Trail Guide to the Body: How to Locate Muscles, Bones, and More (3rd Edition) [Spiral-bound]

Andrew R. Biel (Author), Robin Dorn (Illustrator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0965853454 | ISBN-13: 978-0965853453 | Publication Date: July 15, 2005 | Edition: 3rd

NEW Third Edition!
This acclaimed book teaches readers to palpate the body's structures with ease and precision. The beautifully illustrated, user-friendly guide to the muscular and skeletal systems makes learning the necessary bodywork skills interesting, memorable and easy. With 420 pages and 1,100 illustrations, this 3rd edition covers more than 125 muscles, 206 bones, 30 ligaments and 110 bony landmarks. It provides an invaluable map of the body.
New to this 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.
Palpation information for 10 muscles new to Trail Guide.
Basic information for 25 additional muscles, most of which are unpalpable but fill out a reader's knowledge and understanding.
200 revised 2nd Edition illustrations
Palpatory Journal Page - encouraging readers to create their own "palpation diary" based on their hands-on experiences.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Trail Guide is an essential reference for any hands-on healer. --Thomas Myers, Rolfer, trainer of Structural Integration, author of Anatomy Trains-Myofascial Meridians

Nice integration of multiple anatomical components, such as anatomical terms, surface anatomy, palpations and information on muscles and anatomical structures. --James E. Leone, M.S., LAT, ATC, CSCS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Education Coordinator

To use it is to love it! I will recommend the text and adopt it into my course material. --Dr. James Kellogg, Florida A&M University

About the Author

Author: Andrew Biel is a licensed massage therapist. He has served on the faculties of Boulder College of Massage Therapy and Ashmead College, and taught Cadaver Studies for Bodyworkers at Bastyr Naturopathic University.

Illustrator: Robin Dorn is an artist, illustrator and licensed massage practitioner. She specializes in bodywork illustration and exhibits her work on the West Coast and in France.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 420 pages
• Publisher: Books of Discovery; 3rd edition (July 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965853454
• ISBN-13: 978-0965853453
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Andrew Biel is a licensed massage therapist. He has served on the faculties of Boulder College of Massage Therapy and Ashmead College, and taught Cadaver Studies for Bodyworkers at Bastyr Naturopathic University.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

89 of 91 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never thought it could get better, but it DID ..., February 22, 2006

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kre8iv1 (Flemington, NJ) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Trail Guide to the Body: How to Locate Muscles, Bones, and More (3rd Edition) (Spiral-bound)

I received the 2nd ed. of this book in massage school.

I purchased the 3rd ed. to study for my National test.

WOW! I truly did not think this book could have gotten any better, but it DID! It shows all different views of muscles, muscle groups, bones, boney landmarks, how to find boney landmarks to find muscles, latin/greek roots of the words, study hints, remembering devices, WONDERFUL illustrations!

I also purchased the Student Workbook - which is an ENTIRELY new text with this edition - and it has a lot of different ways to test yourself to prepare for tests.

If you need to know ANYTHING relating to the muscles/bones of the body, YOU NEED THIS BOOK! Don't let the cost fool you ... it is NOT overpriced. I used to think it was (when I found out how much it was by itself - my 2nd ed. was included with my tuition at school), until I bought this new edition.

They added an obscene amount of new pages, and updated their illustrations to make them even EASIER to understand.

If you have any doubts about this book, log on to the publishers website discoverybooks . com - there are excerpts, downloadable pages, etc.

Hope this helps.

60 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book from Heaven, January 15, 2000

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D. Schmid (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trail Guide to the Body: How to Locate Muscles, Bones & More! (Paperback)

This book helped me to Ace my Kinesiology as well as Anatomy. Now that I am a fully licensed Massage Therapist, I use this book quite often in my practice. It has been a good friend! Excellent illustrations - for the beginner and advanced student - it is truly a book from heaven.

69 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trail Guide to the Body: How to Locate Muscles, Bones..., October 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Trail Guide to the Body: How to Locate Muscles, Bones & More! (Paperback)

Finally, a palpatory anatomy book that speaks TO you instead of talking AT you! This is the kind of book that students put aside all other anatomy books for because it is a self teaching text. It directly teaches you how to become adept at feeling for and finding structures on the body. In the realm of being a manual therapist, the more you can teach your hands to "see", "feel", and know structures, the more skilled and effective you are. This book is excellent for those who want to be able to have confidence in doing this, and have fun learning anatomy!