Multimodal therapy | Fascias

Multimodal therapy

Goal: Well-being tension through myofascial balance and free mobility of the body For the treatment of fascial pain patterns, various therapeutic options are recommended. In the following topic, you will find a more detailed description of the structural treatments of the fasciae and sports therapy.

  • Holistic survey and investigation
  • Education and information
  • Structural treatment of fasciae and muscle chains
  • Segmental manual therapy in the corresponding spine segment
  • Physio- and sports therapy
  • Drug therapy, neural therapy
  • Psychological pain behavior therapy
  • Meridian therapy (kidney meridian) e.g. with acupuncture or APM (acupuncture massage according to Penzel)
  • Foot reflexology therapy

Passive Fascia Therapy

Passive physiotherapeutic treatment forms of the connective tissue and the musculature prepare the patient in the best possible way for sports therapeutic training. If individual layers of connective tissue are stuck together and thickened, the muscles connected to this area are not able to function properly, i.e. these muscles cannot be trained optimally nor can they regenerate accordingly. Without appropriate preparation, the affected persons would have to constantly fight against the high tissue tension, pain and movement restrictions during active training.

Rolfing

Rolfing – also known as Structural Integration – was developed in the 50s by the biochemist Ida Rolf and named after her. She was one of the first researchers to emphasize the importance of connective tissue for the economic uprighting of the body besides the muscles. The method is not exclusively aimed at medical problems, but aims to facilitate the erection of the body against gravity by treating adhesions and hardenings in the fascia grid, thus preventing posture-related pain.

In addition to medical prevention, Rolfing therapy is used in the treatment of bad posture, chronic back pain, structural changes. The therapy consists of manual techniques and sensomotoric exercises. Psychosocial factors are also taken into account in the treatment.

After a thorough analysis of the body posture in standing and sitting, the therapist palpates, assesses and treats the structure of the connective tissue. Depending on the region to be treated and the required depth, the manual techniques involve slow pressure on the connective tissue with fingertips, thumbs, ankles, palms and elbows. Afterwards, the exercises and economic everyday procedures are taught and corrected. Rolfing is usually offered as a treatment series of 10 consecutive 50 – 90 minute sessions over a treatment period of about 3 months.Contraindications: injuries with open wounds, acute inflammatory diseases, phlebitis, osteoporosis, pregnancy, degenerative muscle diseases, mental illness and long-term cortisone use, implants

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All articles in this series:

  1. Fascias
  2. Anatomy
  3. Damage to the fascia
  4. How is fascial damage diagnosed?
  5. Fasciae as a cause of back pain
  6. The fascia roll
  7. Fascial Training
  8. Self-help by rolling out – Self myofascial release
  9. Multimodal therapy
  10. FDM: Fascial distortion model according to Typaldos
  11. Active functional training
  12. Rocking stretches – Warm Up
  13. Strength training with catapult effect – Rebound Elasticity
  14. Functional strength training
  15. Three-dimensional stretching
  16. Body perception relaxation – Sensory Refinement