chart of all muscles of body

[TwinMomof5kids]

Look what I found online at a university website. great reference. they even list the nerve. I do find it lacking in identifying the nerve root though. guess you can learn where those nerve connect to the nerve root by doing more research. hope this help you newbies in your studies of muscles.
http://faculty.pasadena.eduTATRENDLERAha%27sHelen%27smuscle%20chart.pdf

 

[hunny bunny]

I can't pull up the link. Anyone else having problems with it?

 

[Gleek!]

Same here...

 

[Soggy Waffles]

http://faculty.pasadena.edu/TATRENDLER/Aha%27s/Helen%27smuscle%20chart.pdf

ok try that there was a missing slash between tatrendler and aha on the post above

 

[Tofu]

Cool, thanks sillypup!

 

[smills0205]

Thank You :grin:

Darren

 

[nefertiti_1018]

Hmmmm... not bad for an easy reference!

If you really want a top-notch anatomy reference, the Color Atlas of Anatomy by Rohen is probably the next-best thing to cadaver lab. I love our copy of the 5th edition, and it's surprisingly affordable:

http://www.amazon.com/Color-Atlas-Anatomy-Photographic-Study/dp/0781731941/ref=ed_oe_h/188-6107746-4301455

 

[ansmenam]

easy reference study charts are great. not everyone wants to look at medical cadaver pictures. that chart was meant to help students learn their muscles. therapist really don't need to learn in such details as them cadaver pictures or anatomy stuff. big distinction. anatomy vs. muscles. besides, therapist don't work on all anatomy stuff. just focus on ones related to the field. they have the 6th edition for that atlas book and came out with flash cards this past jan. i'm sure therapist going into the medical doctor field will like that stuff. maybe i'll have to get that book too for my future nursing program but not now. it's my backup plan due to the present stupid discrimination of massage business laws. at least i'll still be in the helping people profession. i'll figure a way to do massage business eventually. right now just need to go into another field to help fund my practice. one should always have a backup plan with many paths to one's goal.

one thing i've learned in life. it's all about application. no point learning encyclopedia of things in details if they aren't going to be applied in life. that saves so much time for your interested passionate activities. I guess i'm a practical person. i've gone through my encyclopedia knowledge collection phase. found out it's pretty useless. just focus on what's important/related to your present life and goals.

 

[been there done that]

easy reference study charts are great. not everyone wants to look at medical cadaver pictures. that chart was meant to help students learn their muscles. therapist really don't need to learn in such details as them cadaver pictures or anatomy stuff. big distinction. anatomy vs. muscles. besides, therapist don't work on all anatomy stuff. just focus on ones related to the field. ...
one thing i've learned in life. it's all about application. no point learning encyclopedia of things in details if they aren't going to be applied in life. that saves so much time for your interested passionate activities. I guess i'm a practical person. i've gone through my encyclopedia knowledge collection phase. found out it's pretty useless. just focus on what's important/related to your present life and goals.

The longer I am in the field, the more I find the opposite to be true. The more I understand about ALL the structures under my hands, the more effective my work. I do a lot more ligament-related work now for instance. Knowing vertebral-disc anatomy enables me to speak knowledgeably to frightened clients facing surgery. Yesterday it was really useful to me to know that the sciatic nerve and the piriformis are essentially the same size where they intersect . . . anyway, I could give a dozen examples, what I mean to say is, different strokes I guess. :

 

[Leslie J]

I must agree with Beccy. The more I know about all the structures, the better I understand how to better work with those I am qualified to assess and treat. While the Rohen text is awesome, I am absolutely chomping at the bit to get back into a cadaver lab this Sunday! It'll only be for an hour or so, but I have so many things I want to investigate, it won't be enough. :grin: :

 

[borah]

I agree Beccy about learning structure of body. that is why I study spinal alignment too as it's related to massage work in terms of posture and connected to muscles relationship. however, i dont' see a point in learning about the heart, lungs, kidneys, and all the other organs and anatomy stuff in such detail. unless doing organ stomach massage. all one need is to know the general location for them. we work on muscles directly and those affecting structure of posture indirectly such as spine. yes, i study nerves too since it affects muscle pain. however, i wouldn't go into depth with the non related system such as the central nervous system. automatic nervous system or the enteric nervous system. I will study the somatic nervous system as it is about connection between the nerves and muscles.

the point is you don't need to go into depth like the medical doctors. might as well become a doctor than. for some areas, it's not necessary to be an encyclopedia. we don't have the time to learn everything that we aren't going to use frequently. it's all about efficiency. you may know things. yes. makes you feel good you know it. but are you going to apply it? it's probably go back into the brain for storage from lack of use. for example, I'm taking cpr class right now. is it useful to know the whole anatomy body parts and how they work? no it isn't. cpr class teaches you a skill. knowing those anatomy stuff in depth won't help you do better cpr. sure you feel good knowing it but your never going to use it. they teach anatomy general wise for location but not in depth. the point is to learn materials for purpose of the intended service so you save time. another example is the muscles of the face. if you never do facial massages or work on the head area, there is no point of you learning them muscles in great depth. most likely you'll learn the related jaw muscles due to tmj clients. that's about it.

it really is a question of how much depth should i study for such and such? some things you just don't need to go into as deep unless you specialize in it.

 

[servingseniorcitizens]

That is pretty nice. I basically made the same thing up with my text book and photo, but they don't look as neat at that. Too many notes on my originals to change now, but I saved them for future reference.

 

[hephaestus]

I agree Beccy about learning structure of body. that is why I study spinal alignment too as it's related to massage work in terms of posture and connected to muscles relationship. however, i dont' see a point in learning about the heart, lungs, kidneys, and all the other organs and anatomy stuff in such detail. unless doing organ stomach massage. all one need is to know the general location for them. we work on muscles directly and those affecting structure of posture indirectly such as spine. yes, i study nerves too since it affects muscle pain. however, i wouldn't go into depth with the non related system such as the central nervous system. automatic nervous system or the enteric nervous system. I will study the somatic nervous system as it is about connection between the nerves and muscles.

the point is you don't need to go into depth like the medical doctors. might as well become a doctor than. for some areas, it's not necessary to be an encyclopedia. we don't have the time to learn everything that we aren't going to use frequently. it's all about efficiency. you may know things. yes. makes you feel good you know it. but are you going to apply it? it's probably go back into the brain for storage from lack of use. for example, I'm taking cpr class right now. is it useful to know the whole anatomy body parts and how they work? no it isn't. cpr class teaches you a skill. knowing those anatomy stuff in depth won't help you do better cpr. sure you feel good knowing it but your never going to use it. they teach anatomy general wise for location but not in depth. the point is to learn materials for purpose of the intended service so you save time. another example is the muscles of the face. if you never do facial massages or work on the head area, there is no point of you learning them muscles in great depth. most likely you'll learn the related jaw muscles due to tmj clients. that's about it.

it really is a question of how much depth should i study for such and such? some things you just don't need to go into as deep unless you specialize in it.

The central nervous system isn't related to the "somatic nervous system"??? Where did you learn this novel idea?

I feel it's pointless to think about whether I've learned "too much" or probed "too deep" beyond where my work usually takes me. If my interest is there, I will absorb more info until I am satisfied and drawn in a new direction. It's not a matter of practicality... it's a matter of passion and preference.

If you don't wish to bother with the details of structure and function, don't. If you love learning about such things, get the best references you can and dive in!