Week 3

Superficial Front and back lines: Anatomy Trains

Standard Anatomical Anatomy: muscles and bones O, I, A. But we leave out fascia.Anatomy trains in just one theory

Anatomy Trains: How the body works and connects through Fascia

  1. Term was coined by Thomas Meyers in 2001. Fascia connects muscles forming functional complexes providing movement and strength and stability

  2. Lines go the same direction and the same depth

  3. Also called Meridians (differ from Acupuncture)

  4. Look a the areas passed the pain.

  5. Tracks proceeed in consistent direction it’s no change in depth

  6. Expresses=multo joint muscles and locals

  7. Tracks join and diverge with switches and roundhouses

  8. Tracks are talked down by bony stations or attachments.

  9. Derailments where certain parts of the line might temporarily break he rules

Myofascial might help to explain referred pain with trigger points

Lower back pain. Associated with hamstrings

Tight adductor longus and weak rectus abdominus - Groin injury/strian

Superficial back line: supports the body in full upright extension. Connect & Protect posterior surface of body. WE have a left and a right.

  • High proportion of slow twitch fibers.

  • Common issues: hyperextension, Anterior pelvic shit, etc

  • Helps form the longitudinal arch of the foot. Tightness correlates with calf, hamstrings, low back, causes Heel Spurs

  • Derailment- the Hamstrings and Gastroc derail with knee flexion

  • Hamstring superficially connects up to the sacral fascia/erectors and down to hamstrings- sacrotuberous ligament

  • Longissimus and iliocostalis compress connect sacral fascia to occipital. Locals: spinalis, semispinalis, multifidus

  • Scalp is not plastered to the skull- there is movement. Issue - tension headaches and migraines

Superficial Front line: balance, supports Superficial back lines. Fast twitch fibers, more reactionary, two lines, imbalances should be observed

  • Common issues: plantar flexion limitations, knee hyperextension, anterior pelvis shift, breathing restrictions I anterior ribs, forwards head posture.

  • Toe extensions. Passes under extensor Retinaculum

  • Strict interpretation includes only rectus femora’s

  • Derailment: Rectus femoris to rectus abdominis, make a jump to ASIS/ALIS tops is

Superficial Front and back lines attach at head and feet