Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists and Movement Professionals
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- Author：Thomas W. Myers
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Get a multi-dimensional understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy with Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists & 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 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。 It also offers a new， larger library of videos， including animations and webinars with the author。 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。
Revolutionary approach to the study of human anatomy provides a holistic map of myoanatomy to help improve the outcomes of physical therapies that are traditionally used to manage pain and other musculoskeletal disorders。
Relevant theory descriptions are applied to all common types of movement， posture analysis， and physical treatment modalities。
Intuitive content organization allows students to reference the concept quickly or gain a more detailed understanding of any given area according to need。
Section on myofascial force transmission in gait dynamics is written by guest author James Earls。
Robust appendices discuss the relevance of the Anatomy Trains concept to the work of Dr Louis Schultz （Meridians of Latitude）， Ida Rolf （Structural Integration）， and correspondences with acupuncture meridians。
New photos and images of fascial tissues， adhesions， and layers provide a better understanding of text content。
Revised and expanded content reflects the most up-to-date research and latest evidence for the scientific basis of common clinical findings。
New， larger library of videos includes animations and webinars with the author。
New Anatomy Trains in Motion section by guest author Karin Gurtner uses Pilates-evolved movement to explore strength and plasticity along myofascial meridians。
New addition: Anatomy Trains in Quadrupeds （horses and dogs） is mapped for equine and pet therapies by Rikke Schultz， DVM， Tove Due， DVM， and Vibeke Elbr�nd， DVM， PhD。
New appendix: Updated fascial compendium on elements， properties， neurology， and origins of the fascial system。
NEW！ enhanced eBook version is included with print purchase， which allows students to access all of the text， figures， and references from the book on a variety of devices。
Revolutionary approach to the study of human anatomy provides a holistic map of myoanatomy to help improve the outcomes of physical therapies that are traditionally used to manage pain and other musculoskeletal disorders。
Relevant theory descriptions are applied to all common types of movement， posture analysis， and physical treatment modalities。
Intuitive content organization allows students to reference the concept quickly or gain a more detailed understanding of any given area according to need。
Section on myofascial force transmission in gait dynamics is written by guest author James Earls。
Robust appendices discuss the relevance of the Anatomy Trains concept to the work of Dr Louis Schultz （Meridians of Latitude）， Ida Rolf （Structural Integration）， and correspondences with acupuncture meridians。
New photos and images of fascial tissues， adhesions， and layers provide a better understanding of text content。
Revised and expanded content reflects the most up-to-date research and latest evidence for the scientific basis of common clinical findings。
New， larger library of videos includes animations and webinars with the author。
New Anatomy Trains in Motion section by guest author Karin Gurtner uses Pilates-evolved movement to explore strength and plasticity along myofascial meridians。
New addition: Anatomy Trains in Quadrupeds （horses and dogs） is mapped for equine and pet therapies by Rikke Schultz， DVM， Tove Due， DVM， and Vibeke Elbr�nd， DVM， PhD。
New appendix: Updated fascial compendium on elements， properties， neurology， and origins of the fascial system。
NEW！ enhanced eBook version is included with print purchase， which allows students to access all of the text， figures， and references from the book on a variety of devices。
Reviews
Michael Tong
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Great for explaining TCM
Barbara Salera
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This is an excellent book if you’re interested in Anatomy and the facia。 I’ll be going back to this book when developing yoga classes。
Clove
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Our reductionist worldview has had a crippling effect on our ability to understand and be in ourselves and the world。 Tom Myers demonstrates the world-changing beauty on the other side of that paradigm。 Fascia is fucking fascinating。 There is certainly a before Anatomy Trains and after Anatomy Trains demarcation in my life。 My literal existence is changed by this understanding。
Nadine
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I will read this again from cover to cover！ It will also be a great reference guide for me。 Fantastic。 Applause to Ida Rolfe and all her work and applause to Thomas Myers。 This book gives a most practical approach to the fasial component of manual bodywork。 It is so accessable with sections devote to bridging the anatomy， postural/patient ADL and then clinical aspects。 The work you do gives all of us in the healthcare community & the therapy world a great global perspective。 Thank you！
Elissa
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Had I the depth of anatomical vernacular and comprehension， I would’ve given this book the 5 stars it deserves。 I simply found it hard going， which is why it took me 8 years to complete。 But I’ll be keeping it in my library as a valuable reference text that I am certain will sink into my grey matter fully over time。
Ana
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Fantástico
Nun Rungrojanarak
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anatomy and function ร่างกายเรามันสนุกกว่าตอนเรียนหมอฟันเยอะเลย ระบบกล้ามเนื้อเป็นเหมือน sling โยงใยเชื่อมกันไปหมด แต่ละชุดกล้ามเนื้อมี boss ใหญ่ ถ้าขยับมือ เท้าก็ขยับด้วย อ่านแล้วเพลินมาก เวลาออกกำลังกาย ถ้าสงสัยตรงไหนก็กลับมาเปิด เหมือนเป็นตำราคู่ใจอีกเล่มนึงเลย
Natalie
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Bernie Clark rec from Your Body Your Yoga
Jake
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How do all the muscles of the human body connect to one another？ How do they interact during the course of movement。 The theories in this book map out pretty in depth how the musculature systems in body build an entire system connected through the fascia。 This served to be useful to expand my understanding of how my body moves， and gave me some good ideas for new exercises。 A physical therapist friend of mine told me I would get the same material out of reading a book within their topic， and as How do all the muscles of the human body connect to one another？ How do they interact during the course of movement。 The theories in this book map out pretty in depth how the musculature systems in body build an entire system connected through the fascia。 This served to be useful to expand my understanding of how my body moves， and gave me some good ideas for new exercises。 A physical therapist friend of mine told me I would get the same material out of reading a book within their topic， and as such that may be my next step。Recommended for :Physical therapistsdoctorsExercise enthusiaststhose looking to optimize their abilities of movement in sports 。。。more
Daniyal
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I starting reading this book as a person interested in general anatomy， thinking I would get a quick fix from this book like all other books had before endowed me with。 Oh boy was I wrong。 This book took me on the long 'train' ride of discovering the body and looking at it as a unit than a sum of several parts。 While a lot of other 'novice' books take the body piece by piece and describe function of each muscle in isolation and maybe at some point try to relate them to other body parts this one I starting reading this book as a person interested in general anatomy， thinking I would get a quick fix from this book like all other books had before endowed me with。 Oh boy was I wrong。 This book took me on the long 'train' ride of discovering the body and looking at it as a unit than a sum of several parts。 While a lot of other 'novice' books take the body piece by piece and describe function of each muscle in isolation and maybe at some point try to relate them to other body parts this one doesn't do that。 From the very beginning it is established that the body works as a unit， each muslce affecting the other。 There is no function in anatomy that is happening in isolation， the introduction of myofascia and piezoelectric effect establishes this early on。Overall this book is an amazing read， this is not something you read as a fun read while， it's extremely boring and fascinating at the same time。 A lot of the concepts will keep you in sustained fascination forever。I hope anyone who is remotely interested in anatomy gives this book a read even if it takes them 4 years to complete。 。。。more
Johnsandberg
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Great paradigm for understanding facial planes for movement and manual therapist。 Gives a solid baseline understanding for further application of this concept。 His writing style at times gets a little dense。 My biggest complaint is the DVD rom that comes with the book。 Can't play it on my computer， my blu ray or DVD player。 Why not make a more accessible format for a disk。 This is really frustrating because I think to see many of the practical examples on the disc would make the concepts more ap Great paradigm for understanding facial planes for movement and manual therapist。 Gives a solid baseline understanding for further application of this concept。 His writing style at times gets a little dense。 My biggest complaint is the DVD rom that comes with the book。 Can't play it on my computer， my blu ray or DVD player。 Why not make a more accessible format for a disk。 This is really frustrating because I think to see many of the practical examples on the disc would make the concepts more applicable quickly。 。。。more
yamiyoghurt
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I’ve finally finished this book！ It’s a dense book filled with information， deserved a detailed read and probably a few more rounds of close reading to fully digest it。 I took the Anatomy Trains Structure and Function course and that was definitely useful in understanding the core concepts of Anatomy Trains。 The amount of information in this book is way more than the 3 day course， it’s like a treasure cove with gem everywhere for the person seeking to advance their knowledge about the human body I’ve finally finished this book！ It’s a dense book filled with information， deserved a detailed read and probably a few more rounds of close reading to fully digest it。 I took the Anatomy Trains Structure and Function course and that was definitely useful in understanding the core concepts of Anatomy Trains。 The amount of information in this book is way more than the 3 day course， it’s like a treasure cove with gem everywhere for the person seeking to advance their knowledge about the human body。 。。。more
Kirsten Green
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The illustrations in this book are brilliant。 Great for continued use。
Aristea
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brilliant
Yusuf
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I'm not a clinician nor a coach， but as an amateur athlete， the book opened my eyes to a whole new way of looking at the body （for me at least）。 Now obviously an expert or practitioner is going to get a lot more out of this than I （using their experience to connect the dots of their education） but I feel a sense of awareness。 For which I am very glad。 If anyone would like， I also wrote what I learned as part of a blog post: http://yusufahmedwriting。com/riding-t。。。 I'm not a clinician nor a coach， but as an amateur athlete， the book opened my eyes to a whole new way of looking at the body （for me at least）。 Now obviously an expert or practitioner is going to get a lot more out of this than I （using their experience to connect the dots of their education） but I feel a sense of awareness。 For which I am very glad。 If anyone would like， I also wrote what I learned as part of a blog post: http://yusufahmedwriting。com/riding-t。。。 。。。more
Cassandra
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If you do anything with human movement this is a must read。 Very clinical and a heavy read but once you get into it， extremely fascinating and highly educational。
Liesbeth
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Very， very interesting！
Geoff Lister
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superb book if you have an interest in massage， rehabilitation， yoga or tai chi。 More of a reference that I go back to often。 Takes a long time to assimilate the information， but well worth the effort
Divya
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Awesome place to start in terms of structural integration。 Really makes you realize how important connective tissue is in terms of movement， and how it needs to be emphasized more in terms of creating sustainable training programs （or in terms of injury prevention/physical therapy）。 LENGTHENING is just as important as strengthening。 Moreover， shows how the body moves in integration versus isolation， and specific sports specific examples （for example， knowing a judo roll utilizes the deep back ar Awesome place to start in terms of structural integration。 Really makes you realize how important connective tissue is in terms of movement， and how it needs to be emphasized more in terms of creating sustainable training programs （or in terms of injury prevention/physical therapy）。 LENGTHENING is just as important as strengthening。 Moreover， shows how the body moves in integration versus isolation， and specific sports specific examples （for example， knowing a judo roll utilizes the deep back arm line really helped the knowledge sink in）。 What this book really helped me with is which specific cluster of muscles affect whole body dysfunctions， helping me get rid of restrictions to foster more efficient movements。I do wish the CD ROM provided with this book had more info on it though， I assumed it would since the book was kind of pricey :/ Worth it though。 。。。more
Amelia
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This book is dense！ I teach yoga and I thought it would be really cool and help me understand more stuff。 But it's hard to slog through。 I wouldn't only recommend this to people who are ok with reading text books。 This book is dense！ I teach yoga and I thought it would be really cool and help me understand more stuff。 But it's hard to slog through。 I wouldn't only recommend this to people who are ok with reading text books。 。。。more
Yoitskevin
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Definitely helped increase my bench。
Heather Fryling
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Anatomy Trains。 It's a classic。 The best part of reading Anatomy Trains was the discovery that Tom Myers has explanations for many of the patterns/associations I frequently see but couldn't explain with a traditional biomechanical model。 Anatomy Trains。 It's a classic。 The best part of reading Anatomy Trains was the discovery that Tom Myers has explanations for many of the patterns/associations I frequently see but couldn't explain with a traditional biomechanical model。 。。。more
Kayla Purdum
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Great on teaching fascias planes and understanding why foot pain is related to low back pain and other examples 。
Janel
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I used this book when I was working， but never actually read it cover to cover， so I am doing that now。 So far it is actually amazing， and has helped add to my must reads。 There are some great "before their time" German scientists that were right on even back in the 30's！ I used this book when I was working， but never actually read it cover to cover， so I am doing that now。 So far it is actually amazing， and has helped add to my must reads。 There are some great "before their time" German scientists that were right on even back in the 30's！ 。。。more
Kalli
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As a personal trainer and yoga teacher I felt this as a must-read for professionals or for people with a great interest for the body in movement。
Lori
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This is a fantastic book。 It does a nice job of explaining the movement of pain in the muscles。 Every Bodyworker should own a copy。
G
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As a therapist， I think the concept of individual muscle work is already exhausted and not working much for me anymore。 This book gives me a new perspective on how muscle work as a functional unit by analyzing the myofascial meridian。 Chapter 1 was rather technical but the rest of the chapters were interesting read。
Michele
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Major cerebral focused read。。。very interesting if you enjoy learning about connective tissues in the body。 Put your science hat on :）
Peg Seay
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Tom Myers is amazing。
Bobbie Mauss
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Spectacular book！ Must have for LMT's Spectacular book！ Must have for LMT's 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I can't provide a subjective review or opinion。 However， I can provide you with some information about the book Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists and Movement Professionals by Thomas W。 Myers。 Anatomy Trains is a comprehensive guide to understanding how the body's myofascial meridians contribute to a wide range of movement patterns and postural imbalances。 Written for manual therapists and movement professionals， this book delves into the complex web of fascial and muscular connections that run through the body。 By understanding these connections， therapists and movement professionals can develop more effective treatment plans， helping clients achieve better movement quality， less pain， and improved overall health。 The author， Thomas W。 Myers， is a renowned educator and manual therapist who has spent decades studying the body's fascial system。 His approach， which he refers to as Anatomy Trains， has been adopted by thousands of therapists and movement professionals around the world。 Overall， Anatomy Trains is a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve their understanding of the body's myofascial system and how it influences movement and posture。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I don't have the ability to read books or have personal opinions。 However， I can provide some information on the book 'Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists and Movement Professionals'。 It is a renowned book in the field of manual therapy and movement science， written by Thomas W。 Myers。 The book explains the complex myofascial meridians and their interconnectivity， which play an important role in understanding movement and biomechanics。 The book also offers practical information on the diagnosis and treatment of fascial tissues， making it an essential read for manual therapists and movement professionals。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I cannot provide personal opinions， but I can provide general information about the book 'Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists and Movement Professionals。' The book 'Anatomy Trains' is a reference guide for massage therapists， physical therapists， and other health professionals who are interested in learning about the Myofascial Meridians of the body。 The author， Tom Myers， describes twelve myofascial meridians that connect various muscle groups and tissues throughout the body。 The book includes illustrations and detailed descriptions of each meridian， as well as assessments and techniques for releasing tension and improving movement。 Overall， the book is highly recommended by many professionals in the field of manual therapy and movement。 It has been described as a valuable tool for understanding how the body's tissues are interconnected and how to provide effective treatment for pain and movement restrictions。
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