Fascial Manipulation is a manual soft tissue therapy technique that has been developed over the last 35 years through collaboration with the anatomy departments of the René Descartes University, Paris, and the University of Padova in Italy, which have carried out extensive research into the anatomy and physiology of fascia. It is important to identify the cause of pain, tracing back to the specific point on the fascia which is the origin of the abnormal tension, rather than simply treating the painful area. The fascia is very extensive and so it would be difficult and inappropriate to work over the entire area. The identification of precise points or key areas can make treatment much more effective. Fascial Manipulation identifies a specific, localised and abnormal area of the fascia, and through the appropriate manipulation of this precise part of the fascia, movement can be restored and pain reduced. This technique allows therapists to work at a distance from the actual site of pain, which is often inflamed. Compensatory tension may also extend along a sequence of muscles and other soft tissues which could be involved in the referral of pain along a limb or to another area of the body.
Fascial Manipulation has been successfully used to treat:
- headaches and migraines
- back pain and neck pain
- muscle pain
- joint pain
- bursitis and tendonitis
- tooth ache and sinus pain
- chronic pain following injury and surgery