The fascial system and exercise intolerance in patients with chronic heart failure: hypothesis of osteopathic treatment

Bruno Bordoni, F Marelli, Bruno Bordoni, F Marelli

Abstract

Chronic heart failure is a progressive, debilitating disease, resulting in a decline in the quality of life of the patient and incurring very high social economic costs. Chronic heart failure is defined as the inability of the heart to meet the demands of oxygen from the peripheral area. It is a multi-aspect complex disease which impacts negatively on all of the body systems. Presently, there are no texts in the modern literature that associate the symptoms of exercise intolerance of the patient with a dysfunction of the fascial system. In the first part of this article, we will discuss the significance of the disease, its causes, and epidemiology. The second part will explain the pathological adaptations of the myofascial system. The last section will outline a possible osteopathic treatment for patients with heart failure in order to encourage research and improve the general curative approach for the patient.

Keywords: chronic heart failure; fatigue; manual therapy; osteopathic.

Figures

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Figure 1
Treatment of the diaphragm. Notes: Place the thumbs and the whole tenar side under the diaphragm, in anterolateral position. The purpose is to search for a tensional balance between the right and left hemicupula.
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Figure 2
Treatment of the pelvic floor. Notes: With the patient supine, place one hand under the sacral bone and the other on the pubis, with fingers turned upward, toward the face. When the patient inhales, carefully help the sacral bone rise, while at the same time helping the pubic bone to descend. During exhalation, perform the process in reverse order, until the previous tensions disappear.
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Figure 3
Treatment of the floor of the mouth. Note: Place the fingertips in a medial position to the jawline and apply uniform pressure on both sides to balance the existing muscular tensions.

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