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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.

Figure 13. The Backward Stretch on the Ladder Barrel Pilates Apparatus Exercise. Permission Simona Cipriani. The Art of Control Pilates Studio, Stamford, CT, USA.

How Pilates Can Treat Thoracic Hyperkyphosis, also known as Rounded Back

When a client presents with thoracic hyperkyphosis (rounded back), there are many approaches for how Pilates can treat thoracic hyperkyphosis. And for each of these approaches, many Pilates exercises can be utilized. Before addressing these approaches, let’s briefly review thoracic hyperkyphosis…