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  1. Efficacy of a Manual Treatment Method According to the Fascial Distortion Model in the Management of Contracted (“Frozen”) Shoulder
  2. Usefulness of Soft Tissue Therapy in Patients with Shoulder Pain Syndrome
  3. Restoration of Full Shoulder Range of Motion After Application of the Fascial Distortion Model
  4. The use of fascial distortion model (FDM) in a patient with limited mobility in the shoulder joint – a case report
  5. The impact of Fascial Distortion Model on Shoulder Girdle Dysfunction
  6. The Fascial Distortion Model in Military Aircrew with Chronic Neck Pain: A Case Study
  7. Comparison of the efficacy of manual treatment according to fascial distortion model versus joint mobilization in patients with shoulder impingement: A randomized clinical trial
  8. Effects of Fascial Distortion Model with and without Neck Isometrics in Patients with Cervical Spine Overload
  9. The Effect of Fascial Distortion Model on Maximal Grip Strength, Force Sense and Range of Motion
  10. Fascial Treatment in Frozen Shoulder: A Case Report
  11. TRANSIENT ACCESSORY NERVE PALSY AS AN ADVERSE EFFECT OF FACIAL DISTORTION MODEL THERAPY – A CASE REPORT
  12. The impact of manual therapy on rare perinatal sternocleidomastoideus muscle injury
  13. Treatment of a “Frozen Shoulder” according to the Fascial Distortion Model case Study

AMA Citations

  1. Fink M, Schiller J, Buhck H. Efficacy of a Manual Treatment Method According to the Fascial Distortion Model in the Management of Contracted (“Frozen”) Shoulder. J of Orthopedics and Trauma surgery. (Germany). 2012;150(04):420-427.
  2. Brzozowski A, Chomiuk T, Lach J, Mamcarz A. Usefulness of Soft Tissue Therapy in Patients with Shoulder Pain Syndrome. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. (Germany). 2019;21(5):329-338.
  3. Boucher JD, Figueroa J. Restoration of Full Shoulder Range of Motion After Application of the Fascial Distortion Model. JAOA. 2018: 118: 341-344.
  4. Maśliński P, Woldańska-Okońska M. Zastosowanie modelu zniekształcania powięziowego (FDM – fascial distorsion model) u pacjentki z ograniczeniem ruchomości w stawie barkowym – opis przypadku [The use of fascial distorsion model (FDM) in patient with limited mobility in the shoulder joint – a case report]. Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2017 May 23;42(251):214-218. Polish. PMID: 28557970.
  5. Rogala A., Molik B., Brzuszkiewicz-Kuźmicka G., Truszczyńska-Baszak A. The impact of Fascial Distortion Model on Shoulder Girdle Dysfunction. Med Rehabil 2022; 26(2): 17-26. DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0015.8242
  6. Fullenkamp AJ. The Fascial Distortion Model in Military Aircrew with Chronic Neck Pain: A Case Study. Mil Med. 2024 Jan 30:usae008. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usae008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38300226.
  7. Moradi, Mahmood et al. Comparison of the efficacy of manual treatment according to fascial distortion model versus joint mobilization in patients with shoulder impingement: A randomized clinical trial
    Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Volume 36, 410 – 416
  8. Dr. Adeel Mateen Qureshi, Dr. M. Salman Bashir, Umar Farooq, Areesha Shahbaz, & Amreen Raheem. (2023). Effects of Fascial Distortion Model with and without Neck Isometrics in Patients with Cervical Spine Overload. Journal of Medical Care Research and Review, 6(12), 06–10. Retrieved from https://mcrr.info/index.php/mcrr/article/view/258
  9. Kim, J.-Y., & Kim, S.-Y. (2021). The Effect of Fascial Distortion Model on Maximal Grip Strength, Force Sense and Range of Motion. Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine , 9 (1), 33–40. https://doi.org/10.15268/KSIM.2021.9.1.033
  10. Ghorbanpour A. Fascial Treatment in Frozen Shoulder: A Case Report. Journal of Modern Rehabilitation. 2019; 13(2):123-128. https://jmr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmr/article/view/211
  11. Bartochowski Ł, Jurasz W, Kruczyński J. TRANSIENT ACCESSORY NERVE PALSY AS AN ADVERSE EFFECT OF FACIAL DISTORTION MODEL THERAPY – A CASE REPORT. Polish Journal of Sports Medicine. (2017);33(2):147-152.
  12. Rogala A, Brzuszkiewicz-Kuźmicka G, Turek G, Zawisza I, Długołęcki W. The impact of manual therapy on rare perinatal sternocleidomastoideus muscle injury. Pol Otorhino Rev. (2023);12(4):41-45. https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.9691
  13. Boss, R., Bangerter, C. Behandlung einer „frozen shoulder“ nach dem Fasziendistorsionsmodell. Manuelle Medizin(2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00337-024-01105-6