Muscles and meridians : the manipulation of shape /
Muscles and Meridians is a unique book that breaks new conceptual ground in the realm of human movement. Exploring the connection between evolutionary biology and Chinese meridians, the volume offers a novel and effective system of diagnosis and treatment of common musculoskeletal disorders. Describ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Edinburgh ; New York :
Churchill Livingstone,
©2010.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Muscles and Meridians is a unique book that breaks new conceptual ground in the realm of human movement. Exploring the connection between evolutionary biology and Chinese meridians, the volume offers a novel and effective system of diagnosis and treatment of common musculoskeletal disorders. Describes a new model of human movement - the Contractile Field model Offers a rare and serious attempt to look at whole person movement patterns - akin to ₁Anatomy Trains₂ but with a stronger link to vertebrate evolution and development Suggests that much of our endemic back and leg pain is due to a loss of ease in postures that are ₁archetypal₂ to mankind Offers a profound new understanding of the world₂s oldest medical map, the Chinese meridian map. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 211 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780702031090 0702031097 9780702048692 0702048690 |