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Abstract
Understanding the role of fascia in healthy movement and postural distortion is of vital importance to bodyworkers and movement therapists. Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists presents a unique ‘whole systems’ view of myofascial/locomotor anatomy in which the bodywide connections among the muscles within the fascial net are described in detail for the first time. Using the metaphor of railway or train lines, Myers explains how patterns of strain communicate through the myofascial ‘webbing’, contributing to postural compensation and movement stability. Written in a style that makes it easy to understand and apply, Anatomy Trains provides an accessible and comprehensive explanation of the anatomy and function of the myofascial system in the body. The DVD ROM in the back of the book contains video of techniques, Anatomy Trains-based dissections and computer animations of the myofascial meridian lines.
includes full-colour illustrations of 11 myofascial meridians and the rules for discovering other meridians
• uses numerous full colour charts and drawings to detail the muscular and fascial structures involved in the meridians
• presents information on assessment of structural and movement patterns and gives related application to manual therapy and movement education
• provides a selection of techniques from the library of structural integration
• includes an introduction to the fascial system as a whole, with points-of-view and the latest research findings on the fascial system’s responses
• offers a fun approach to learning essential structural anatomy, comparing the connective tissue system to a railway network
• video material on the accompanying DVD ROM to visually present the anatomy as described in the book.
Full colour throughout
• New design and layout
• 140 New full colour figures including dissection photographs and client photos
• DVD ROM in back of book
• A new appendices on ‘Structural integration' and 'Myofascial meridians and oriental medicine'
• New posters to be published simultaneously.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Anatomy Trains | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Table of Contents | v | ||
| Dedication | ii | ||
| Elsevier DVD-ROM Licence Agreement | vi | ||
| Preface | vii | ||
| Preface to the 1st edition | viii | ||
| Acknowledgments | ix | ||
| How to use this book | xi | ||
| I: Introduction: laying the railbed | 1 | ||
| The hypothesis | 1 | ||
| The philosophy | 2 | ||
| Anatomy Trains and myofascial meridians: what’s in a name? | 4 | ||
| History | 6 | ||
| References | 11 | ||
| Chapter 1. The world according to fascia | 13 | ||
| ‘Blessed be the ties that bind’: fascia holds our cells together | 13 | ||
| The extracellular matrix | 15 | ||
| How to build a body | 18 | ||
| Connective tissue plasticity | 19 | ||
| The three holistic networks | 24 | ||
| Three holistic networks: a summary | 31 | ||
| The double-bag theory | 36 | ||
| The musculoskeletal system as a tensegrity structure | 44 | ||
| References | 61 | ||
| Chapter 2. The rules of the game | 65 | ||
| 1. Tracks proceed in a consistent direction without interruption | 65 | ||
| 2. These tracks are tacked down at bony ‘stations’ or attachments | 67 | ||
| 3. Tracks join and diverge in ‘switches’ and the occasional ‘roundhouse’ | 68 | ||
| 4. ‘Expresses’ and ‘locals’ | 69 | ||
| Summary of rules and guidelines | 69 | ||
| What the Anatomy Trains is not | 70 | ||
| How we present the lines | 71 | ||
| References | 71 | ||
| Chapter 3. The Super. cial Back Line | 73 | ||
| Overview | 73 | ||
| Postural function | 73 | ||
| Movement function | 73 | ||
| The Superficial Back Line in detail | 73 | ||
| References | 95 | ||
| Chapter 4. The Superficial Front Line | 97 | ||
| Overview | 97 | ||
| Postural function | 97 | ||
| Movement function | 97 | ||
| The Superficial Front Line in detail | 97 | ||
| References | 113 | ||
| Chapter 5. The Lateral Line | 115 | ||
| Overview | 115 | ||
| Postural function | 115 | ||
| Movement function | 115 | ||
| The Lateral Line in detail | 115 | ||
| Chapter 6. The Spiral Line | 131 | ||
| Overview | 131 | ||
| Postural function | 131 | ||
| Movement function | 131 | ||
| The Spiral Line in detail | 131 | ||
| Reference | 146 | ||
| Chapter 7. The Arm Lines | 149 | ||
| Overview | 149 | ||
| Postural function | 149 | ||
| Movement function | 149 | ||
| The Arm Lines in detail | 149 | ||
| Summary overview – fascia/muscle alternation | 163 | ||
| References | 169 | ||
| Chapter 8. The Functional Lines | 171 | ||
| Overview | 171 | ||
| Postural function | 171 | ||
| Movement function | 171 | ||
| The Functional Lines in detail | 171 | ||
| Reference | 177 | ||
| Chapter 9. The Deep Front Line | 179 | ||
| Overview | 179 | ||
| Postural function | 179 | ||
| Movement function | 179 | ||
| The Deep Front Line in detail | 182 | ||
| References | 202 | ||
| Chapter 10. Anatomy Trains in motion | 203 | ||
| Applications | 203 | ||
| Summary | 227 | ||
| Reference | 228 | ||
| Chapter 11. Structural analysis | 229 | ||
| Global postural assessment method | 230 | ||
| Postural analysis of five ‘clients’ | 237 | ||
| Subjective elements | 248 | ||
| References | 254 | ||
| Appendix 1: A note on the meridians of latitude: the work of Dr Louis Schultz (1927–2007) | 255 | ||
| Appendix 2: Structural Integration | 258 | ||
| Appendix 3: Myofascial meridians and oriental medicine | 271 | ||
| Anatomy Trains terms | 281 | ||
| Bibliography | 283 | ||
| Index | 287 |