Recovery From Plantar Heel Pain Using the Fascial Distortion Model a Pilot Study

"Using physical exam and manual manipulation skills informed by the FDM, he identified and treated locations of presumed fascial distortion about the plantar area of the foot; distortions could include any of the six reported fascial anomalies in the FDM: continuum distortions, trigger bands, herniated trigger points, folding distortions, cylinder distortions, and tectonic fixations. Each distortion is associated with a recommended reparative manipulation. The purported mechanism of action is that the distortion-specific manipulation restores normal fascial homogeneity."