Building on the knowledge obtained in the Level 1 training module,
Level 2 AIM seminars will offer you exclusive expert knowledge in the FDM treatment of various body regions.

Our lecturers are full-time FDM therapists. Equipped with years of experience, they are excellent and methodical teachers.
Our FDM Weekend Clinic is part of the Level 2 seminar series. You will treat regular OPD patients under supervision, using the Fascial Distortion Model.

Advanced 1

Specialised/expertise in the FDM treatment of head and jaw problems, neck pain and throat problems

 

  • Visual diagnosis: Body-language case studies (video and live demonstrations)
  • History taking in FDM, significance of body language in medicine and FDM
  • Additional manual diagnostic tests and manual techniques:
    • Triggerbands (TP)
    • Herniated Triggerpoint (hTP)
    • Continuum Distortion (CD)
    • Folding Distortion (FD)
    • Cylinder Distortion (CyD)
    • Tectonic Fixation (TF)
    • Globus sensation, breathing problems (CyD, uFD)
    • Special: Impulse techniques (variations, individual manual techniques, frequent clinical mistakes)
    • Diagnostic-therapeutic algorithms

Triggerbands
Subtypes and their practical relevance, pictures to visualise TBs, mistakes made in practice and how to correct them

CDs
Cornstarch-water analogy, understanding of non-Newtonian fluids, mistakes made in practice and how to correct them

HTp
Explanations by S. Typaldos (e.g. stable-door analogy), mistakes made in practice and how to correct them 

Advanced 2

Specialised/expertise in the FDM treatment of lumbar and upper back problems

  • Visual diagnosis: Body language, case studies (video and live demonstrations)
  • Additional manual diagnostic tests and manual techniques:
    • Triggerbands (TB)
    • Herniated Triggerpoint (scHTP), bull’s eye
    • Continuum distortions (CD), rips, ISJ, scapula, vertebra
    • Folding Distortions (paravertebral FD, star FD, FD 1st rip) lumbar spine
    • Cylinder Distortion (CyD)
    • Tectonic Fixation (TF)
    • Folding Distortion (FD)
    • Tectonic Fixation (TF): Facet joints, hip joints, sacral region
    • Impulse techniques (variations, individual manual techniques, frequent clinical mistakes)
    • Special: Impulse techniques, hoarseness, globus sensation, breathing problems (CyD, uFD)
    • Special: Pleurisy
    • Diagnostic-therapeutic algorithms

Triggerbands

  • Sub-types
  • Pictures of TBs for visualisation

CDs

  • Cornstarch-water analogy, understanding of non-Newtonian fluids 
  • Mistakes made in practice and how to correct them Direction of force, pressure

HTp

  • Images of surgeons; 2 different types of HTP; latest surgical insights into the aetiology of HTPs
  • Explanations by S. Typaldos (mistakes made in practice; deeper exploration of the cow stable-door analogy) 
  • Mistakes made in practice and how to correct them

FD

  • Primarily techniques; more detailed explanations of the aim, the force vector and the hand position of the techniques (Example: wall technique)
  • Peanut and inversion techniques
  • Mistakes made in practice and how to correct them

CyD

  • Theoretical background
  • Excerpts of the videos by Guimberteau
  • Diagnostic differentiation of various cylinder distortions (size, severity, body language)
  • Therapeutically differentiate individual cylinder distortions by body language: Indian burn, double thumb, squeegee
  • Further differentiation based on the theoretical models / detailed procedure
  • Mistakes made in practice and how to correct them

TF

  • More detailed explanation of the pathology and physiology and its practical application: Synovia / capsule

Advanced 3

Specialised/Expertise in the FDM treatment of shoulder and upper extremity pain

  • Real life examples taken from the practice for the participants
  • Selected “conventional medicine“ conditions (frozen shoulder, thumb osteoarthritis, tennis elbow, etc.)
  • Standardised tests for shoulder, hand and fingers
  • Participants' questions about individual techniques, understanding of distortions and patients
  • Special: Membrane techniques (individual variations)
  • SCHTP, TB, CD, CyD, FD, TF

Advanced 4

Specialised/expertise in the FDM treatment of problems of the lower extremities, foot and ankle sprains

  • Real life examples taken from the practice for the participants
  • Several “conventional medicine“ conditions (swollen ankle, paraesthesia, Morton neuralgia, calcaneal spur, etc.)
  • Participants' questions about individual techniques, understanding of distortions and patients
  • Special: Membrane techniques (individual variations)
  • TB, CD, CyD, FD, TF

“Enjoy your success with FDM!” (Stephen Typaldos)