Trail Guide to the Body Book

Before you can assess or treat a muscle you first must be able to locate it on the body. This acclaimed book used in more than 1700 manual therapy schools is designed as a hands-on tour that will teach you to palpate the body's structure with ease and precision. With 420 pages and 1100 illustrations covering more than 144 muscles 206 bones 30 ligaments and 110 bony landmarks this text provides an invaluable map of the body.

Whether you are a massage therapist physical therapist sports trainer or student in any bodywork modality Trail Guide to the Body is for you!

Trail Guide to the Body is one of only five texts on the examination reference list for both the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards(FSMTB).

• New Fourth Edition


• Synergists: Muscles Working Together - 75 new illustrations showing the muscles that perform a movement "in action"


• 40 new illustrations showing ligaments and deeper structures of the joints


• Basic information for 25 additional muscles most of which are unpalpable but fill out a reader's knowledge and understanding


• Palpatory Journal Page - encouraging readers to create their own "palpation diary" based on their hands-on experiences

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