Fascia in the Osteopathic Field

Torsten Liem MSc DO is Joint Principal of the German School of Osteopathy, a practising osteopath, lecturer in cranial osteopathy and head of several osteopathic MSc-programmes in Germany and Europe. He is the author and editor of several books and has written numerous articles. Torsten Liem is organiser of the international osteopathy symposia in Berlin; founder of an osteopathic teaching clinic and of the charitably financed centre for paediatric osteopathy in Hamburg. A board member of the German and European Societies of Pediatric Osteopathy, Torsten Liem is also co-founder and coeditor of the journal Osteopathische Medizin (Elsevier), member of the Advisory Board of the International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, and co-founder of Breathe Yoga. His core vision is the implementation of osteopathic principles in practice, and connecting them with the principles of classical Chinese medicine and yoga, and with psychological and energetic aspects. Paolo Tozzi MSc Ost, DO, PT Is Principal of the First Italian School of Veterinary Osteopathy, Vice-Principal of the Italian Association of Posturologists, former Treasurer of the Osteopathic European Academic Network (OsEAN), and former Vice Principal of CROMON, the Centre for Holistic Research in Osteopathy and Natural Medicine, Rome. He lectures widely on osteopathy, biomechanics and manual therapy, and organized the first international congress on veterinary osteopathy (Rome 2012).

FASCIAL CONCEPTS



Introduction Torsten Liem



Chapter 1 Objective: palpatory literacy Anthony G. Chila



Chapter 2 Fascial concepts in osteopathic history Jane E. Stark



Chapter 3 Nomenclature of fascia Werner Klingler, Julia Bierbaum, Robert Schleip



Chapter 4 The embryology of fascia: providing the capacity for movement and integrity Darrell J. R. Evans



Chapter 5 Histology of fascia Frans van den Berg



2 PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONS OF FASCIA



Introduction Torsten Liem



Chapter 6 Physiology of fascia Frans van den Berg



Chapter 7 Fascia as a sensory organ Robert Schleip



Chapter 8 The role of fascia in immunity and inflammation Lisa M. Hodge



Chapter 9 Pathophysiology of fascia Frans van den Berg



Chapter 10 The fascia as the organ of innerness: a holistic approach based upon a phenomenological embryology and morphology Jaap C. van der Wal



Chapter 11 Fascial mechanics: the physics of anatomy and function Serge Gracovetsky



Chapter 12 Tensegrity in the context of the myofascial network: its relevance to osteopathic practice David J. Hohenschurz-Schmidt



Chapter 13 The myofascial system and force transmission in the fascia Peter A. Huijing



Chapter 14 The ligamentous-myofascial system Michael J. Decker, Bradley S. Davidson



3 CLINICAL ASPECTS OF FASCIA



Introduction Paolo Tozzi



Chapter 15 General anatomy of fascia Jean-Claude Guimberteau



Chapter 16 The superficial fascia Antonio Stecco, Carla Stecco, Luigi Stecco



Chapter 17 Fascial anatomy of the trunk Peter J. Brechtenbreiter



Chapter 18 Fascial anatomy of the limbs Andrezj Pilat



Chapter 19 Fascial anatomy of the viscera Andrea Pasini, Antonio Stecco, Carla Stecco



Chapter 20 The diaphragm Michel Puylaert



Chapter 21 Anatomy of the dura mater Torsten Liem



Chapter 22 The fascia of the peripheral nervous system Michael Hamm



4 ANATOMY AND STRUCTURE OF FASCIA



Introduction Anthony Chila, Paolo Tozzi



4.1 Therapeutic considerations



Chapter 23 The abilities of fascia Rüdiger C. Goldenstein, Patrick Van Den Heede



Chapter 24 Fascia and posture: from the biomechanical model to the neuromyofascial postural model Paolo Zavarella, Maurizio Zanardi, Christian Lunghi



Chapter 25 Fascia as a sensory organ: clinical applications Robert Schleip



Chapter 26 Touch related to fascia Maurice César



Chapter 27 Myofascial trigger points, sensitization, and chronic pain: evaluation and treatment Jay P. Shah, Nikki Thakker



Chapter 28 Nociception and pain of fascia Wilfrid Jänig, Winfried L. Neuhuber



Chapter 29 Mechanisms of fascial dysfunction and treatment Paolo Tozzi



Chapter 30 Ultrasound imaging of fascia and its clinical implications David Bongiorno



Chapter 31 Myofascial meridians in practice Thomas W. Myers



Chapter 32 The contractile field and fascia Phillip Beach



Chapter 33 The innervation of fascial tissues: focus on thin-caliber afferents and sympathetic efferents Winfried L. Neuhuber, Wilfrid Jänig



4.2 Manual techniques



Chapter 34 Myofascial release Carol J. Manheim



Chapter 35 The fascial distortion model originated by Stephen P. Typaldos George Harrer



Chapter 36 Practical application of the Still technique Christian Fossum



Chapter 37 Soft tissue work Laurie S. Hartmann



Chapter 38 Vibratory technique on fascial tissue Fabio Schröter



Chapter 39 The bioenergetic model of fascia as related to trauma Judith A. O’Connell



Chapter 40 Fascial unwinding technique Paolo Tozzi



Chapter 41 Myofascial induction therapy (MIT) Andrzej Pilat



Chapter 42 Strain and counterstrain in relation to fascia John C. Glover, William H. Devine



Chapter 43 Long leverage: a ‘new’ therapeutical approach to fascia Toscano-Jimenez, Cristina Gioja



Chapter 44 Balanced ligamentous tension technique (BLT) Paolo Tozzi, Cristian Ciranna-Raab



Chapter 45 Fascial manipulation® and the biomechanical model of the human fascial system Julie A. Day, Carla Stecco, Antonio Stecco



Chapter 46 Clinical integration of fascial approaches Christian Fossum



Chapter 47 Lympho-fascia release and viscerolymphatic approach to fascia Bruno Chikly



Chapter 48 Fascial treatment of the vascular system Ralf Vogt



Chapter 49 Skin – the key element in palpation of fascia: from an osteosophical conceptualization to research Jean-Marie A. T. Beuckels



Chapter 50 Jarricot’s dermalgia applied to fascia Michel Puylaert



Chapter 51 Understanding and approach to treatment of scars and adhesions Susan L. Chapelle



Chapter 52 Fascial taping Kenzo Kase



Chapter 53 Osteopathic treatment of the dura Torsten Liem



Chapter 54 The plexuses Serge Paoletti



Chapter 55 Techniques for body cavities Torsten Liem, Rüdiger C. Goldenstein, Patrick Van Den Heede