Course Description

Fascial Therapy Foundations Course FT1 supports the 'live' instruction of FT taught internationally. A hybrid of direct myofascial MFR releasing methods with indirect osteopathic approaches to include diaphragm 'holding' techniques (Two Point) and blending joint and ligament structures with a method known as Fascial Articulations. 


Program Director

Steven Goldstein

31 years a clinician and 25 years a manual/massage therapy educator instructing the hybrid form of manual therapy known as Fascial TherapyFT  2015, Integrative Soft-Tissue Release ISTR 2010, & Integrative Fascial Release IFR 1995.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Day 1 Introduction

  • 2

    1.0 Information: Models, Theories, Concepts and Anatomy

    • 1.0 Somatic Viewpoint

      FREE PREVIEW
    • 1.01 Perspective- Regarding touch, neuroscience, philosophy, paradigms models of beliefs and biases

    • 1.0.2 Palpatory Literacy

    • 1.0.3 Palpatory Pareidolia

    • 1.0.4 Embodied Being – Jeffrey Maitland (2016)

    • 1.1.1 Paradigms, Beliefs and Biases

    • 1.1.2 O'Sullivan's Model for Low Back Pain

    • 1.1.3 Body Views: An Alternative View of Massage Therapy

    • 1.1.4 Model Dependent Realism – Hawking-Mlodinow-Sharkey

    • 1.1.5 Rolfing paradigms and principles (Maitland 2002, 2016)

    • 1.1.6 Wards Thirteen Principles of Myofascial Release

    • 1.1.7 Micheal Shea’s Advanced Myofascial Principles (1995)

    • 1.1.8 Personal Anecdote

    • 1.2.1-1.2.3 Fascial Therapy Clinical Concepts for Treatment

    • 1.2.4 Stablising versus Mobilising Hands: Use in Assessing Tension- The ‘Hook-up

    • 1.2.5 Movement – Intrinsic/Extrinsic

    • 1.3 Fascial Anatomy - Stecco/Paoletti

    • 1.3.1 Stecco Deep Fascia

    • 1.4 Tensegrity

    • 1.4.1.1 Biotensegrity

    • 1.4.1.2 Biotensegrity

    • 1.4.1.3 Biotensegrity Bordoni

    • 1.5 Soft-Tissue Loading – Lederman

    • 1.5.1 Types of Manual Loading of Soft-Tissue

    • 1.6 Postural Considerations and Distortions

    • 1.7 Fundamental Posture Asymmetry

    • Quiz 1.0

  • 3

    2.0 Assessment

    • 2.1 Myofascial Authors

      FREE PREVIEW
    • 2.1.1 Thomas Myers Anatomy Trains Model

    • 2.1.2 Serge Paoletti Model: Chains & Transfer Points

    • 2.1.3 Louis Schultz-Rosemary Feitis 'The Endless Web' Model

    • 2.1.4 Magic Spots: High Leverage Points in the Neuro-Myofascial Net by Robert Schleip

    • 2.1.5 Orientation of Myofascia

    • 2.2 Greenman's Function Screen

    • 2.3 Palpation Assessment of Cardinal Lines of Myofascial Tension

    • 2.4 Introduction to Myofascial Cardinal Lines of Tension

    • 2.5.1 Tensegrity Technique

    • 2.5.2 Tensegrity Technique Compressions

    • 2.5.3 Practice of Tensegrity Compressions

    • 2.5.4-2.5.5 Tensegrity Technique: Tension Loading Myofascia and Tension Application

    • 2.5.6 Ease ‘Stacking’: Engaging the Indirect Barrier

    • 2.6 Fascia as a Sensory Organ

  • 4

    3.0 Superficial Back Line

  • 5

    4.0 Superficial Front Line Applications

  • 6

    Day 2

  • 7

    6.0 Lateral Line

    • 6.1 Myers Model: Cardinal - Lateral Line

      FREE PREVIEW
    • 6.1.1 Video Lateral Line Palpation

    • 6.3 Lateral Line Assessment

    • 6.4 Sequence 4.1 Lateral Line Side Lying Static Compressions

    • 6.5 Sequence 4.2 Superficial Front and Superficial Back Line ‘Sleeve’ Releases

    • 6.6 Bilateral Compressions from Sidelying Position

    • 6.6 Bilateral Intercostals Video

  • 8

    7.0 Fascial Articulations- Joint Mobilisation

    • 7.0 Levering Concepts

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Fascial Articulations: Principles of Levering

    • 7.1 Levering Assessment Protocol

    • 7.2 Lower Extremity Femoral Long Levering

    • 7.3 Lower Extremity Short Femoral Levering

    • Fascial Articulations Levering Video

  • 9

    8.0 Indirect Methods: Holding and Supporting Applications

    • 8.0-8.1 Doing/Motion – Being/Stillness

      FREE PREVIEW
    • 8.2-8.3 Holding Techniques: The 'Two Point - The 'Hook -Up''

    • 8.4 Transverse Domed Diaphragms: Concave & Convex Connective Tissue Compartments

    • 8.5 Coordinating the Eight Diaphragms: Two Point Transverse Planes

    • Chapter 08 Two Point for Diaphragmic Transverse Plane

    • Chapter 09 Two-Point Lower Extremity

  • 10

    Day 3: 9.0-10.0 Indirect Application The Autonomic Nervous System

    • 9.1 Coordinating the Eight Diaphragms: Lower Extremity Protocol

    • 10.1 Expression of the Autonomic Nervous System

    • 10.2 Avoiding Autonomic Exhaustion

    • 8.4 Presence, Intent & Grounding: Jack Blackburn Presencing Article

  • 11

    11.0 Emotionality: The Grey Area in Massage/Manual Therapy

    • 11.1 Emotionality: The Grey Area

    • 11.2 Touch as Pyschological Intervention

  • 12

    12.0 Arm Lines - MFR and Levering Techniques for the Upper Extremities.

    • 12.0-12.1-12.2 Sequence 8: Levering Techniques for the Upper Extremity

    • 12.2 Sequence 8.3 MFR ‘Pin & Shift’ Applied to Selected Arm Line Musculature.

    • 12.3 Sequence 8.4 Introduction to Neurofascial Technique: Brachial Plexus Release

    • 12.4 Sequence 8.5 Humeral Short Levers

    • 12.5 Humeral Long Levers Sequence 8.6

    • 12.6 Sequences 8.7-8.15 Humeral Long Lever Scapular Motion

    • Humeral Horizontal Levering

  • 13

    13.0 Advanced Levering Technique

    • 13.1 Advanced Joint Levering Technique

    • Paired Extremity Levering, Scapular & Pelvis Techniques