FDM™ In The News
Congratulations Lindon Victor, Decathlon Bronze!
We had the privilege to first meet Victor back in 2016 as one of our live cases at a Texas A&M Fascial Distortion Model seminar. Lindon Victor can now call himself an Olympic medalist. On Saturday night, he won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics in the...
Investigating the Combined Effects of Fascial Distortion Model Manual Therapy and Balance–Strength Training in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability
Abstract: Background: The Fascial Distortion Model (FDM) is a relatively new manual therapy approach in the field of musculoskeletal physical therapy, and its potential effectiveness in treating chronic ankle instability (CAI) remains unexplored. Methods: A randomized...
How I Got Hooked on Fascial Distortion Model
By Mara AbbottOlympian and CTS Contributing Editor I almost never got bodywork as a professional cyclist. Part of that decision was probably financial, but a part of it also came from a sense of pride that I didn’t need the help, that I could keep any impending...
OSHA Responds to APTA by Affirming the PT’s Role in First Aid
When it comes to workplace injury, soft tissue massage is considered first aid for recordkeeping purposes, regardless of whether the health professional providing the treatment holds a certification in Active Release Techniques (ART): that’s the bottom-line...
Being familiar with the uncomfortable…makes you comfortable…with the unfamiliar
Being familiar with the uncomfortable…makes you comfortable…with the unfamiliar. Let that sink in a second… What’s to fear? You know what to do. The patient is guiding you verbally and non-verbally to what the issue is, if you allow them. Trust your hands. Your...
ENHANCING SOFT TISSUE RECOVERY WITH THE FASCIAL DISTORTION MODEL
Interview with C.Tyrel Hummel, DCBy The American Chiropractor – August 2018 C. Tyrel Hummel was an accounting major at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, while also playing defensive back on the college football team. The quick recoveries that he was able...
Jay Ferguson, Xtomic, LLC and Select Seminar Services, LLC (FDM) Victorious
COLORADO SRINGS, July 17, 2015 - After a two-week jury trial and almost 20 months of intense litigation, Jay Ferguson, Xtomic LLC, and Select Seminar Services, LLC (FDM) prevailed against the ART Companies. The jury found against the ART Companies on each of...
