FREE DCOMT video – Causes of Tennis Elbow

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Superficial Back Line myofascial meridian. Permission Joseph E. Muscolino. Kinesiology - The Skeletal System and Muscle Function, 3rd ed. (Elsevier, 2017). Modeled from Tom Myers' Anatomy Trains art.

The Evidence of Anatomy Trains Myofascial Meridians

Strain transmission along myofascial meridians might explain referred pain and offer a rationale for the development of more body-wide holistic approaches.

Concept of a myofascial continuity, also known as a myofascial chain. Permission Joseph E. Muscolino. Kinesiology - The Skeletal System and Muscle Function, 3rd ed. (Elsevier, 2017).

Intermuscular Force Transmission along a Myofascial Chain

There is a very simple exercise you can do to illustrate the continuity in the Superficial Back Line myofascial chain between gastrocnemius and hamstrings.

Michael Phelps and rounded shoulders and swimmer's shoulder.

Michael Phelps’ Forward Head Posture and Swimmer’s Shoulder

Swimmer’s shoulder can include several different pathologies, including rotator cuff tendinitis, shoulder instability, and shoulder impingement.