascial system with LNB therapy

The goal is to reduce muscle tone where it is pulling the bones apart (or too close).
We apply pressure to points (Osteopressure) – e.g. in the area of the adductors, hamstrings, gastrocnemius.

2. Stretching exercises according to the LNB method

Stretching the muscles that pull the joint into a valgus/varus position.
Important: dynamic stretch with active contraction of the opposing muscle.

3. Fascial massage according to the LNB method

Focus: release fascial adhesions, improve lymphatic flow and circulation.
Gentle but precise targeting along fascial lines:
- Lateral lines (outer side),
- Medial lines (inner part),
- Last lines,
- Front lines.

4. Regular full-body movement

Introducing movement in the joint at different angles, not just walking and running.
Avoiding one-sided activities (e.g. always walking downhill or doing the same exercise at the gym).
Unloading the joint with the power of other muscles (e.g. gluteus medius when walking!).

Key idea according to Liebscher & Bracht:

“Even if the cartilage is worn out, by eliminating the causal tension, we can reduce the pressure and thus the pain – the body has the ability to regenerate when given the opportunity to move properly.”