Muscle Atlas - Anatomy (2nd updated edition)

One of the best-selling muscle atlases in the world.

A comprehensive guide for physiotherapists, trainers, exercisers, yogis, dancers, teachers and high school students, professional and amateur athletes, gym-goers and the inquisitive layperson. For each muscle, its origin, tendon, action and innervation are described, and the text is supplemented with 500 pictures, strengthening and stretching exercises, and information on possible injuries and problems that occur when a muscle is overused. This edition also focuses more on the pelvic floor muscles. The author is a clinical anatomist and physiotherapist.

This updated edition is enhanced with new information on anatomy, neural pathways, and pelvic floor muscles, which will be especially appreciated by yogis and Pilates trainers.

This comprehensive book offers more than 500 detailed, yet easy-to-understand, images and concise, to-the-point text to help you see and understand each muscle completely. In addition, this information is supplemented with basic exercises that you can use to strengthen or stretch the muscle in question.

Each chapter provides an overview of the basic anatomy of the relevant area of the body, depicts important bone structures that can be used to navigate the area, cross-sections of muscle groups, locations of muscle tendons, and an overview of the most important nerve pathways.

The layout of this book allows for quick orientation. It helps to quickly but accurately locate each muscle on the body, shows in which daily activities the muscles are used, and also highlights factors that can lead to injury and what health problems can occur if a muscle is overused.

John Sharkey is a clinical anatomist and physiotherapist, and a member of the editorial team of the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.

Chris Jarmey is the author of many anatomical atlases, books on acupressure, Shiatsu, Qigong, Tai Chi.

Publication date: 10.11.2022

Format: 170x243 mm

Number of pages: 296

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