人體解剖全書

by Andrew R. Biel, 安德魯·貝爾, Robin Dorn (Illustrator)

皮膚‧肌肉‧骨骼……
你不可不知的人體祕密

手，其實是你最佳的人體探測員。一個成人的手指頭上，每6.45平方公分就有多達五萬個末梢神經，伸出你的手，試著去感受、探索人體的奧妙：皮膚的質地、肌肉的鬆緊、骨骼的伸屈，藉由觸診來了解自己或他人身體的結構。

超過1300幅兼具實用與藝術的細緻插畫，呈現206塊骨頭、162條肌肉與33條韌帶，以及110則的身體標記，帶領你一同走進人體旅程。
　　
人體本身就是一趟充滿驚奇的旅程，本書作者安德魯‧貝爾在十歲時，無意間發現自己身體一塊肌肉的位置而興奮不已，從此踏上了探索身體的旅程，現任職於美國幾座知名的按摩學院以及大學，教授醫護人員、身體工作者需知的身體研究課程。
　　
全書分為七大章節，首章先大致一覽身體的系統架構，從骨骼、肌肉、筋膜，到心血管、神經、淋巴系統，就像摸索地圖般的熟悉人體各部位的專有名詞，讓讀者看見龐大而複雜的身體系統；後面六章則開始進入正題，介紹身體各個不同的部位，分別針對肩膀與手臂、前臂和手部、脊椎和胸廓、頭頸和臉、腿部以及腳部，做脈絡性而深入的介紹，教授讀者各部位的觸診技巧。
　　　　
對一個醫護從業者、或任何一種身體治療者（包括針灸、物理治療、瑞典式按療……）而言，觸診就跟英文字母一樣，是重要的基礎，讓治療工作能更精準、有效。但不同的是，我們不需要去死記硬背那些肌肉、骨頭的位置，觸診本身應該像是一場持續不斷的探索之旅，甚至在觸摸人體每個部位的同時，都會加強我們的觸覺。
　　
觸診的力量在於它的運用，活用這本書，一般人即可輕鬆學會如何探索自己的身體；專業人士則可透過本書所傳授的技巧，讓工作得心應手，甚至成為一門獨到的藝術與技術。

◎觸診三原則
　　1.動作緩慢
　　2.避免施加太多壓力
　　3.專注當下的感覺

此外，你隨時可以在自己身上練習觸診，例如排隊、搭公車時，都是我們探索前臂以及手上那些有延展性的皮膚、細小的骨頭和多肌腱肌肉的絕佳時機！

◎如何使用本書？由於每個人的體型大小、體態都不同，因此本書設計的情境是：您的同伴躺在診療檯上、或坐在椅子上，您則依照書中的說明，為同伴進行觸診。如果您是學生，建議您按照本書的進度學習，必要時重複練習書中介紹的方法，循序漸進探索人體；如果您已經是較有經驗的醫療人員，您可以選擇需要的章節來閱讀。

◎本書將幫助讀者的技能與知識：
　　1.觀察身體表面構造，並有信心地探索皮膚與筋膜構造。
　　2.了解身體各部位的骨骼，探索它們之間的關係以及柔軟組織。
　　3.了解肌肉的起點與附著點，感受並描述它們的整體形狀、輪廓與纖維方向。
　　4.了解主要的關節構造，包括韌帶與滑囊液等關節常見的疼痛與傷害好發點。
　　5.了解身體各部位的標記，從而辨識主要神經、血管與淋巴結的名稱與位置。

Genres: Health, Reference, Nonfiction, Science, Fitness, Medical, School

436 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Hi, my name is Andrew Biel. I'm the author of Trail Guide to the Body, the award-winning book that has taught thousands of healthcare providers about musculoskeletal anatomy and palpation.

Why "Trail Guide to the Body" as a title? In preparation for any journey, it helps that you know the lay of the land. I want the reader to be able to manually map, navigate and gain their bearings on the human body.

This journey started for me almost twenty years ago. In the middle of the night I woke up, pulled out a yellow pad of paper and scribbled "Road Map Human Body -- book that connects stuff together" and then fell back asleep.

After thousands of hours and more than 500,000 copies sold after that initial epiphany, the success of Trail Guide to the Body (and the other products my company Books of Discovery has published) has surprised no one more than me.

I'm still writing (while tending to goats and chickens) and enjoying the life I have with my wonderful wife, Lyn Gregory, and our daughter, Grace Amalia.

Reviews

[Katt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has helped me through school & being a massage therapist. Wonderful book.

[Foxthyme · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is indispensable to me. I think I've looked up the ankle ligaments alone about a billion times as I have an ankle ligament mental block. If you want to know how to landmark and find all the muscles bones and fascia in the body, this book book takes you on the up close tour of the body.

[Farida El-gueretly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked up this book because I was interested in better understanding skeletal and muscular systems and it's brilliant. For someone who knows the bare basics about the skeletal system, I found the illustrations on point, the descriptions and actual "trails" to discovering the human body to be fascinating. I think I will refer to this book quite often in the future as a reference for skeletal and muscular systems.

[Rospoicha · Rating 5 out of 5]

a really useful book for massage students.
comprehensive
clear instructions and formatting make locating muscles easy.
weird premise--a "hike" through the body with different "trail guides" but beyond the schtick, it's really fascinating to start palpating yourself and others just following the steps outlined

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

heh, heh, heh...

[Moon Captain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have you ever had part of you hurt? have you ever touched a spot on your body and been like: "Oh my God what is that lump? Do I have cancer!? "

Please pick up a copy of this book. You can get a used one for just a couple dollars.

I read this whole thing and I'm going to keep it forever and reference it all the time! I am not a bodywork practitioner of any kind, just a person who is trapped in a body and suffering from it. I also am interested in understanding how things work. Honestly I think everyone should own this book, maybe they should be taught this book or at least the basics of it, and some other essential knowledge about how to live in a body, instead of PE class in school.

It doesn't really give instructions on how to palpate yourself but I'm sure you can piece it together. It has been my experience that there's not readily available knowledge on how to know your own anatomy, but this book is an excellent resource and I don't know any other that's comparable.

Once you know exactly what part of your body hurts and when and why, you can have much better luck getting medical care, because you will know the language.

[Jennifer Savage · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book single-handedly got me through Kinesiology class for work. I recently picked it up and read it again.

[Viki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for learning anatomy and palpation. Great for bodyworkers and physical therapists and good for artists, as well.

[Lisa D · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this during my training in 2000

[Amelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Best anatomy book I have read so far. If you are in a movement or hands on field this book is awesome. I wish that we would have had this book in my college anatomy labs because it made it simple to locate and remember all of the muscles. I have a deeper understanding of skeletal and muscular anatomy then ever before. YES YES YES

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was one of my textbooks in massage school. I had to repeat the class twice and then ended up failing the licensing excam, so I don't really have good memories of this book. Many other people got 100s on their exams, so I guess it was user error and not the book's fault. Also the teacher was a massive douche bro.

[Jeri Lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a massage therapist, and this book is my constant reference point during my harder rehabilitative clientele base. Its so simple and informative. The pictures tell you everything you need to know. Great book for the shelf.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. The images were so helpful, it included extra information. Palpation directions to isolate the muscle. Movement diagrams. Great book to learn the muscles. I used this for my Massage school and I again used it to supplement my PTA anatomy book.

[Kellie]

Need this for anatomy

[Dale · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good book for anyone with an interest in the muscles of the body. Good illustrations, concise.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

EXCELLENT book of anatomy and explanations for finding various muscles are clear to understand and easy to follow

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awsome pictures and discription.. This is a wonderful refernce book for anatomy and physiology.

[Laree Draper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous, especially for those of us late to anatomy.

[Seraphina · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my most favorite books from massage school

[Faft]

great illustrations. is an awesome resource for studying anatomy. i wouldn't have wanted to do it without this book. the study guide also very good, but necessary.

[Janice]

I love this book! Reference it often.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Used to teach kinesiology out of this book. Awesome

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really, really good

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This may never come off my Currently Reading shelf. It is an invaluable resource

[Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is incredible! An endless resource! It is also embodied anatomy, which makes space for our own different bodies and knowledges tied to them

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful and informative guide. Highly recommended.

[Justin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good details. It is much easier to see the muscles and insertion points in this book than in similar works.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

GREAT book.