describes the properties of the fascial network and provides therapeutic solutions for different types of fascial dysfunction. The material is presented in two volumes:

Myofascial Induction Volume 1 – An Anatomical Approach to the Treatment of Fascial Dysfunction

Volume 1 analyzes in depth the theoretical aspects related to fascia and focuses on the therapeutic procedures of Myofascial Induction Therapy (MIT™) for the upper body; Volume 2 summarizes and expands on the theoretical aspects and explains the therapeutic procedures of MIT for the lower body.

Volume 1 is divided into two parts:

Part 1 – The Science and Principles of Myofascial Induction and

Part 2 – Practical Applications of Myofascial Induction – the Upper Body.

Part 1 defines the fascia as a complex biological system before discussing its multiple characteristics.

Part 2 is the practical part. Here the reader will find a wide range of manual therapeutic procedures which can be selected and used to build up the MIT treatments. These processes are explained in detail and are richly illustrated, in full color, with diagrams and photographs of their practical application in the body and in the treated samples of dissected tissues.

Each chapter opens with an introduction offering to the reader some philosophical background as a reminder that philosophy allows us to relate the strictly scientific with the empirical. Praxis and empiricism are the basis of science.

The author invites you to join the scientific fascial adventure that allows us to uncover areas of knowledge which may have been forgotten or which are not yet recognized as being related and which might still reveal relevant information. Once discovered, these facts can help us to better understand the kinesis of our body and so help the individual to change their body image and to improve their quality of life.

Contents

۱. Introduction: Why This Book?۲. Definition and characteristics of fascia and the fascial system۳. Anatomy and functional aspects of fascia۴. Embryological aspects of the fascial system With a contribution from German Digerolamo۵. Histological aspects of the fascial system With a contribution from German Digerolamo۶. The concept of tensegrity: Fascia as a tensegrity structure۷. Movement and force transmission in the fascial system With a contribution from Eduardo Castro-Martin۸. The neurodynamics of fascia With a contribution from German Digerolamo۹. Fascial trauma and dysfunction With a contribution from German Digerolamo۱۰. The assessment process۱۱. The objectives of Myofascial Induction Therapy۱۲. Scientific evidence relevant to the MIT approach۱۳. Myofascial Induction Therapy With a contribution from Martin Pilat and Eduardo Castro-Marti’n۱۴. Upper quadrant assessment With a contribution from Eduardo Castro-Marti’n۱۵. Craniofacial and neck dysfunctions related to the fascial system With a contribution from Eduardo Castro-Marti’n۱۶. Dysfunctions related to the thorax complex۱۷. Upper extremity dysfunctions related to the fascial system