Posted On: September 8th 2026, 07:25 pm
This week I’m continuing my education in Stecco® Fascial Manipulation, focusing on the superficial fascia and internal dysfunctions.
Fascia is much more than the tissue surrounding our muscles. The superficial fascial system is richly connected with the skin, lymphatic and adipose systems, and sensory and autonomic regulation.
The Stecco approach explores how alterations in fascial mobility and tissue organization may contribute not only to pain and movement dysfunction, but also to changes in fluid dynamics, autonomic responses, and patterns associated with internal dysfunction.
What makes this course especially meaningful is learning in Padova, Italy 🇮🇹 — where the Stecco family developed Fascial Manipulation through decades of clinical observation, anatomical research, and dissection.
As a physical therapist, I’m always looking beyond the location of pain and asking:
Why is this tissue behaving this way?
What other systems may be influencing it?
And how can we treat the patient as an interconnected system rather than just treating the symptom?
The more we understand fascia, the more we appreciate how interconnected the human body truly is.
Padova, Italy
Stecco Fascial Manipulation. Superficial Fascia & Internal Dysfunctions
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