David Lesondak: What is Fascia and Why it Matters

David Lesondak, BCSI, ATSI, FST, FFT, VMT is an Allied HealthMember in the Department of Family and Community Medicine atthe University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he isthe Senior Structural Integrator and Fascia Specialist at UPMC’sCenter for Integrative Medicine.David is the author of the international best seller Fascia: What itis and Why it Matters, currently in 10 languages and 2 editions.His follow up book, as editor, Fascia, Function, and MedicalApplications was nominated for a 2021 British MedicalAssociation.He has contributed chapters to the 2nd Edition of Fascia: TheTensional Network of the Human Body, and the 2nd edition ofMetabolic Therapies In Orthopedics. He contributed to the 4thedition of Joe Muscolino’s Kinesiology.His podcast, BodyTalk with David Lesondak, is listened to in 42countries and in 2022 made the Top 10% Most Shared Shows onSpotifyNow in his 15 th year at UPMC, David specializes in helping peopleimprove physical function, resolve pain and restore resilience.Prior to that he spent 13 years managing and practicing at multi-disciplinary clinic in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.David’s natural ability to forge successful connections led toeducational ventures with renowned researchers and practitionersin the field of fascia, including a faculty position with AnatomyTrains continuing education from 2003-2008. In 2009 hecollaborated with Anatomy Trains author Thomas W. Myers on theproduction of Anatomy Trains Revealed – a three-DVD legacymedia companion to Myers’ book that went from the theoreticalrealm of the and into the anatomy lab itself!From 2010 - 2017 David teamed up with Robert Schleip, PhD,who headed the Fascia Research Project at Ulm University,Germany. Together they produced over 100 hours of educationalcontent for both clinicians and researchers who wanted the latestin fascia science. Sensing he was not content with just beingbehind the scenes, and gauging his aptitude, Robert invited Davidto lecture on the current science around fascia and the mind/bodyconnection at the 2014 Fascia Summer School.A gifted and inspired speaker of all things fascia, David has beenan invited speaker and workshop facilitator to such diverse groupsas the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Workshop on MyofascialPain, the Academic Consortium of Integrative Medicine, the LAClippers, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Australian, British, andPolish Fascia Symposiums, the World Fascia Congress, theInternational Fascia Research Congress, the Anatomy TrainsMaster Class Series, the University of Arizona College ofMedicine, and many others.Previous to entering the healthcare field, David’s various careerincarnations were in television, advertising, and the funeral arts.Including over a decade-long stint as a DJ on WYEP-FM inPittsburgh. He maintains an avid interest in music and can besometimes be heard at Pittsburghs’s singer/songwriter Open Micscene.David' Website: www.davidlesondak.comThe International Association of Structural Integrators Website: www.theiasi.netSupport the show