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Fascial Manipulation is a form of natural health
and healing therapy that aims to promote natural health- it is considered
an alternative and natural treatment used to enhance a happy and healthy
lifestyle.
 Fascial
Manipulation was popularized as a natural health and healing
modality by Italian physiotherapist, Luigi Stecco. It is premised
on 1. certain anatomical aspects of the fascia (the continuity of
fascia throughout the whole body, from superficial to deeper myofascia
(epymysium, perimysium, endomysium), a certain capacity of the epimysial
fascia to perceive and consequently direct movement through its
proprioceptive elements, and when traumatized, irritated or inflamed
the fascia loses it's characteristic elasticity forming granulation
tissue (neocollagen)), and
2. certain anatomical aspects of the musculoskeletal system (muscles
are surrounded by epimysial fascia and are also divided by fascia
into myofascial units. Each myofascial unit contains muscle fibres
that when they contract move the corresponding joint in only one
direction (ipsodirectional fibres). Many muscles are made up of
more than one myofascial unit as they have the capacity to move
a joint in more than just one direction, in a healthy state part
of the fascia slides freely over muscles and part has certain fixed
points of anchorage or bone insertions via tendons, ligaments and
intramuscular septum, and for each myofascial unit it is possible
to localise a specific small area of fascia (called Centre of Coordination
or CC) where the tractions of the various muscles of the MF unit
converge and which, when inflamed, blocks or limits movement at
the corresponding joint).
 Taking
into consideration the above concepts Fascial Manipulation consists
in manual techniques applied to these Centres of Coordination in
order to free the fascia of any neocollagen tissue. The rise in
temperature caused by manual friction dissolves the neocollagen
formations restoring tissue elasticity and joint range.
Prior to initiating any treatment an accurate analysis of all impeded
movements indicates the most appropriate myofascial unit (and thereby
specific CC) to be treated. This assessment procedure which involves
both a subjective and an objective examination also provides the
basis for an immediate evaluation of treatment effectiveness, allows
for treatment planning and is a vital aspect of a successful treatment.
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