Fascial Manipulation® ‘Dr. Antonio Stecco’ Manual Therapy – Level 4 (FM-4)
The “Stecco® Method” developed by Dr. Antonio Stecco
Course Instructors: Dr. Antonio Stecco or Lorenzo Freschi
Course Features
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Type – Live (w/online study)
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Duration – 13 hr. video plus a two-day hands-on session
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Appropriate for – MDs, DCS, PTS, ATHLETIC TRAINERS and students who have completed 3rd years of college completing such courses as anatomy, physiology and biomechanics
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Language – English
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Contact Hours Pending
Course Description
In the Level 4 Fascial Manipulation ® (FM-4) course, participants will learn the role of superficial fascia and its dysfunction together with a systemic alteration of the vegetative system.
This course consists of one four-days course that could be divided in the hybrid version in two on-line and two on-site days.
Level 4 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. The quadrants represent the peripheral part of the vegetative system that is organized through the paravertebral ganglia.
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Learning Objectives of the FM Level 4
At the conclusion of the course, the participant should be able to:
- Recognize the anatomy of the superficial fascia and understand the role of superficial fascia in lymphatic, immune and adipose system. (Knowledge)
- Differentiate between internal-external or external-internal type pain and assess the proper assessment process in order to define the quadrants in disorder. (Analysis)
- Develop effective treatment for superficial fascia with different manualities in relation to the body area and chronicity. (Synthesis)
- Evaluate the quality of the superficial fascia through a specific palpatory verification resolving the tissue stiffness. (Evaluation)
Instructors
Dr. Antonio Stecco
Dr. Stecco is a graduate in Medicine and Surgery, and specialized in Physics Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Padua, Italy. His areas of prevalent scientific and clinical interest are anatomy of the fascia corporis via dissections and histological studies, including immunohistochemical and molecular biology; study and clinical application of hyaluronic acid; and myofascial syndrome. Following the techniques developed by his father, Luigi Stecco, PT, Dr. Stecco co-authored with his sister, Carla Stecco, MD Fascial Manipulation for Musculoskeletal Pain (Piccin, 2004). He is the author of more than twelve articles published in international journals. Dr. Stecco was recently elected Assistant-President in the Cabinet of the International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is also the author of 20 articles in journals, all relating to the category of disciplinary scientific sector MED/34, presentation at international conferences, including one Best Poster Award and three chapters in English text.
Lorenzo Freschi
Lorenzo Freschi, Physiotherapist
- Fascial Manipulation Teacher
- Teacher of burn rehabilitation at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna and at the University of Ferrara
- 1994 Graduate of Physiotherapy at the Regional School for Rehabilitation Therapy (University of Bologna, Italy)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Since 2001 I have been a supervisor of 3rd year Physiotherapy students at the University of Bologna and Ferrara during their orthopaedic clinical practice
- 1999 – 2013 Employed at the Physiotherapy Department of the M. Bufalini Hospital in Cesena
- 1994 – 2005 Physiotherapist for the “Crisp Basket 82” basketball team
- 2013 Employed as a freelancer in own private clinic
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- 2014 Fascial Manipulation, 1 st level Kiev (Ukraine) and Moscow (Russia)
- 2014 Fascial Manipulation, 1 st level Tokyo (Japan)
- 2013 Fascial Manipulation, 2 nd level, Tokyo (Japan)
- 2012 Fascial Manipulation, 1 st level , Tel Aviv, (Israel)
- 2012 Fascial Manipulation, 2 nd level, Arcade Institute (Cesena , Italy)
- 2012 Fascial Manipulation, 1 st level, Arcade Institute (Savignano, Italy)
- 2012 Fascial Manipulation, 2 nd level, Prosperius Institute (Umbertide, Italy)
- 2012 Fascial Manipulation , 1 st level, Prosperius Institute ( Umbertide, Italy)
- 2012 Fascial Manipulation, 2 nd level, Arcade Institute (Cesena , Italy)
- 2012 Fascial Manipulation, 1 st level, Arcade Institute (Savignano, Italy)
- 2012 Fascial Manipulation, 2 nd level, Prosperius Institute (Umbertide, Italy)
- 2012 Fascial Manipulation , 1 st level, Prosperius Institute ( Umbertide, Italy)
- 2009 Burn patient rehabilitation (Verona University, in Rovereto Italy)
- 2007 Burn rehabilitation (Fermo, Italy)
- 2005- present Burn rehabilitation, (Bologna University)
- 2004- present Burn rehabilitation, (Ferrara University)
TEACHING ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE
- 2014 Fascial Manipulation 3 rd level Centrale di Zuliano (Vicenza, italy)
- 2013 Fascial Manipulation 3 rd level International course Centrale di Zuliano (Vicenza, italy)
- 2013 Fascial Manipulation 3 rd level Centrale di Zuliano (Vicenza, italy)
- 2008 Fascial Manipulation, 1 st and 2 nd level, Montegrotto Terme (Padova, Italy)
RESEARCH AREA
- 2006 -Present : Member of Medicine and Physiotherapist Research Team at the M. Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
I have been invited as a speaker in the following national conferences:
- CO.R.TE congress 2010 Powerpoint presentation (Rome, Italy)
- SIUst National congress 2010 Powerpoint presentation (Venice, Italy)
- SIUst National congress 2002 Powerpoint presentation (Rimini, Italy)
- SIUst National congress 2001 Powerpoint presentation ( Milan, Italy)
- SIUst (Italian Burn Society) National congress 1998 Powerpoint presentation ( Turin, Italy)
PUBLICATIONS
- 20th National Congress Italian Society of Pediatric Neuro “La fisioterapia respiratoria in un reparto si patologia neonatale” 1994 (Respiratory physiotherapy in a neonatal pathology department)
- Italian Pediatric Society “Fisioterapia respiratoria al neonato a rischio di displasia broncopolmonare: scheda di raccolta dati”** (physiotherapy to the infant at risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: card data deposit)**
- I have written a chapter of the book:”Le Ferite Acute. Assistenza e Management Delle Ustioni, delle Ferite Chirurgiche e Traumatiche” G. Caminati, A.Pagnetti, Mc Graw Hill (Acute wounds. Support and Management of Burn, Surgical and Traumatic Wounds ) output 2012
MEMBERSHIP
- Member of FMA (Fascial Manipulation Association ) since 2010
Available Offerings
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Fascial Manipulation® Level 4 – July 16-18, 2027
$1,599.00
This page is to begin enrollment in the Fascial Manipulation® Program (Level 4 only).
- July 16-18, 2027
- Instructor: Dr. Antonio Stecco
- Astoria, NY: 32-44 31st St, Astoria, NY 11106
- Appropriate for MDs, DCS, PTS, ATHLETIC TRAINERS and students who have completed 3rd years of college completing such courses as anatomy, physiology and biomechanics
- Live (w/online study)
- Course Prerequisites – Completion of FM Levels 1, 2, and 3
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