The Concise Book of the Moving Body

Containing full-colour illustrations, the book is the complete guide for any student looking for an overview of the human body. The specially commissioned composite drawings of the body illustrate the major skeletal muscles (posterior and anterior, superficial and deep) and are a key feature of the book.

A final chapter by Thomas W. Myers, based on his Anatomy Trains theories, outlines several metaphors helpful to a holistic approach to structural and movement therapies, and describes a map of the larger functioning continuities within the musculo-skeletal system.

The late Chris Jarmey, M.C.S.P., D.S., M.R.S.S., qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist and is the author of several best-selling anatomy books, including The Concise Book of Muscles.

Thomas W. Myers, L.M.T., N.C.T.M.B., A.R.P., is a licensed massage therapist and certified advanced Rolf practitioner. Myers is the author of Anatomy Trains (Churchill Livingstone, 2010) and has published several series of articles in both Massage magazine and the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.

Contents: A Note About Peripheral Nerve Supply, Anatomical Orientation, Anatomical Movements, Tissues, Bone, The Appendicular Skeleton, The Axial Skeleton, Joints, Skeletal Muscle and Fascia, Anatomy Trains, Appendix: Main Muscles Involved in Different Movements of the Body, General Overview of Major Body Systems, Resources, Index.