From Tom Myers: I was organising my library (finally) when these pictures fell out of my old Rolfing book. I haven’t seen them since the 1980’s, I think. These are the Polaroid pictures we used to take back in Ida Rolf’s day, 4 views before and after the Rolfing (Structural Integration) sessions. These pictures were… Read more
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Whole-body participation is the key to effective rehabilitation or performance enhancement. The perpetuating factor is often not where the pain is – Learn to see where lack of movement in one area is causing overstrain and pain in another. Anatomy Trains can help you see the overall pattern and assess ‘what’s missing’ in movement.
How Do I Start?
Kickoff your education with Anatomy Trains by reading Anatomy Trains Third Edition by Tom Myers. You’ll learn how the muscles are functionally linked in ‘myofascial meridians’ through the fascial webbing.
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The Microbiome and the Brain
Read Tom Myers’ commentary on the recent New York Times article, The Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They’re Saying. “When the researchers investigated the microbiomes of these mice, they found the animals lacked a common species called Lactobacillus reuteri. When they added a strain of that… Read more
Health and Movement
Oh, movement is involved in health – what a surprise! I get the same feeling when I see articles where scientists solemnly intone: ‘We believe that animals have something like feelings.’ Great that we can now see that movement is medicine. I would go farther and say, “Movement is food”. A lot of our body… Read more
Anatomy Trains’ Top 10 Posts
‘Tis the season for end-of-the-year lists and we at Anatomy Trains have gathered our top 10 most popular blogs and social media posts of 2018. We are so grateful for our dedicated students and followers who engage with our content so thoughtfully. We are delighted that our article “What you need to know about Fascia”… Read more