Fascial dysfunction : manual therapy approaches - Chaitow, Leon (Edinburgh : Handspring, 2018)
The functions of fascia: translating research into clinical relevance -- Fascial dysfunction: adaptation as a major feature -- Global postural assessment -- Additional global and local assessment approaches -- Removing obstacles to recovery: therapeutic methods, mechanisms and fascia -- Bowen therapy -- Connective tissue manipulation and skin rolling -- Use it or lose it: recommendations for fascia-oriented training applications in sports and movement therapy -- The Fascial Manipulation (R) method applied to low back pain -- Functional fascial treatment: fascial unwinding and balanced ligamentous tension technique -- Gua sha (press-stroking) and Ba guan (cupping): traditional East Asian instrument-assisted manual therapies -- Muscle energy techniques -- Myofascial induction therapy (MIT (R)) -- Neuromuscular technique (NMT) and associated soft tissue manipulation (neuromuscular) modalities -- Positional release techniques (including counterstrain) -- Rolfing (R) structural integration -- Global postural re-education: Souchard method -- Management of scars and adhesions -- Manual matrix remodeling in myofascial injuries: scar modeling technique -- Massage therapy and fascia -- Trigger point release methods including dry needling
Keywords: fascia -- dysfunction; Muscular diseases -- therapy