The book aims: * To enable osteopaths - and other manual practitioners/bodyworkers - to understand the importance of fascia and its relevance to their work..... * By providing a comprehensive textbook covering history, nature and properties [function] of fascia... * And covering all aspects of osteopathic management of disorders that relate to/are mediated by the fascia..... * Using contributions from leading authorities bearing in mind so far as possible the needs and interests of osteopaths.