The Concise Book of the Moving Body

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 192 pages
• Published by: North Atlantic Books
• Edition: 1st Edition May 5, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1556436238
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1556436239
• Book Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Reader Reviews
Jarmey's book investigates classiscal human musculoskeletal anatomy from a functional perspective: how do our bones, ligaments, tendons, and muscles work when we're standing still and moving? Jarmey's final chapter addresses our fascia -- the bags that wrap our muscles. Concepts such as passive and active insufficiency -- limitations to fully functional movement which are in few anatomy texts -- are discussed here. Such discussions take this book beyond a well-written and well-illustrated text -- they make it highly pertinent and practical. The final chapter was written by Thomas Myers. Those twenty or so pages present a highly condensed version of his groundbreaking text, "Anatomy Trains." Myers discusses tensegrity and the application of this alternate means of creating structure to our musculoskeletal systems. The final two pages very briefly discuss practical applicaions and larger considerations of this whole-systems approach to understanding our bodies. Heady stuff! It is very interesting to have these two complementary-but-distinct discussions in one book. Jarmey discusses a "levers and hinges" interpretaion; Myers presents an alternate model. Readers have the benefit of seeing both. This is a great book for civilians -- non-medical professionals -- to learn human anatomy. It will also give those people a brief taste of the world of tensegrity pioneers Myers/Levin/Flemons/Ingber. As far as I can tell, this is one of the most fascinating and underappreciated areas in all of science; Myers presents links to investigate that world. If you find Mr. Myers's words here interesting, I strongly recommend checking out his "Anatomy Trains." Enjoy! --phil Comment | | (Report this)