Fascia, Function, and Medical Applications

Fascia, Function, and Medical Applications is essential reading for medical and allied health practitioners who want to bring scientific insights of the importance of fascia to human health into their clinical practices, providing the knowledge practitioners need to refer or add as an adjunct therapy to their department or rehabilitation team.

List of contents

Section 1: Fascia 1. De Fabrica Humani Corporis - Fascia as the Fabric of the Body 2. Fascial Anatomy 3. The Fascial Net Plastination Project 4. Physiology of the Fascia 5. Innervation of Fascia 6. Fascia and the Circulatory System 7 .Hormonal Effects on Fascia in Women Section 2: Function 8. Biotensegrity - The Structure of Life 9. Effects of Loading and Nutrition on Fascia 10. Does Fascia Stretch? 11. The Fascial System in Walking 12. Visual Assessment of Postural Antecedents to Non-Specific Low Back Pain Section 3: Medical Applications Interstitial Notes 13. Structural Integration 14. Anatomy Trains Structural Integration 15. Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy: History, Perspectives, and Treatment 16. Fascial Manipulation 17. Fascial Stretch Therapy 18. Scar Tissue Management 19. Exercise and Fascial Movement Therapy for Cancer Survivors: Potential Benefits and Recommendation 20. Clinical Foundations and Applications for Self-Myofascial Release with Balls, Rollers, and Tools

About the author

David Lesondak

Summary

Fascia, Function, and Medical Applications is essential reading for medical and allied health practitioners who want to bring scientific insights of the importance of fascia to human health into their clinical practices, providing the knowledge practitioners need to refer or add as an adjunct therapy to their department or rehabilitation team.

Additional text

"This is a must-have book for all fascia-inspired health professionals. A great achievement from all involved. I can highly recommend it.“
-- Dr. Robert Schleip, Director of the Fascia Research Group, Division of Neurophysiology at the University of Ulm

Product details

• Authors: David Akey Lesondak
• Assisted by: Angeli Maun Akey (Editor), Angeli Maun (North Florida Integrative Medicine Akey (Editor), David Lesondak (Editor), David (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Lesondak (Editor)
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780367531928
• ISBN: 978-0-367-53192-8
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Alternative & Complementary Medicine, MEDICAL / Sports Medicine, Endocrinology, MEDICAL / Nutrition, Sports injuries & medicine, Complementary therapies, healing & health, Complementary therapies, healing and health, Cardiovascular medicine, Sports injuries and medicine, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science / General