Fascial Release for Structural Balance

by Thomas W. Myers, James Earls

Fascia, the soft tissue surrounding muscles, bones, and organs, plays a crucial role in supporting the body. By learning to intelligently manipulate it, a bodyworker or therapist can help clients with many chronic conditions, providing immediate pain relief as well as reducing ongoing aches and pains. In Fascial Release for Structural Balance, authors James Earls and Thomas Meyers—both respected bodywork professionals—argue that approaching the fascia requires “a different eye, a different touch, and tissue-specific techniques.” Designed for any bodywork practitioner using manual therapy, including physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, myofascial and trigger point therapists, and massage therapists, this book offers a detailed introduction to structural anatomy and fascial release therapy, including postural analysis, complete technique descriptions, and the art of proper assessment of a patient through “bodyreading.” Featuring 150 black-and-white photographs, Fascial Release for Structural Balance provides the information therapists need to give effective treatments and create long-lasting, systemic change in clients’ shape and structure.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Physiotherapy, Bodies

288 pages, Paperback

First published November 9, 2010

About the author

The originator of the Anatomy Trains Myofascial Meridians

Thomas Myers studied with Drs. Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Buckminster Fuller, and with a variety of movement and manual therapy pioneers. His work is influenced by cranial, visceral, and intrinsic movement studies he made with European schools of osteopathy. An inveterate traveler, Tom has practiced integrative manual therapy for over 40 years in a variety of clinical and cultural settings.

Tom is the author of Anatomy Trains (2020, 4th ed), co-author of Fascial Release for Structural Balance (North Atlantic, 2010, 2017), co-author of Anatomy Trains in Motion Study Guide (2019), author of Body3, The Anatomist’s Corner, Structural Integration: Collected Articles, and BodyReading: Visual Assessment and The Anatomy Trains, and has also written extensively for Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (Elsevier).

He has also produced over 20 online learning courses with Anatomy Trains, and others in collaboration with various body-oriented professional groups. Tom lives and sails on the coast of Maine in the USA. Tom and his faculty conduct professional development courses and certification in Structural Integration worldwide.

Reviews

[Robin Tobin (On the back porch reading) · Rating 5 out of 5]

OK, I checked this out from the library and soon discovered I had to have my own copy. My own personal copy has been purchased. What a wealth of valuable techniques and information.

[Kirsten Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for anyone interested in myofascial release

[Anu]

Kirjan aihe on hyvin kiinnostava. Sain hyödyllistä tietoa siitä, miten hoitaa kehon liikkuuvuutta, miten voi vaikuttaa nivelten virheasentoihin ja liikeratoihin ja mitä faskiat ovat.

Suomennos on paikoin jäänyt valitettavasti raakakäännöksen tasolle. En tarkoita nyt latinaperäistä tai anatomista termistöä (joiden ymmärtämisessä auttaa kirjan hyvä kuvitus) vaan omituisia sijamuotoja, epäluontevia verbimuotoja, kapulakielisyyttä ja muuta sellaista.