Get a multi-dimensional understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy with Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists and Movement Professionals, 4th Edition. This hugely successful, one-of-a-kind title continues to center on the application of anatomy trains across a variety of clinical assessment and treatment approaches — demonstrating how painful problems in one area of the body can be linked to a "silent area" away from the problem, and ultimately giving rise to new treatment strategies. This new fourth edition has been fully updated with the latest evidence-based research and includes new coverage of anatomy trains in motion using Pilates-evolved movement, anatomy trains in horses and dogs, and the updated fascial compendium on elements, properties, neurology, and origins of the fascial system. This new edition also features an enhanced eBook format included with purchase as well as new photos and images throughout both text versions. In all, this unique exploration of the role of fascial in healthy movement and postural distortion is an essential read for physical therapists, massage therapists, craniosacral therapists, yoga instructors, osteopathologists, manual therapists, athletic and personal trainers, dance instructors, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and any professional working in the field of movement.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title Page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. v 4. Dedication - p. ii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Preface - p. vi 7. Preface to the First Edition - p. vii 8. Acknowledgments - p. ix 9. How to Use This Book - p. xi 10. Videos - p. xii 11. 1 Laying the Railbed - p. 1 12. 2 The Rules of the Road - p. 19 13. 3 The Superficial Back Line - p. 29 14. 4 The Superficial Front Line - p. 53 15. 5 The Lateral Line - p. 73 16. 6 The Spiral Line - p. 93 17. 7 The Arm Lines - p. 113 18. 8 The Functional Lines - p. 137 19. 9 The Deep Front Line - p. 147 20. 10 Anatomy Trains in Movement - p. 175 21. 11 BodyReading® – Structural Analysis - p. 219 22. Appendix 1 A Fascial Reader - p. 245 23. Biomechanical Auto-Regulation - p. 245 24. Definitions - p. 247 25. Fascial Components - p. 260 26. Fascial Properties - p. 268 27. Fascial Responses to Intervention - p. 274 28. Fascial Kinesthesia - p. 279 29. Fascia as a System - p. 282 30. Embryology/Fascial Morphology/the Double-Bag Theory - p. 294 31. Fascia and Tensegrity – the Musculoskeletal System as a Tensegrity Structure - p. 302 32. Macrotensegrity – How the Body Manages the Balance Between Tension and Compression - p. 304 33. Biomechanical Auto-Regulation – Microtensegrity: How the Cells Balance Tension and Compression - p. 313 34. References - p. 318 35. Appendix 2 A Note on the Meridians of Latitude: The Work of Dr Louis Schultz (1927–2007) - p. 323 36. Appendix 3 Structural Integration - p. 327 37. Appendix 4 Myofascial Meridians and Asian Medicine - p. 339 38. Appendix 5 Anatomy Trains in Quadrupeds – Initial Investigations - p. 347 39. Anatomy Trains Terms - p. 355 40. Bibliography - p. e1 41. Index - p. 357
Get a multi-dimensional understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy with Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists and Movement Professionals, 4th Edition. This hugely successful, one-of-a-kind title continues to center on the application of anatomy trains across a variety of clinical assessment and treatment approaches — demonstrating how painful problems in one area of the body can be linked to a "silent area" away from the problem, and ultimately giving rise to new treatment strategies. This new fourth edition has been fully updated with the latest evidence-based research and includes new coverage of anatomy trains in motion using Pilates-evolved movement, anatomy trains in horses and dogs, and the updated fascial compendium on elements, properties, neurology, and origins of the fascial system. This new edition also features an enhanced eBook format included with purchase as well as new photos and images throughout both text versions. In all, this unique exploration of the role of fascial in healthy movement and postural distortion is an essential read for physical therapists, massage therapists, craniosacral therapists, yoga instructors, osteopathologists, manual therapists, athletic and personal trainers, dance instructors, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and any professional working in the field of movement.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title Page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. v 4. Dedication - p. ii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Preface - p. vi 7. Preface to the First Edition - p. vii 8. Acknowledgments - p. ix 9. How to Use This Book - p. xi 10. Videos - p. xii 11. 1 Laying the Railbed - p. 1 12. 2 The Rules of the Road - p. 19 13. 3 The Superficial Back Line - p. 29 14. 4 The Superficial Front Line - p. 53 15. 5 The Lateral Line - p. 73 16. 6 The Spiral Line - p. 93 17. 7 The Arm Lines - p. 113 18. 8 The Functional Lines - p. 137 19. 9 The Deep Front Line - p. 147 20. 10 Anatomy Trains in Movement - p. 175 21. 11 BodyReading® – Structural Analysis - p. 219 22. Appendix 1 A Fascial Reader - p. 245 23. Biomechanical Auto-Regulation - p. 245 24. Definitions - p. 247 25. Fascial Components - p. 260 26. Fascial Properties - p. 268 27. Fascial Responses to Intervention - p. 274 28. Fascial Kinesthesia - p. 279 29. Fascia as a System - p. 282 30. Embryology/Fascial Morphology/the Double-Bag Theory - p. 294 31. Fascia and Tensegrity – the Musculoskeletal System as a Tensegrity Structure - p. 302 32. Macrotensegrity – How the Body Manages the Balance Between Tension and Compression - p. 304 33. Biomechanical Auto-Regulation – Microtensegrity: How the Cells Balance Tension and Compression - p. 313 34. References - p. 318 35. Appendix 2 A Note on the Meridians of Latitude: The Work of Dr Louis Schultz (1927–2007) - p. 323 36. Appendix 3 Structural Integration - p. 327 37. Appendix 4 Myofascial Meridians and Asian Medicine - p. 339 38. Appendix 5 Anatomy Trains in Quadrupeds – Initial Investigations - p. 347 39. Anatomy Trains Terms - p. 355 40. Bibliography - p. e1 41. Index - p. 357
