Surgery and scarring
7.17 Surgery and scarring Willem J Fourie Introduction Nature provides us with a means of survival by restoring tissue integrity via granulation scar tissue in response to damage. While nonsurgical…
Pilates and fascia: The art of ‘working in’
7.22 Pilates and fascia The art of ‘working in’ Marie-José Blom Introduction Pilates is regarded by its proponents as a comprehensive method of exercise and total body conditioning, created and…
Prolotherapy
Chapter 7.11 Prolotherapy Manuel F. Cusi Introduction Prolotherapy is an injection therapy used to treat chronic ligament, joint, capsule, fascial, and tendinous injuries. The goal of this treatment is to…
Fascia in yoga therapeutics
7.21 Fascia in yoga therapeutics Thomas Myers Yoga is experienced in that mind which has ceased to identify itself with its vacillating waves of perception. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, c….
Acupuncture as a fascia-oriented therapy
Chapter 7.9 Acupuncture as a fascia-oriented therapy Dominik Irnich and Johannes Fleckenstein Introduction Historical background Acupuncture has increasingly been used in Western medicine over the last three decades. It originated…
Managing dysfunctional scar tissue
Chapter 7.8 Managing dysfunctional scar tissue Petra Valouchová and Karel Lewit History Treatment of scars by local anesthesia was first introduced by lay healers, the brothers Huneke, as early as…
The influence of pH and other metabolic factors on fascial properties
Chapter 4.4 The influence of pH and other metabolic factors on fascial properties Jörg Thomas and Werner Klingler pH regulation and influence on fascial tissue Intra- and extracellular pH is…
Graston technique®: A contemporary instrument assisted mobilization method for the evaluation and treatment of soft tissue lesions
Chapter 7.14 Graston technique® A contemporary instrument assisted mobilization method for the evaluation and treatment of soft tissue lesions Warren I Hammer Introduction This chapter is intended for manual therapists…
Trigger points as a fascia-related disorder
5.7 Trigger points as a fascia-related disorder Roland U. Gautschi Trigger points (TrP) Myofascial trigger points (mTrPs) are widespread and are frequently responsible for pain in the musculoskeletal system (Fishbain…
Fascial palpation
6.2 Fascial palpation Leon Chaitow, Patrick Coughlin, Thomas W Findley and Thomas Myers Touch can be considered to be one of the special senses, along with sight, hearing and taste….
