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Structural Bodywork Book

Structural Bodywork Book » Structural Bodywork

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Providing an advanced introduction to the field of structural bodywork, this valuable resource combines coverage of both skills and theory into one comprehensive guide to bodywork practice. Featuring numerous illustrations with photographs and drawings, it provides extensive information on the theory of structural bodywork related to human anatomy and clincal presentations. Focusing on issues related to postural and functional dysfunction, this reader-friendly text also discusses the background of structural bodywork, how it has developed, and how it is understood today.

Outstanding Features

  • Content is highly readable, academically sound, and grounded firmly in bodywork practice.
  • Previously unrelated theories are discussed and applied to practice.
  • The well-known theories of Rolf and Feldenkrais are reviewed.
  • A comprehensive practical manual section provides numerous techniques and models for a variety of skeletal problems.
  • Numerous illustrations provide a better understanding of text content.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Section 1 Background and History of Structural Bodywork

  • 1. Structural bodywork: an overview
  • 2. A brief history of structural bodywork
  • 3. Structural bodywork in the context of other complementary therapies
  • 4. What is structural bodywork?
  • 5. Structural bodywork – some frequently asked questions

Section 2 Our Somatic Organisation

  • 6. The mapping of man
  • 7. The techniques of structural bodywork
  • 8. Structure and function
  • 9. The connective tissue network
  • 10. The oscillatory properties of the fascial network

Section 3 Practical Manual

  • 11. A catalogue of some common postural dysfunctions
  • 12. Some useful models for working with structure
  • 13. Practicum – assessment, technique and strategy in structural bodywork
  • 14. A first approximation to balancing structure
  • 15. Working in the sagittal plane
  • 16. Working on the frontal plane
  • 17. Working on the transverse plane
  • 18. Working with the shoulder girdles
  • 19. Working with the external rotation of the leg

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