“I want to express my gratitude and appreciation of the webinar. Todd was amazing with his artistic dissection and I resonate with Mel’s words of how a dissection changes the way you treat as a soft tissue therapist. This was my first experience and I look forward to attending Anatomy Trains education in the future.” – Ashley Law, Structural Integrator / Bodyworker (Myotherapist)
Recordings will be provided via password protected streaming access for 10 days.
Anatomy Trains author Tom Myers describes a conceptual grouping of muscles around the hip joint as “fans of the hip” including the deep lateral rotators, the hip abductors and the adductors which all work together to stabilize and move the pelvis.
In this innovative new webinar with Master Dissector Todd Garcia and Anatomy Trains Senior instructor Michael Watson, the anatomy of the pelvis will be revealed through a layered fresh tissue cadaver dissection, before viewing how this posterior fan of the hip contributes to postural patterns in the body, how to develop strategies to work with the pattern, and which techniques are most effective to provide maximum hydration, glide, adaptability, and function. Michael will be working with a live model for postural assessment, strategy development, and demonstration of techniques.
From a functional perspective we see the importance of the deep lateral rotators in the form and force closure of the sacroiliac joint in gait. Michael will discuss this aspect in detail and its clinical relevance for the treatment of sciatica.
Key points about the deep lateral rotators in the “fans of the hip”:
- Muscles included:
This group consists of smaller muscles surrounding the hip joint, primarily including the piriformis, gemellus superior, obturator internus, gemellus inferior, quadratus femoris, and obturator externus. We will also include the sciatic and pudendal nerves in our anatomical review. - Function:
Their primary function is to externally rotate the femur at the hip joint, playing a vital role in hip stability and movement. Tom Myers also refers to these as extensor coxae brevis – or the short hip extensors. - Clinical relevance:
Understanding the deep lateral rotators is important for therapists and healthcare practitioners as tightness or dysfunction in these muscles can contribute to hip pain, sciatica-like symptoms, and pelvic imbalances.
How Anatomy Trains views the “fans of the hip”:
- Integration with fascial lines:
Tom Myers, the founder of Anatomy Trains, emphasizes the fascial connections between these muscle groups, highlighting how tension in one area can affect the others through the myofascial network. - Treatment approach:
By considering the “fans of the hip” concept, practitioners can develop targeted manual therapy techniques to address imbalances and dysfunctions in the pelvic region.
Course schedule:
Saturday, February 8, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
Sunday, February 9, 2025
10:00 – 12:00 PM EST
This course will be provided over zoom webinar with multiple camera views, live chat and Q&A. Recordings will be provided via password protected streaming access for 10 days. This special dissection livestream format allows us to go more deeply into the relationships and applications to multiple manual and movement modalities, from athletic training to trauma resolution to osteopathy.