Know the Body: Muscle, Bone, and Palpation Essentials

A clear, concise approach provides the anatomical information you need to excel in massage therapy! Know the Body: Muscle, Bone, and Palpation Essentials covers muscle identification plus attachments, actions, stabilization functions, nerve innervation, palpation, and treatment considerations for each of those muscles. Hundreds of full-color illustrations make it easier to learn muscle and bone identification, as well as bony landmarks. Written by expert massage therapy practitioner and educator Joseph E. Muscolino, Know the Body helps you learn -- not simply memorize -- the essentials of muscles, bones, and palpation. By Joseph E. Muscolino, DC, Instructor, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY; Owner, The Art and Science of Kinesiology, Redding, CT Table of Contents: 1. Basic Kinesiology Terminology 2. The Skeletal System 3. How Muscles Function 4. Bone Palpation 5. Muscles of the Shoulder Girdle and Arm 6. Muscles of the Forearm and Hand 7. Muscles of the Spine and Rib Cage 8. Muscles of the Head 9. Muscles of the Pelvis and Thigh 10. Muscles of the Leg and Foot Appendix: Stretching Atlas