Selected fascial aspects of osteopathic practice

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 503-519

  Tozzi, Paolo ^a,b,c  

^a CROMON   (Italy)

^b Osteopathie Schule Deutschland   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fascia; Fascial contraction; Fascial innervation; Fascial techniques manipulation; Fascial osteopathic treatment; Myofascial system; Osteopathic approaches principles; Osteopathic manipulation; Osteopathy; Somatic dysfunction

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ANANDAMIDE; BETA ENDORPHIN; DRUG METABOLIZING ENZYME; ENDOCANNABINOID; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; PALMIDROL; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FASCIA; FLUID FLOW; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SENSE ORGAN; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FASCIA; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE;

EID: 84867096045     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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