FASCIA: PRINCIPLE, TECHNIQUES AND CLINICAL APPLICATION IN

OSTEOPATHIC PRACTICE

 

Presented by Paolo Tozzi MSc Ost, DO, PT

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​Date:        Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th June 2027

 

Venue:     St Leonard’s Hall, Edinburgh, EH16 5AY

 

Cost:        £400

                  includes buffet lunch, tea and coffee and electronic handouts

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​As a structural element of the body connective system, fascia can be considered as a ubiquitous tissue permeating the whole organism. It seems to respond to cellular and macroscopic lines of tension by reorganizing itself accordingly. From this perspective, the repercussion of a fascial restriction will be body-wide and may potentially create stress on any structure enveloped by fascia itself. Yet osteopathic fascial treatment aims to release such tensions, to restore function and to balance the inherent body mechanisms, so to be often proposed as an adjunctive treatment for various conditions. This course will offer an overview of selected fascial techniques used within the osteopathic armamentarium, together with their different forms of application, ranging from bioelectric to fascial tubes methods. This will guide the clinician through the understanding and the application of such fascial tools, various evidence-based mechanisms as well as different hypothesis based on osteopathic principles will be proposed and discussed.

 

Course Content

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• The fascial continuum in its structure and function: introduction to the main anatomical and physiological properties of fascia

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• To present the connective tissue as the major bio-mechanical and bio-electrical mediator of the structure and function interrelationship

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• Dimensional palpation of the various connective tissue levels

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• The bioelectric approach: intention, attention, activation processes for fascial evaluation and treatment

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• To propose various fascial mechanisms by which somatic dysfunction may be induced and maintained

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• To describe the fascial tubes system organization together with its application in osteopathic practice

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• The fascial tubes system: assessment and balancing of the meningeal, visceral and axial fascial tubes

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• To propose different fascia-mediated mechanisms behind the OMT efficacy and effectiveness

 

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PAOLO TOZZI MSc Ost, DP, PT

 

Paolo is a renowned international osteopath, author, educator and speaker with an extensive knowledge and passion for Fascia.  He has lectured in biomechanics and manual therapy in different universities in Rome and Malta as well as presenting various post-graduate courses on osteopathic subjects in Italy, Europe and globally.  He has been invited to speak at various national and international congresses of osteopathic medicine and manual therapy (including the International Fascia Research Congress).  Paolo has written various articles on fascia and fascial research as well as co-authoring books including ‘Fascia in the Osteopathic Field’, ‘The Five Osteopathic Models’ and ‘Animal Osteopathy’.  

 

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For more information or to book your place contact:

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Natasha Peachey 07714 239636

osteopathicstudiesscotland@gmail.com