Why Does It Hurt? The Fascial Distortion Model: A new paradigm for pain relief and restored movement

I've suffered from long standing, chronic low level (yet annoying) neck and thoracic pain for over 11 years. Being a physical therapist myself, I have tried everything including seeing many many massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, naturopaths and acupuncturists and have spent hundreds of dollars on this chronic problem. Everything helped but never really took the pain away nor the constant discomfort that I felt. It became my new "normal".I found a Physical Therapist who treated my neck and upper back using the Fascial Distortion Model, and for literally 6 minutes, the pain was completely dissolved. 11 years of pain! GONE. Are you kidding me??! I was completely dumbfounded. I had range of motion on my neck that I've never reached - beyond normal ROM. Truly life-changing. When you've lived in low level chronic pain for so long, your brain starts to think it is normal and would not know what "pain-free" feels like!Now I'm learning these skills, and completely implementing this model with a paradigm shift in my practice of physical therapy! This, including all the stuff I've learned through the years! Thank you FDM and thank you to my PT Matt! I've purchased 5 of these books and they are all reading materials in the waiting area of my clinic.

Great book to describe FDM in a way that anyone can understand. Great intro for practitioners as well as informative for all people

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For any med student, especially an osteopathic med student, or patient of chronic pain this is a great read. Explains how the slightest changes in our body can cause major pain and what we can do to realign it to its proper arrangement and by so doing relieving pain. Definitely an introduction to the FDM model (doesn't get too complicated) and an easy read for both student and patient.

My Physical Therapy mentor is teaching me FDM and had me read the book. I enjoyed the reading and it helped me understand FDM a little better.

Great book I have had long term back issues resolved by my PT using these techniques.

Informative book on FDM but he could have left out all of his practical applications.

Best companion to techniques and keeping pain in check from

grossartiges Buch, vor allem nach dem Besuch eines FDM-Kurses...alles gut beschrieben und erklärt, alle Distorsionen, inklusive Fallbeispiele... Danke dafür!!