Introduction to Anatomy Trains

Introduction to Anatomy Trains

Learn the cardinal Anatomy Trains lines. The myofascial meridians as presented in Thomas Myers' Anatomy Trains include the Superficial Back Line, Superficial Front Line, Lateral Line, Spiral Line, the Arm Lines, Front and Back Functional Lines, Deep Front Line.

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Introduction to Anatomy Trains
  • The Superficial Back Line

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    Anatomy Trains Superficial Back Line collection. Note: this collection contains dissection imagery and may not be suitable for all viewers. The Superficial Back Line (SBL) connects and protects the entire posterior surface of the body like a carapace from the bottom of the foot to the top of the ...

  • The Superficial Front Line

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    Note: this collection contains dissection imagery that may not be suitable for all viewers. Discretion advised. The Superficial Front Line connects the entire anterior surface of the body from the top of the feet to the side of the skull in two pieces - toes to pelvis and pelvis to head - which, ...

  • The Lateral Line

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    Note: this collection contains dissection imagery that may not be suitable for all viewers. Discretion advised. Introduction to the Lateral Line. The Lateral Line brackets each side of the body from the medial and lateral mid-point of the foot around the outside of the ankle and up the lateral as...

  • The Spiral Line

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    Note: this collection contains dissection imagery that may not be suitable for all viewers. Discretion advised. Introduction to the Spiral Line. The Spiral Line loops around the body in two opposing helices, right and left, forming a double lattice joining each side of the skull across the upper ...

  • The Arm Lines

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    Introduction to the Arm Lines. Note: this collection contains dissection imagery that may not be suitable for all viewers. Discretion advised. The Arm Lines are four distinct myofascial meridians that run from the axial skeleton through four layers of the shoulder, to the four quadrants of the ar...

  • The Functional Lines

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    Introduction to the Functional Lines. Note: this collection contains dissection imagery that may not be suitable for all viewers. Discretion advised. The Functional Lines extend the Arm Lines across the surface of the trunk to the contralateral pelvis and leg (or up from the leg to the pelvis acr...

  • The Deep Front Line

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    Introduction to the Deep Front Line. Note: this collection contains dissection imagery that may not be suitable for all viewers. Discretion advised. Interposed between the left and right Lateral Lines in the coronal plan, sandwiched between the Superficial Front Line and Superficial Back Line in ...

  • Myofascial Meridians

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    The myofascial meridians are intedned as practical aid to working clinicians. An "Anatomy Train" is an equivalent term for a myofascial meridian. The word "myofascia"connotes the bundled together, inseparable nature of muscle tissue (myo.-) and its accompanying web of connective tissue (fascia). ...

  • Feeling your way through the lines

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    If you’re just starting with Anatomy Trains or you want to see how the lines run around the body, this is a great webinar to get you familiar with the territory of each myofascial meridian. Designed for manual therapists and movement professionals of all modalities, from beginner to advanced prac...