Myofascial & Fascial-Ligamentous Approaches in Osteopathic Manipulative

The inspiration for this and the other books in the SFIMMS series in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
came from our students and their desire for educational excellence. Quality instruction requires
a level of clarity and correctness that reflects the subject's complexity but also allows for its comprehension
on many different levels; conceptual, perceptual, and practical.
This material and the format in which it is presented have been developed to facilitate an understanding
of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine that encompasses its philosophy, science, and its
practical clinical application. It is not the author's intention in writing this book to impart an Osteopathic
education. Rather, we realize that such learning requires extensive study, supervision and
clinical experience and cannot be acquired by simply reading this, or any other, book. We caution
against the non-professional use of this book as it is intended as a textbook for
Neuromusculoskeletal instruction in conjunction with a scientific education in the healing arts.
Independent self-study of these
approaches without the proper background and supervision is expressly against the authors' recommendation
and wishes.