Description
An illustrated guide to the core design principles of the body’s musculoskeletal system—for kinesiologists, movement therapists, yoga teachers, dancers, and bodyworkers of all kinds
What does knowledge of anatomical structure have to do with preventing everyday muscular aches, pains, and injuries? According to Dr. Theodore Dimon, everything!
Our bodies are designed to work holistically, supported by an intelligently organized system of muscles, bones, and connective tissue. So when we target problem spots by stretching, relaxing, or strengthening individual muscles, we bypass the dynamic, interconnected network that enables healthy functioning and injury prevention. Understanding how this system works in action is the key.
In this groundbreaking guide, Dr. Dimon describes the basic principles that govern our bodies’ musculoskeletal architecture and provides practical exercises to activate specific muscle groups and demonstrate our bodies’ efficient holistic function. Readers will learn about dynamic design and the body in action, including:
How the musculoskeletal system works as a whole
The relationship between proprioception and muscle length
About maximizing spinal, shoulder, hip, arm, and leg stability and health
The important role of breath and breathing
About posture and musculoskeletal support
With more than 300 illustrations, this is an ideal resource for students and practitioners of kinesiology, bodywork, movement, sport kinesiology, dance, and all readers searching for a dynamic guide to the human body.
About the Author
THEODORE DIMON, JR., is the director of the Dimon Institute in New York City and an adjunct professor at Columbia Teachers College. He earned both his masters and doctorate degrees in education from Harvard University and became certified to teach the Alexander Technique in 1983 at the Constructive Teaching Centre in London, England. He is a founding director of the American Society for the Alexander Technique and teaches and lectures internationally.
G. DAVID BROWN is a professor of illustration at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. A medical illustrator with 26 years of experience, Brown also works in film and animation and is the cofounder of Synapse Media Productions, Inc., producing medical illustration work for print and video productions. Dave earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his masters degree in medical illustration from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas. In his current position at Winthrop University, Dave runs the BFA illustration program in the Department of Design, where he trains young illustrators in the art and science of medical illustration.
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