Product Description

Containing over thirty new muscles, this exciting new edition of "The Concise Book of Muscles" is a comprehensive guide to the six major muscle groups. Fully illustrated and easy to use, this compact reference guide provides a complete profile for each muscle, clearly showing its origin, insertion, action, and nerve supply, the movements that use it, and exercises and stretches that strengthen it. "The Concise Book of Muscles" shows students exactly how to locate and identify specific muscles, highlighting those that are heavily used and therefore subject to injury in a variety of sports and activities. While designed for the student and early practitioner of anatomy, massage/bodywork, physical therapy, chiropractic medicine, physiotherapy, or any other health-related field, "The Concise Book of Muscles" is equally useful for athletes and anyone interested in the workings of the human body.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1923 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
"An easy-to-use reference book...it will help the student and practitioner to not only learn the anatomy, but to understand and apply the information. An excellent addition to the library of anyone studying the human body." James Earls, B.A. (Hons.), Structural Integration and Massage Practitioner, Ultimate Massage Solutions"

From the Publisher
Also now available in the same series: The Concise Book of Trigger Points (Simeon Niel-Asher) and The Concise Book of the Moving Body (Chris Jarmey with Tom Myers). All books complement each other, and at the same price point.

About the Author
Amanda Williams (Illustrator) graduated from Middlesex University with a first-class honours degree in Graphic Design (Scientific Illustration). Since then she has worked as a freelance illustrator for various publishers, including Harcourt Brace, Elsevier Science, and The Royal College of Surgeons. Chris Jarmey, M.C.S.P., D.S., M.R.S.S., qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1979, and has taught anatomy, shiatsu, qigong, and bodywork therapy throughout Europe. He is the author of several best-selling books, including Acupressure for Common Ailments and The Concise Book of the Moving Body. The founder of the European Shiatsu School, Jarmey currently runs a bodywork therapy practice in Marlborough, UK.

Customer Reviews

The Concise Book Of Muscles
I purchased this book after starting my Anatomy & Physiology course, as I want to study holistic and sports massage after. This is truly a fantastic book and very informative. The detail about the muscles includes the origin and insertion, the actions and also what stretching exercises are used for each muscle.

I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to do massage or who is currently studying A&P. The illustrations are brilliant and it is very 'user friendly'. The latin names of the muscles are explained and all the body terms are explained in great detail.

I have recommended this book to my class and most of them have purchased it and are extremely pleased, and it accompanies us in each of our lessons! Name a muscle and it's there. BRILLIANT!

Mr Muscle!
Recommended by my massage tutor as a book to be used in addition to the coursework book (which was good as well) As other reviews technically brill with large pictures excellent text with all details required to learn the various muscles of the body, their functions and uses
All I have to do now is take all this information in! (my brain hurts!)
Enjoy!

A good but basic book
This book is a good but very basic book. For the major muscles it lists origin, insertion, innervation and basic functional movement. It adds stretching and strengthening for some muscles too. The pictures are mostly very clear and understandable. However, I feel that it lacks considerable detail and, in some cases, significant muscles.

For physiotherapy and medical students this book may be an adequate intro into basic anatomy. For more depth I would suggest Gray's anatomy for students (Drake et al).

Having said that it is not an expensive book and therefore may suit the student budget!