The mission of the AFDMA is to inform, and instruct primary care physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of fascial distortions which can account for a large percentage of problems seen in a primary care setting.  By promoting and facilitating the utilization of the Fascial Distortion Model, originated by Stephen Typaldos, D.O., physicians should be able to  diagnose and treat injuries and medical conditions in various medical venues, such as emergency departments, hospitals and medical clinics throughout the United States.  As part of that mission, the Fascial Distortion Model, its theories and application, as well as implications and usefulness, shall be presented in osteopathic conferences and interjected into medical school curriculum as continued research supports its tennents.

Expected outcome:

1.      Tremendous cost-savings due to the efficiency and effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment utilizing the Fascial Distortion Model. This will reduce health insurance costs, as well as time lost for workers injured on the job. Many acute injuries will be corrected in 1-3 treatments, resulting in great savings.

2.      FDM treatments such as those for sprained ankles, kidney stones, gallstones, and fractures will be practiced in emergency departments reducing the need for other treatments and extensive testing, but not excluding them should they be necessary.

3.      New FDM treatments that effectively prevent heart attacks and strokes will be developed by physicians and researchers.

4.      Scientific and clinical research projects will validate and expand what we currently understand about the application of the Fascial Distortion Model.

 

The Fascial Distortion Model (FDM) is an anatomical perspective, originated and developed by US physician Stephen Typaldos, D.O., in which “the underlying etiology of virtually every musculoskeletal injury (and many neurological and medical conditions) is considered to be comprised of one or more of six specific pathological alterations of the body’s connective tissues (fascial bands, ligaments, tendons, retinacula, etc.).  As a model, the FDM is an abbreviated interpretation of the pathology of fascial injuries and contemplates the structural consequences of orthopedic, medical, surgical, and manipulative interventions.” (FDM: Clinical and Theoretical Application of the Fascial Distortion Model Within the Practice of Medicine and Surgery, by Stephen Typaldos, D.O.)