From Tom Myers: I have long been a fan of reflexology – for the feet, hands, ear, and face – all have reflexes that refer out to all the body. I call this ‘imago’ – an image of the whole body ‘printed’ ion a single part. Iridology makes a similar map out of the iris… Read more
OSTEOPATHY
Andrew Taylor Still had the most articulate view of the whole ‘structural body’. His insight into the importance of fascia fuelled Ida Rolf’s study, which in turn gave rise to the Anatomy Trains. Anatomy Trains makes sense out of the relation between joint movements, subtle physiological movement, and the myofascial system. Take your osteopathy into the soft-tissue system with a holistic view – the Anatomy Trains way of seeing and working.
How Do I Start?
Kickoff your education with Anatomy Trains by reading Anatomy Trains Fourth Edition by Tom Myers. You’ll learn how the muscles are functionally linked in ‘myofascial meridians’ through the fascial webbing.
We also have a great collection of On Demand Learning courses geared towards manual therapsists on our website here.
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3D printed ear out of human cells: commentary by Tom Myers
From Tom Myers: I had to check this one out – how could they put living cells though a jet into a printed object? That would have been a very significant development. Upon further investigation (see the second link), it turns out they 3D-printed the matrix for the cartilage cells – which they added later… Read more
Fascial elasticity video from Muscles & Motion
From Tom Myers: Amit Alon, the genius of Muscles & Motion in Tel Aviv, has come up with another short video every ‘afascianado’ will enjoy. In this case, illustrating the property of elasticity in the fascial elements Amit’s animations and explanations are very worthwhile, and hit the mark between brevity and clarity Check out his… Read more
Collagen stiffness and cell migration – Commentary by Tom Myers
Tom Myers’ commentary on this study: New study provides clues to decades-old mystery about cell movement Excerpt from the study: “What we found is that when we cross-linked the fibers (connecting them at intersections) and increased the difference in the stiffness in the two directions, but kept all the other factors the same, the cells… Read more
