Fascial Dysfunction: Manual Therapy Approaches

Fascial Dysfunction - Manual Therapy Approaches, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to assessing and treating fascial dysfunction, with contributions from 20 leading practitioners and researchers. It includes new research evidence, dosage of therapies, and new chapters on Gua Sha and cupping, global postural re-education, scar remodelling, and manual matrix remodeling in myofascial injuries. The book is divided into two sections, with Section I reviewing the current understanding of the function of fascia and Section II containing chapters by experts in different types of manual therapy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 408 pages
Publication date: 19 November 2018
Publisher: Handspring Publishing Limited

Fascial dysfunction is now recognized as a significant underlying cause of musculoskeletal pain, leading to impaired and reduced mobility. Practitioners of manual therapy face these symptoms daily in their practice. In this second edition of his highly successful book, Leon Chaitow has gathered contributions from 20 leading practitioners and researchers from various fields of manual therapy. Fascial Dysfunction - Manual Therapy Approaches, Second Edition aims to assist practitioners in more accurately assessing their clients' dysfunction and its underlying causes, as well as increasing their awareness of various techniques that can help alleviate their clients' problems. New features of the Second edition include: Descriptions of new research evidence and its implications for practice: The dependence of collagen health on a balanced combination of internal and external tension The importance of adequate hydration The potential role of telocytes The importance of dosage in the management of fascial dysfunction New chapters on: Gua Sha and cupping Global postural re-education Scar remodelling The book is divided into two sections. Section I, written by Chaitow with a contribution by Tom Myers, provides a comprehensive review of the current understanding of the function of fascia in the human body. It describes what can go wrong - the causes and effects of fascial dysfunction and disease, and how to assess and remove obstacles to the success of treatment. Section II contains chapters by experts in different types of manual therapy, including three by Chaitow. Each practitioner shares their own approach to the problem of assessing and treating fascial dysfunction, explaining their specialist techniques and approaches.

Weight: 964g
Dimension: 245 x 190 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781909141940
Edition number: 2 ed