All about muscles

All About Muscles is a comprehensive guide to the major muscle groups, illustrated with more than 500 drawings. It presents a complete profile of each muscle, clearly showing its starting point, attachment, innervation and action, as well as the movements in which it is used. Stretching, flexibility and muscle strengthening exercises are included. The book is suitable for quick reference and helps readers discover and identify the muscles being sought, with an emphasis on those that are used intensively and are subject to injuries in various sports and activities.

Each individual muscle chapter contains an overview of the basic anatomy in the specific area of the body to show bony landmarks, cross-sections of muscle layers, and attachment points. A quick examination of the nerve pathways is also done. It is intended for students and beginning practitioners in fields related to anatomy, physical therapy, chiropractic, rehabilitation, massage, bodywork.

The chapter on the pelvic floor muscles is of great importance to students and practitioners of yoga and pilates. All About Muscle is recommended for athletes as well as anyone interested in the functioning of the human body. This bestseller is written by Chris Jarmey, MCSP, DS, MRSS, a licensed physical therapist who has taught body mechanics, bodywork therapy, and anatomy throughout Europe.

The book contains a wall chart (poster) of the muscles of the whole body, measuring 47.6 x 67.6 cm.