Muscles and Meridians is a unique book that breaks new conceptual ground in the realm of human movement. Exploring the connection between evolutionary biology and Chinese meridians, the volume offers a novel and effective system of diagnosis and treatment of common musculoskeletal disorders. Describes a new model of human movement - the Contractile Field model Offers a rare and serious attempt to look at whole person movement patterns - akin to ₁Anatomy Trains₂ but with a stronger link to vertebrate evolution and development Suggests that much of our endemic back and leg pain is due to a loss of ease in postures that are ₁archetypal₂ to mankind Offers a profound new understanding of the world₂s oldest medical map, the Chinese meridian map.

1. A wriggle in deep time 2. Embryological morphogenesis 3. Modelling movement 4. Lateral contractile field (L-CF) 5. Dorso/ventral contractile field (D/V-CF) 6. Helical contractile field (H-CF) 7. Limb contractile fields (Limb-CFs) 8. Radial contractile field (R-CF) 9. Chiralic contractile field (C-CF) 10. Fluid field (F-F) 11. Archetypal postures: a self-tuning mechanism 12. Decoding the Chinese meridial map 13. Manipulating shape Abbreviations and glossary.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A wriggle in deep time -- Embryological morphogenesis -- Modelling movement -- Lateral contractile field (L-CF) -- Dorso/ventral contractile field (D/V-CF) -- Helical contractile field (H-CF) -- Limb contractile fields (Limb-CF) -- Radial contractile field (R-CF) -- Chiralic contractile fields (C-CFS) -- Fluid field (F-F) -- Archetypal postures : a self-tuning mechanism -- Decoding the Chinese meridial map -- Manipulating shape.

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