Insterstitium: Observations by Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains and lecturer on fascia Every act of observation reveals one thing at the cost of obscuring something else. New methods of observation inside the body – in this case confocal laser microscopy – are showing a system conventional slide and staining methods collapsed – and thus… Read more
As bodyworkers or movement therapists, we tend to think of Spatial Medicine in terms of movement hygiene, the inactivity crisis, and reduction of the strain patterns that lead to pain patterns. And Lord knows, that’s a big enough job these days. But the other side of Spatial Medicine – long an interest of mine but… Read more
Read the article, Many Orthopedic Surgeries Don’t Work The evidence is there – some knee surgeries and back surgeries are no more effective than a placebo. We need to learn to do proper triage of when people would be helped by the far more conservative option of bodywork or movement therapy before deciding that surgery… Read more
We’re loving this recent interview with Tom on the Yoga Body Talk Show with host, Lucas Rockwood, on unlocking the secrets of fascia. Listen and learn: How this plastic-wrap-like tissue holds your entire body together How low circulation tissues like fascia, cartilage, tendons and ligaments can heal through seepage and synovial fluids Why stressing tendons… Read more
A follower writes in with the following question: I have been reading Anatomy Trains and have a question I’m not sure anyone but Mr. Myers could address. I have a 15 year old son that has had a spinal fusion (twice) from the cervical spine to the 2nd to the last vertebrae on the lumbar… Read more
See the New York Times article: Something’s Strange in Usain Bolt’s Stride Last week I had a group of movement professionals in for an intensive, and I noticed again how many folks are ‘hooked’ on the drug of symmetry. Lots of yoga and Pilates folks, and often dancers, will ‘automatically’ put themselves in symmetrical positions… Read more
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