Stephen Typaldos D.O. – – the founder of FDM – was employed as a doctor/osteotherapist.
Typaldos recognised that his patients always described their complaints with specific descriptions and gestures. With this in mind, he developed a unique diagnostic concept in which body language and description play a major role. This specific diagnosis then leads to a harmonised therapy.
This new diagnostic and therapy concept is far more promising than traditional methods of therapy. It is suspected that pain and malfunctions of the body are caused by various connective tissue (fascia distortion).
This has led to a number of treatment approaches for various illnesses.
Das führt zu einer Fülle neuer Behandlungsansätze unterschiedlicher Erkrankungen.
FDM over the years
| 09/1991 | Stephen Typaldos discovers the first triggerpoint, soon after he also discovers the first herniated triggerpoint |
| 03/1992 | Stephen Typaldos discovers the continuum distortion |
| 1993 | Stephen Typaldos discovers the folding distortions |
| 1994 + 1995 | First publication in the AAO Journal |
| 1995 | Stephen Typaldos discovers the cylinder distortions and tectonic fixations |
| 1996 | Stephen Typaldos publishes his first book: The Unification of Orthopedics with Osteopathy through the Fascial Distortion Model |
| 1997 | First FDM seminars in Europe |
| 1998 | First FDM seminars in Japan |
| Second edition of the FDM book is published | |
| 1999 | Third edition of the FDM book is published |
| 2001 | First FDM symposium |
| 2002 | Forth and last edition is published |
| 2005 | Second FDM symposium |
| 2006 | Stephen Typaldos dies on the 28th of March, he was 49 years old |
| 2009 | IFO starts FDM courses for physiotherapists |
| 2011 | Forth edition of Typaldos book is published exclusively by IFO |
| 2011 | Third FDM symposium, "20 Jahre Triggerband" |
| 2011 | First practical training book about FDM is published by Frank Römer |
| 2011 | First video course in Germany produced by IFO |
| 2012 | The International FDM Organization is founded |
| 2012 | TMT Certified PractitionerTM Network startet |
| 2013 | Start of FDM training in Poland |