Elisabeth Dicke, a physiotherapist in Germany, is credited with "discovering" the Bindegewebsmassage technique. Her book, "Meine Bindegewebsmassage", was published in 1956. (Bindegewebsmassage literally translates from the German as Connective Tissue Massage.)

Bindegewebsmassage is a reflexive therapy of the connective tissue, which means that the practitioner strokes the subcutaneous fascia by pulling or dragging the tissues. The strokes in specific patterns activate the nerve endings just below the skin, creating a cutaneo-visceral reflex (skin to organ).

This technique is based on the theory that any disruption or unbalance in any portion of the body affects the entire system, specifically the autonomic, central nervous, and hormonal systems. And any disruption in any of the body systems will affect the entire organism - physiologically and psychologically.

Bindegewebsmassage is a very specific, advanced technique, which I often use to assist in the rehabilitation of pathologic conditions. I also apply parts of it in stress management and for injury treatments.