Fascia ? key for stability, sensomotor function and symmetry: The effects of orthopathic treatment according to the fascia distortion model (FDM) of Dr. Stephen Typaldos, D.O. in the upright stance

Astrid Geiger MSc. D.O. war mehr als 15 Jahre Lehrerin und Leiterin der Akademie für Physiotherapie in St. Pölten. Die erfahrene Referentin arbeitet nun als selbstständige Osteopathin in der eigenen Praxis. Sie lebt mit ihrem Mann in St. Georgen/Steinfeld und hat neben den beruflichen Interessen auch sportliche und kreative Hobbies.

The present paper looks at the effects of two different kinds of treatment on stability, sensomotor function and symmetry. The hypotheses regarding the lateral triggerband in the thigh according to the principles of the fascia distortion model of Dr. Stephen Typaldos, D.O, are examined to find out whether an improvement of the mentioned parameters can be achieved. The study is designed as randomized blind study with 75 test persons equally divided into experimental group, comparison group and control group. The special technique applied in this study has its origin in orthopathy, while the global technique is derived from massage. The first consists in a treatment of the lateral triggerband of the thigh according to the fascia distortion model; the latter applies friction according to traditional therapeutic massage. The test parameters were assessed by means of an MFT-S3 measuring disc and the data collected and analyzed with the corresponding software. The collected data were imported into the SPSS software to calculate the results.