Basics, research, treatment

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Title: Textbook Fasciae
Subtitle: Basics, research, treatment
Editor: Robert Schleip
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Holistic medicine
Number of pages: 428
Weight: 1618g
Size: H279mm x W209mm x D27mm
Year: 2014
Country: PL

DESCRIPTION

Fascia - all about the important layers of tissue Find out about a completely new area of research and therapy: fascia forms an interconnected network of tension that runs through the entire human body and through which every single organ, every muscle, even every nerve and every muscle fibre is enveloped and integrated. The previously underestimated "connective tissue" - the fascia - has now become the subject of a rapidly growing field of research because it has been recognised what an important role it plays in health and disease. Whether you are a practitioner who wants to use the manipulation of this body-wide tissue therapeutically or a scientist - this book provides you with all the relevant information systematically summarised. The team of almost 80 authors is made up of practitioners of manual therapies and scientists from a wide range of disciplines. They all provide you with the necessary basic knowledge about the fascia as well as specific treatment options. From the contents: Anatomy and physiology of the fascia Fascia as an organ of communication Fascial force transmission Diseases and forms of therapy The latest scientific examination methods.

Author's text

Robert Schleip: Certified Rolfer® (certified in 1978, the first German Rolfer at the time). Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner® (certified 1987). Doctorate (Dr biol. hum.) at the University of Ulm (2006). Qualified psychologist since 1980 (University of Heidelberg). Alternative practitioner (since 1980). Research Director of the European Rolfing Assocation e.V. Lecturer at the Rolf Institute, Boulder, Colorado, and the European Rolfing Association e.V. Board member of the German Society for Myofascial Release (DGMR) e.V. Director of the Somatics Academy, Munich Tom Findley: 1973 7 MD Georgetown University, 1983 PhD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Minnesota, 1983 Board Certified, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1985 Board Certified, American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1987-90 Research Director, Rolf Institute, 1993 Started Structural Integration program at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, NJ, 1993 Basic Training, Guild for Structural Integration, 1998 Advanced Training, Rolf Institute, 2005 Research Director, Rolf Institute, 2006 Started Rolfing program at East Orange VA Medical Center, NJ. Leon Chaitow: Leon Chaitow, lecturer at the University of Westminster in London. Internationally renowned lecturer, author and practitioner. Author of numerous books (also Elsevier Germany).

Contents

Scientific principles 1 Fascia anatomy 2 The fascia as an organ of communication 3 Fascial force transmission 4 Fascia tissue II Clinical applications 5 Fascial diseases 6 Diagnostic procedures for determining fascia elasticity 7 Fascia-oriented forms of therapy III Paths in research 8 On research: methodological challenges and new directions Glossary Abbreviations Colour charts