Fascial Release For Structural Balance – Thomas Meyers

The distal attachment of pectineus completes the journey up along the medial/anterior portion of the linea aspera to the lesser trochanter, the hub of the final fan. Pectineus is both an adductor and hip flexor. In fact, the back part of the fan (adductor magnus, essentially) is a hip extensor, and all three muscles in the front half of the fan – adductor longus, adductor brevis and pectineus – assist in hip flexion.

So this group, or fan, helps to mediate hip flexion and extension, along with the hamstrings and quadriceps we discussed in Chapter 5 and the psoas complex we are about to explore. Controversy surrounds the role of the adductors in medial and lateral rotation of the hip. While Netter (1989) clearly opts for lateral rotation, Kendall and McCreary (1983) argue for medial rotation.

The action may be different depending on the flexion or extension of the hip when the rotation is attempted. But without detailing the arguments (available via ‘The Anatomist’s Corner’ on the Anatomy Trains web site, see appendix), our conclusion is that the adductors play more of a stabilizing role in femoral rotation due to their low moment of rotation relative to the mechanical axis of the femur.

An exception is the pectineus itself when we are talking about the movement of the pelvis on the femur. The pectineus, when shorter on one side, pulls the pubic bone toward that femur; such that we say, when BodyReading the pelvis, ‘the pubis points toward the short pectineus’ . 3.

James Earls & Thomas Myers Fascial Release for Structural Balance combines manual therapy skills with the exciting new field of str uctural therapy, which employs the uniq ue and newly discovered properties of fascial tiss ues. Fascia, our biological fabric, plays a vital role in support, posture, and stability.

Through informed assessment and manipulation of fascial patterns, yo u can help eradicate many of your clients’ chronic strain patterns-for good. The book is designed for any bodywork practitioner using manual therapy. Physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, and massage therapists can help their current and future clients by giving them a struct ural analysis and creating a treatment strategy using the techniques included in this book. The authors bring together a unique introduction to fascially informed struct ural anatomy with a method for postural analysis and detailed and easily applied techniques.

James Earls first trained in bodywork in 1991 before studying with Thomas Myers in 2000. He now practices Structural Integration and massage therapy in Belfast and is the director of Ultimate Massage Sol utions and Kinesis UK, which bring high-quality training in the Anatomy Trains approach, Fascial Release Technique, and Str uct ural Integration thro ughout Europe. Earls is a popular presenter and writes regularly for a range of bodywork magazines. Thomas Myers has practiced integrative struct ural therapy for over 30 years in a variety of clinical and cultural settings.

He is the author of Anatomy Trains ( Elsevier 200 I, 2009) and numerous collected articles for journals and trade publications. Myers directs Kinesis, Inc., which offers certification in Struct ural Integration and continuing professional development courses worldwide for manual and movement therapists from many professions. “What a great idea to combine James Earls’ expertise and philosophy with Tom Myers’ classic contributions to structural bodywork.

This is the long-awaited expansion of the Anatomy Trains theoretical concepts into a clearly written,jimctional ‘how to’ manual that is a must-read textbook for all body workers of all ranges of experience – not just structural integrators.” Art Riggs, Certified Advanced Rolfe: and massage therapist, author of Oeep Tissue Massage: A Visual Guide to Therapy Techniques “Fascial release has never been made more understandable and achievable – a well illustrated and excellent read.”

Leon Chaitow, NO, DO, Honorary Fellow, University of Westminster, London. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies “This book is a thorough and refreshing Erik Dalton, PhD, author of Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques® “With a wonde/jul blend of art and science, this text brings together many aspects of structural change grounded in anatomical precision.

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