Fascial Dysfunction : : Manual Therapy Approaches.

• Author: Chaitow, Leon.
• Place / Publishing House: London : : Jessica Kingsley Publishers,, 2018.; ©2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (407 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword by Thomas W. Findley -- Foreword by John Sharkey -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section I Fascial foundations -- Chapter 1 The functions of fascia: translating research into clinical relevance Leon Chaitow -- Chapter 2 Fascial dysfunction: adaptation as a major feature Leon Chaitow -- Chapter 3 Global postural assessment Thomas W. Myers -- Chapter 4 Additional global and local assessment approaches Leon Chaitow -- Chapter 5 Removing obstacles to recovery: therapeutic methods, mechanisms and fascia Leon Chaitow -- Section II Selected fascial modalities -- Chapter 6 Bowen therapy Kelly Clancy -- Chapter 7 Connective tissue manipulation and skin rolling Elizabeth A. Holey, John Dixon -- Chapter 8 Use it or lose it: recommendations for fascia-oriented training applications in sports and movement therapy Robert Schleip, Divo Gitta Müller -- Chapter 9 The Fascial Manipulation® method applied to low back pain Antonio Stecco, Stefano Casadei, Alessandro Pedrelli, Julie Ann Day, Carla Stecco -- Chapter 10 Functional fascial treatment: fascial unwinding and balanced ligamentous tension technique Paolo Tozzi -- Chapter 11 Gua sha (press-stroking) and Ba guan (cupping): traditional East Asian instrument-assisted manual therapies Arya Nielsen -- Chapter 12 Muscle energy techniques Leon Chaitow -- Chapter 13 Myofascial induction therapy (MIT®) Andrzej Pilat -- Chapter 14 Neuromuscular technique (NMT) and associated soft tissue manipulation (neuromuscular) modalities Leon Chaitow -- Chapter 15 Positional release techniques (including counterstrain) Leon Chaitow -- Chapter 16 Rolfing® structural integration Jonathan Martine -- Chapter 17 Global Postural Re-education®: Souchard method Emiliano Grossi -- Chapter 18 Management of scars and adhesions Willem Fourie.

Chapter 19 Manual matrix remodeling in myofascial injuries: scar modeling technique Raúl Martínez Rodríguez, Fernando Galán del Río -- Chapter 20 Massage therapy and fascia Sandy Fritz -- Chapter 21 Trigger point release methods including dry needling César Fernández-de-las-Peñas -- Index.