The gluteus maximus is a large flat muscle on the posterior hip. It is the largest muscle in the human body. It is seen as one of the distinctive human features as it is larger and more developed than other mammals and including apes. It originates along the bony attachments of the posterior crest of …
With this trigger point, people complain about tension and a focus pain and tension at the base of their head. When I press for more detail, they may tell me about the vague pain and tension in their neck and in the shoulder. It is easy to feel the tender lump on the side of the …
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This protocol treats the extrinsic chest muscles from a side-lying position. This makes access to the pecs, serratus anterior and other structures easier as the breast tissue is easily draped and to drops out of the way.
This protocol treats the deep tissues fo the anterior neck. This protocol is advanced work and not intended as an instructional protocol for the novice but as a review tool for the experienced neuromuscular therapist.
The workbook of neuromuscular therapy came out of the need for a more complete neuromuscular manual at a time when bodywork and I were going through big changes. In 1993, I quit my first career to get into bodywork. I was an IT manager living in Switzerland and had a home in north Georgia, near …
This is a short video walking through the structures from posterior to anterior followed by a more detailed document of the same structures. This post on the anatomy of the scalene muscles is worth reviewing for its information about the frequency and types of anomalies in those muscles. This video uses the convention throughout the …
This muscle is highly variable. One study show that it is present in about 87% of white cadavers and 8% of black cadavers. Other studies vary in their claims, often showing that it is present in 25-40% of cadavers. Origin – bodies of T12-L1 via vertical fascicles Insertion – the innominate line of the pubic …
The Iliopsoas Complex, or Deep Abdominals, are a set of muscle son the back wall of the abdomen. They primarily flex the hip but also help with later flexion of the trunk. There are many studies that vary in their explanation of how they work, especially when they are trigger point laden. They seem to …
Iliacus is the most simple and direct hip flexor connecting the coxal bone to the femur as it passes over the hip joint. It is a flat triangular muscle that blends with the fibers of psoas major as it passes over the pubic bone and extends toward the lesser trochanter. Origin – Iliac fossa of …
