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Book cover image of Endless Web: Fascial Anatomy and Physical Reality by Rosemary Feitis

Authors: Rosemary Feitis, R. Louis Schultz, Diana Sallas (Illustrator), Ronald Thompson
ISBN-13: 9781556432286, ISBN-10: 1556432283
Format: Paperback
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Date Published: November 1996
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Rosemary Feitis

R. Louis Schultz has been a Rolfer since 1973, and is currently on the Anatomy Faculty of the Rolf Institute in New York City. He has authored numerous scientific articles and is co-editor with Rosemary Feitis of Remembering Ida Rolf (North Atlantic Books, 1996).

Rosemary Feitis worked with Dr. Rolf on her groundbreaking book Rolfing, edited Rolfing and Physical Reality, and is co-editor of Remembering Ida Rolf. She practices Rolfing and homeopathy and lives in New York City.

Illustrator Diana Salles is senior artist at the Museum of Natural History, New York.

Photographer Ronald Thompson has been a Rolfer for twenty-five years and is a member of the Anatomy Faculty of the Rolf Institute.

Book Synopsis

The result of more than two decades of research and practice, The Endless Web presents in clear, readable language a comprehensive guide to understanding and working effectively with the myofascial system, the 'packing material' of the body. Myofascia is a flexible network of tissue that surrounds, cushions, and supports muscles, bones, and organs. It also acts as a riverbed containing the flow of interstitial fluid, and is a critical influence on the immune and hormonal systems. In daily life, this connective tissue is an underlying determinant of movement quality, modd, alertness, and general well-being. The Endless Web is a fully illustrated guide to understanding how myofascia works, it supportive role within the body's anatomy, and how gentle manipulation of the myofascial tissue is central to lasting therapeutic intervention and how it can be integrated into any bodywork practice.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1Embryology: Introduction to Connective Tissue3
2Early Embryological Development6
3Factors in the Growth of the Embryo11
4Development of Mesodermal Tissues13
5Embryonic Limitations and Early Structural Organization15
6The Effect of the Birth Process21
7Developmental Transitions in the Newborn and Young Child23
8Myofascial Structures: The Spine as an Example of "Living Anatomy"27
9Movement and Gravity34
10Body Contour40
11Emotions and the Fascial Web: Body Awareness and Response Patterns46
12The Chest Band: Implications for Movement and Behavior53
13The Inguinal Band and the Structure and Function of the Vertebral Column in Relation to the Bands61
14The Eye Band and Chin Band68
15The Collar Band, Umbilical Band, and Groin Band73
16Proprioception: Internal Body Awareness83
17Upper Body85
18Axial Skeleton93
19Pelvis and Upper Legs98
20The System of Horizontal and Vertical Myofascial Structures106
21Reciprocity of Movement109
22Joints114
23Doing Bodywork Based on the Connective Tissue Concept119
Illustration Index127
Subject Index129
About the Authors131

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