Trail Guide to the Body
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Before you can assess or treat a muscle, you first must be able to locate it on the body. This acclaimed book, used in more than 1,700 manual therapy schools, is designed as a hands-on tour that will teach you to palpate the body's structure with ease and precision. With 420 pages and 1,100 illustrations covering more than 144 muscles, 206 bones, 30 ligaments and 110 bony landmarks, this text provides an invaluable map of the body. Whether you are a massage therapist, physical therapist, sports trainer or student in any bodywork modality, Trail Guide to the Body is for you! Andrew Biel is a licensed massage therapist. He has served on the faculties of Boulder College of Massage Therapy, Ashmead College, and taught Cadaver Studies for Bodyworkers at Bastyr Naturopathic University. He lives outside of Lyons, Colorado. |
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New in the 3rd Edition: * Synergists: Muscles Working Together - 75 new illustrations showing the muscles that perform a movement "in action" * 40 new illustrations showing ligaments and deeper structures of the joints * Palpation information for 10 muscles new to Trail Guide * Basic information for 25 additional muscles, most of which are unpalpable but fill out a reader's knowledge and understanding * 200 revised 2nd Edition illustrations * Palpatory Journal Page - encouraging readers to create their own "palpation diary" based on their hands-on experiences. |
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430 pages, 1100 illustrations. See Table of Contents, Read a sample page
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Review/ Testimonials "Trail Guide is an essential reference for any hands-on healer." --Thomas Myers, author of Anatomy Trains. "Nice integration of multiple anatomical components, such as anatomical terms, surface anatomy, palpations and information on muscles and anatomical structures." --James E. Leone, M.S., LAT, ATC, CSCS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Education Coordinator "I am a consultant setting up other Therapeutic Massage programs for Community Colleges in the state and I always send them a 'suggested' and a 'must have' book list - Trail Guide is always a must have. We are completely happy with your products and would not teach Kinesiology without them." Becky Sangregorio, Laurel Highland Therapeutic Academy
The pronunciation keys
and definitions included at the bottom of the pages are a great
feature. Nice integration of multiple anatomical components, such as
anatomical terms, surface anatomy, palpations and fact boxes about
various muscles and anatomical structures." James E. Leone, M.S.,
LAT, ATC, CSCS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Education
Coordinator, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
"To use it is to know it is to love it! I will recommend the text to my students and adopt it into my course material." Dr. James Kellogg Florida A&M University "I love your flashcards and have asked our bookstore to order them and have told my students about them. I will put them on my recommended list from now on." R. James Swanson, PhD, Director, Joint PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences, Old Dominion University & Eastern Virginia Medical School
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The new 3-disc Trail Guide to the Body DVD set, is an outstanding resource for students, instructors and practicing massage therapists. Students and instructors will accelerate the learning process by using this tool for previewing and reviewing lessons. Using the DVDs, manual therapists can refine their palpation skills, resulting in improved accuracy of technique application and better treatment outcomes. This 4-hour series closely parallels the presentation of muscles and related structures in the 3rd Edition of Trail Guide to the Body. Clint Chandler, 2002 American Massage Therapy Association National Teacher of Year leads the learner in specific palpation techniques to locate, identify and palpate more than 80 muscles. |
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Palpation through Audio-Visual media Features of this product include: * A menu format that allows viewers to quickly navigate to the muscle they would like to see demonstrated with multiple camera angles. * The ability to "freeze" the action at any point without a loss of image quality as well as to repeat a sequence or watch the action in slow motion. * Actual images from the book are incorporated and, where appropriate, overlaid on the video.
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