Fascia

David Lesondak is an allied health member in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he maintains a clinical practice in structural integration, visceral manipulation, and other fascial modalities at UPMC's Center for Integrative Medicine. He has been a clinical structural integrator for over 25 years. Certified in Kinesis Myofascial Therapy by Thomas Myers, he is also a Board Certified Structural Integrator, Fascial Fitness Trainer, Visceral Manipulator via the Barral Institute and also certified by Ann and Chris Frederick as a Fascial Stretch Therapist, Level One. Since 2010, he has video-taped and edited 88 individual scientific presentations resulting in 55 hours of finished lectures from the most forward-thinking researchers in the field of fascia. Prior to this, he conceived, edited, and produced Anatomy Trains Revealed, a 3-DVD companion to the best-selling book. He is a busy lecturer on the topic of fascia and fascia-based therapies and have presented internationally to such groups as Fascia Research Group at Ulm University; Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine; Natural Health Practitioners of Canada; and Integrative Medicine in Preventive Medicine Education (IMPriME). He also runs the blog www.fascialconnections.com

ntroductionChapter 1: Fascia as Living Tissue Chapter 2: Fascia and the Cellular Level Chapter 3: Fascia and the Musculoskeletal System Chapter 4: Fascia and the Organs Chapter 5: Fascia and the Nervous System Chapter 6: Fascia and the Brain Chapter 7: Diagnosing Fascial Pathologies Chapter 8: Fascial Modalities Chapter 9: Summary