Trail Guide to the Body: A hands-on guide to locating muscles, bones and more - Softcover

Biel, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0998785067 ISBN 13: 9780998785066

Publisher: Handspring Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Published by Books of Discovery in the USA and now distributed in Europe by Handspring Publishing, this is the 6th edition of the internationally acclaimed gold standard textbook for teaching surface anatomy and palpation. Before you can assess or treat a muscle you must first be able to locate it. This beautifully illustrated book delivers essential information for learning the musculoskeletal system and palpation. It makes the mastery of essential manual therapy skills interesting and accessible.


With 456 pages and 945 illustrations covering 162 muscles, 206 bones, 33 ligaments and 110 bony landmarks, Trail Guide to the Body provides a trustworthy map of the body. It prepares students of massage therapy, physiotherapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, occupational therapy, and other bodywork, movement, and health care students for the skilled and knowledgeable practice of manual therapy. With this textbook students also gain access to an amazing repository of free study tools, including palpation videos, audio files and overlay images.

About this title

About the Author

Andrew Biel is a licensed massage therapist. He has served on the faculties of Boulder (Colorado) College of Massage Therapy and Seattle Massage School, and has taught Cadaver Studies for bodyworkers at Bastyr Naturopathic University. He lives outside Lyons, Colorado with his family - Lyn, Grace and Elias.

Edition details

• Publisher: Handspring Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0998785067
• ISBN 13: 9780998785066
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 456