Product Description

"The Concise Book of the Moving Body" has been written for the student and early practitioner of anatomy, massage/bodywork, physical therapy, chiropractic, medicine, physiotherapy, sports therapy, or any other health-related field. Containing full-colour illustrations, the book is a compact reference guide, clearly detailing anatomical orientation, tissues, in-depth information on joints, and the physiology of bones and muscles. Composite drawings of the body illustrate the major skeletal muscles (posterior and anterior, superficial and deep); the origin, insertion, innervation, and action for each muscle is supplied. Finally, a chapter by Thomas W. Myers serves as a three-dimensional bridge between the study of anatomy and its practical application. Based on his book "Anatomy Trains" (Elsevier Science), he presents a unique "whole systems' view of myofascial/locomotor anatomy, and explains how patterns of strain communicate through the myofascial 'webbing', contributing to postural compensation and movement stability.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #43537 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-30
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Postive Health Magazine, July 2006
An excellent book for the bodyworker. There is much to excite and inform all students of the body and movement.

About the Author
Chris Jarmey, M.C.S.P., D.S., M.R.S.S., qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1979. He is the author of several best-selling books, including The Concise Book of Muscles, and The Atlas of Musculo-skeletal Anatomy also published by Lotus Publishing and North Atlantic Books. Chris teaches body mechanics, bodywork therapy, and anatomy extensively throughout Europe. Thomas W. Myers (L.M.T., N.C.T.M.B., A.R.P.,) is a licensed massage therapist and certified advanced Rolf practitioner. He has been a member of the Rolf Institute since 1976 and the Guild for Structural Integration since 1994. Currently working as a private practitioner and teacher, Myers gives frequent workshops throughout the USA and in Europe. He has published several series of articles in both Massage Magazine and the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.

Customer Reviews

A very clear book of its type
I came across this book (and purchased it) on a Bodywork course a couple of weeks ago. Being already in the possession of a previous title in the same series, by the same author (i.e. The Concise Book of Muscles), I was expecting great clarity and quality. I was not disappointed. Whereas the Concise Book of Muscles tells you pretty much everything you want to know about muscles and how to apply that information, the Concise Book of the Moving Body fills in all the other stuff about the mechanics of movement, bones and joints. In addition, there is an intersting chapter at the back by Tom Myers about the concept of myofascial lines or 'meridians', which he explains as 'trains' of muscle through the body made up of individual muscles analogous to the carriages that make up a train. In other words, it is the observation that muscles work together in linear groups throughout the body; a hypothesis that goes beyond the framework of agonist/ antagonist / synergist (which is, by the way, very well expalined by Chris Jarmey earlier in the book).
Detail on muscles is in this book also, but presented as groups within layers, such as superficial layers and deep layers. The muscle pics are on the right of the page spread and a very useful table giving origin, insertion, action and nerve supply for each muscle in the group, is given on the left of the page spread. Like the Concise Book of Muscles, the pics in this book are ultra clear.
So, get this book and the other one on muscles, and you have it all!

Exceptionally clear
This book is exceptionally clear in both text and illustration. It is not cluttered by unnecessary information, yet contains everything you need to know in practice. I also have the Concise Book of Muscles by the same author, so together they make ideal partners. The additional chapter by Tom Myers at the end, on the extensive interconnection of muscles throughout the body, is also an interesting observation and therefore food for thought.