In the Level 3 Fascial Manipulation® (FM-3) course, participants expand on their understanding of the internal dysfunctions and alteration of the superficial fascia. This course consists of one four-days and one three-days course that need to be taken within 10-18 weeks of each other to assure a good understanding.
Course FM-3a will focus on the Tensile structure, Apparatus-fascial sequences and catenaries. Tensile structures extend over body cavities guaranteeing the patency of their internal space, which allows both motility and mobility of the organs contained within. A tensile structures can be altered due to densification of the external fasciae, due to a problem within the musculoskeletal system, or due to an internal organ dysfunction that reflects its tension onto the container (wall of abdominal canister) via its fasciae.
Course FM-3b will introduce the Quadrants and the Systems. Anatomical divisions of the superficial fascia form a quadrant. These divisions, both in horizontal and longitudinal directions, are due to thickenings of the retinacula cutis that are adhesive to the deep fascia. The area of a quadrant usually corresponds to the distribution of the cutaneous nerves and angiosomes. Within each quadrant, there are all the three superficial components of the systems: receptors, lymphatic vessels and adipose cells.
Learning Objectives: Level III At the conclusion of the course, the participant should be able to:
- List the types of human internal fascia and understand the role of internal fascia in visceral pain. (Knowledge)
- Differentiate between somato-visceral and viscero-somatic type pain and assess the proper body tensostructures. (Analysis)
- Develop effective treatment for internal pain and visceral dysfunction and superficial fascia alteration. (Synthesis)
- Evaluate the quality of the internal fascia and superficial fascia through a specific palpatory verification resolving the tissue stiffness. (Evaluation)
