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PREFACE
to “Fascial Manipulation® for Internal
dysfunctions” Practical Part
I came across Luigi Stecco’s ideas some years
ago and I instantly knew that they were a new
way to understand the human body and its
dysfunctions. It is common understanding that
severe lower back pain could be related to
constipation, or that physical activities could
normalize bowel movements, but so far these
affirmations were without explanation. In this
book Luigi Stecco will explain why the human
musculoskeletal system can impact the internal
organs, and how to act on visceral dysfunctions.
Conventional medicine is characterized by an
emphasis on hormonal, chemical and
neurological control of internal organs,
completely forgetting that they have their own
mobility and motility, and only by guaranteeing
an adequate living space they will be able to
function correctly. The internal fasciae functions
include supporting the organs, providing the
correct living space, isolating them from the
surrounding organs and at the same time
connecting them with others and ultimately the
delicate task of managing the connection to the
human musculoskeletal system. The internal
fasciae biomechanical model introduced by Luigi
Stecco, gives for the first time a unitary vision of
the internal fasciae and their role in physiology
and pathology of the internal organs. This vision
causes him to completely reconsider the role and
anatomy of the autonomic nervous system,
overcoming the dualism of ortho-sympathetic and
parasympathetic systems, while accentuating the
role of the enteric nervous system. The internal
fasciae anatomy, physiological and pathological
are integrated with that of the autonomic
nervous system, creating a concept that stand
out with simplicity, clarity and logic.
All of these will remain pure theory if it
wasn't that Luigi Stecco is a physiotherapist
with the primary goal to assist others in
achieving an optimal state of health and well-
being. Therefore along with the theory book,
he felt the need to publish this second book of
practice, to give a tool to handle internal
dysfunctions. I had the opportunity to verify
the Fascial Manipulation method efficiency
for the treatment of several dysfunctions first-
hand. Understanding this method gave me a
further tool to investigate the patient and
discover the relation between different
pathologies, overcoming the dualism between
human musculoskeletal system-internal
organs, and instead seen as cause-
consequence of each other’s alteration, and
helped me to set up a global treatment. This
treatment does not cure a single muscle or
organ, but the whole person. This book is
recommended to physiotherapists, osteopaths
and all the professionals who work with
hands, because give an exceptional tool to
cure many internal dysfunctions. But it is also
suggested to medical doctors, because
internal dysfunctions are finally getting the
attention they deserve. A field so far
disregarded or treated superficially by
conventional medicine, often dealing with it
by covering the symptoms with analgesics.
Marta Imamura, MD, PhD Collaborative
Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and
Traumatology, University of São Paulo.
FASCIAL
MANIPULATION® FOR INTERNAL DYSFUNCTIONS
We are happy to announce
English edition Level III
Fascial Manipulation® for Internal Dysfunctions
Contacts
info@fascialmanipulation.com
www.fascialmanipulation.com
(+39) 348 7265553
(+39) 349 2893516
PREFACE
to “Fascial Manipulation® for Internal
dysfunctions” Theoretical Part
In recent years, many scholars have shifted their attention from the organs to the fasciae that surround them, but this is the first book to provide a united vision of all the internal fasciae. Furthermore, it proposes a biomechanical model that defines the specific relationships between, organs, fasciae and the musculoskeletal system. This model is supported by beautiful images of dissection that help to visibly comprehend the internal fasciae and the relationships that they have with organs, viscera, and the musculoskeletal system. This book examines all facets of the fascia, evidencing how this is the only tissue of the human body that modifies its consistency when under stress (plasticity) and yet is capable of regaining its elasticity when subjected to manipulation (malleability). I particularly appreciate the concept of the tensile structures that explains perfectly how the different trunk cavities can interact with the internal organs. The fasciae of the trunk are arranged according to the principles of tensile structures, allowing for ample trunk movements without interfering with the function of the internal organs. This concept effectively shifts the therapist’s attention from the organ itself to its “container”, and treatment can then focus on recreating a suitable environment within which the organs can move according to their physiological rhythms.
In our books, we have always sustained the importance of the mobility and motility of the internal organs. Now, this book by Stecco maintains the main theme of the fasciae but extends it further to apparatuses and systems. Initially, the reader may be disconcerted by the numerous different manual approaches that are proposed. However, once these approaches have been learnt, the necessity to adopt different approaches in order to treat all the clinical variations that a single patient may present is clarified. Based on these considerations, one may deduce that this manual by Stecco represents a useful instrument for all therapists interested in treating internal dysfunctions without the use of medications (such as antacids, pain killers, antispasmodics etc.), which often mask the signs and symptoms expressed by the human body. Lastly, I would like to underline the clarity with which Stecco has described the autonomic system and its relationship with the internal fasciae. Seen in this light, the autonomic system no longer represents an incomprehensible chaos. Due to its interactions with the visceral fasciae, it acts as a peripheral brain that regulates the functions of the different organs perfectly. JP Barral, Diploma in Osteopathic Medicine
European School of Osteopathy of Medicine,
Paris Nord
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