Fascia - What It Is, and Why It Matters, Second Edition - Softcover

Lesondak, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1913426319 ISBN 13: 9781913426316

Publisher: Handspring Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

Fascia: What It Is and Why It Matters is the "must-have" book for everyone wanting to learn more about fascia as a tissue and a system. This second edition maintains the high standard of the first book while expanding on everything that made it so popular.

By focusing first on the fundamentals of fascia as a tissue that surrounds, supports, and permeates all the muscle, bones, nerves, and organs, Lesondak takes the reader on a journey throughout their entire body from the perspective of the fascial system, making many stops along the way to ensure the reader understands what's important and why it matters to the body.

From the new rules of biomechanics, biotensegrity, cellular processes, musculoskeletal issues, proprioception, neuroscience and cognition, somatic dysfunction, and restoration - Lesondak deftly weaves all these concepts together with a deep appreciation for the history of science, fine storytelling sensibilities, and a sense of humor as well as a sense of wonder.

About this title

About the Author

David Lesondak, BCSI, ATSI, FST, FFT, VMT is an Allied Health Member in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). He serves as the Senior Structural Integrator and Fascia Specialist at UPMC's Center for Integrative Medicine. He is a Board Certified Structural Integrator, Frederick Stretch Therapist Level 2, Fascial Fitness Trainer, and Visceral Manipulation via the Barral Institute.

He hosts the podcast, BodyTalk with David Lesondak.

David is the author of the international best seller Fascia: What it is and Why it Matters. His follow up book, Fascia, Function, and Medical Applications was nominated for a 2021 British Medical Association award. He has also contributed chapters to the 2nd Edition of Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body, and the 2nd edition of Metabolic Therapies In Orthopedics. He has also contributed to the 4th edition of Joe Muscolino's Kinesiology. David sits on the Executive Committee of The International Consortium on Manual Therapies.
A passionate and engaging speaker of all things fascia, David has been an invited speaker and workshop facilitator to such diverse groups as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Workshop on Myofascial Pain, the Academic Consortium of Integrative Medicine, the Performance, Health, and Wellness Staff for the LA Clippers , both the British and Australian Fascia Symposiums, the World Fascia Congress, the Anatomy Trains Master Class Series, the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and many others.

In previous incarnations he worked in both television, radio, and the funeral arts. He maintains an avid interest in music and songwriting.

Edition details

• Publisher: Handspring Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1913426319
• ISBN 13: 9781913426316
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208