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How many myofascial meridians are there according to Tom Myers?
12 myofascial meridians
Our patterns of movement create common pathways through the myofascia below the level of the profundis, and the grain of these pathways is readily visible to anyone who reflects the superficial and profundis layers. The 12 myofascial meridians that comprise the Anatomy Trains system are all following that grain.
How many anatomy trains are there?
Students seem to agree, and the ATSI Professional Certification has flourished since, with nearly 500 fully-trained practitioners in the US and abroad.
What are the myofascial lines?
What exactly are “Myofascial Lines”? Basically they are lines of connective tissue that run through out the body. There is a posterior (back) line, anterior (front) line, spiral, and lateral lines. These lines help the body to move as a unit.
Are Anatomy Trains real?
There are NO actual lines of anatomical strain running up, down, through or around the body. Being able to dissect something in one continuous line, doesn’t mean that this line exists. It just means you have a dead body and a sharp knife.
What are the rules of the myofascial Meridian?
The ‘rules’ are that the connections have to follow the grain in the fascial fabric in more or less a straight line, without breaks or changing levels’’. How many myofascial meridians exist? According to the Anatomy Trains concept there are 12 specific fascial lines throughout the body.
How many lines are there in the myofascial line?
Thomas Myers describes 12 Myofascial lines: •Superficial Front Line •Superficial Back Line •Lateral Line •Functional Lines •Spiral Line •Deep Front Line •Arm Lines.
What kind of tissue is the myofascial Meridian?
The term myofascial refers to the unit comprised of muscle and connective tissue. The connective tissue is what connects a chain of muscles together. The lines are physical and visible (if you were to cut the body open).
Who is the inventor of the myofascial Meridian?
Myers (2001) presented several ideas for the myofascial component of these connections in his seminal work Anatomy Trains, labeling them “myofascial meridians.” Sharkey (2008) developed this concept further. He presented these meridians as a series of “functional kinetic chains.”