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Trail Guide to the Body Student Handbook: How to Locate Muscles, Bones and More

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I bought this book to help me better locate and memerize the bones and muscles as I prepare for the national massage therapy exam. Although I have yet to take it, i'm finding the Trail Guide to be extremely helpful as I study. With a fill-in-the-blank setup it forces me to really think about the answers (although they are in the back!). As a result, I am hopefull about being able to pass my exam. I'll be sure to update and let you know the result!

This book: "Trail Guide To The Body" (Second Edition) remains the best muscle study guide I've ever come across. It's one of the very few text books from massage school that I still reference on a regular basis.

It was written and illustrated by two Licensed Massage Therapists: Andrew Biel and Robin Dorn, respectively.

To accompany Dorn's hand-drawn black and white depictions of bones, muscles and bodily systems, Biel writes anatomical details in mostly lay terminology. If you know the basic planes of movement (coronal, sagittal, transverse) then you can easily navigate your way through the Trail Guide with no problem at all.

Here's a quick example, of Biel's writing as he describes a significant but small muscle on the anterior shoulder called "Coracobrachialis."

"The coracobrachialis is a small, tubular muscle located in the axilla. Sometimes known as the "armpit" muscle, is a secondary flexor and adductor of the shoulder."

The illustrations and text that accompany each muscle group gives the student confidence in feeling his/her way through this hands-on learning manual.

My daughter and sister are taking massage therapy classes in different states with different schools. Both agree that this is the book they use the most and will keep for a reference. If you can find the coordinating flash cards they recommend getting them also. They are a great study aid.

Other people have reviewed the positives of this book, all of which I agree with. The only problem I have with this book is the paper on which it is printed. Ink smudges and pencil only works once; if you erase the pencil, you cannot rewrite in pencil. The best thing you can do is copy the pages you need, either by hand or with a scanner, if you plan on pre-testing multiple times.

My dtr just finished massage therapy school and had this book on her list. I can see why she wanted it with the quick review format of the book. I hope she likes it.

I initially thought this was the reference text--it is not--but perfect for what it is--better than flashcards for learning anatomy.

This book is ok, but it did have some writing inside on some of the pages. Otherwise, it was a good purchase.

I got this book for my Kinesiology and Myology class - it was the wrong edition for the course, but it is a very helpful book with gorgeous illustrations.

This is a great complimentary workbook to the Trail Guide to the Body 3rd Edition. The fact that it references the pages where answers to the blank diagrams make it very easy to use. I love this workbook ^_^ The pictures of the muscles and bones are detailed and COLORED! It makes it easy to distinguish what muscle/bone you are learning.

I was extremely happy with my purchase and delivery of the products! They were in great shape and very clean. The delivery was also very timely and quick! Overall I give them a 5 star rating.