The first session of the day in Cardiff for ACPSM Conference was taken by James Earls.
James as keynote introduced several key ideas challenging traditional concepts of anatomy:
Fascia as a bodywide interconnected integrity system to allow ‘bones to float’.
The myofascia can allow for biomechanical force to be transmitted along certain lines (or ‘Anatomy Trains’). These Trains map the 'anatomy of connection' - the whole-body fascial and myofascial linkages of the individual muscles into functional complexes, each with a specific anatomy and 'meaning'.
GUIDELINES for ‘Anatomy Trains’
§ Follow the Force
§ Note the stations
§ Note any tracks that converge or diverge
TISSUE CONTINUITY
Tissue Continuity Example – Rhombo-serratus as a continuous tissue sheet rather than separate entities for rhomboids or serratus anterior
Dissection videos demonstrated to the audience of the possibility of transfer of force along certain lines.
EFFICIENCY
Recoiling of energy back into the system occurs via the elastic fascial system rather than the muscles which are held isometrically – approx 50% of energy of an efficient runner can be delivered via elastic recoil (by the long cooperative chains).
Muscular mechanoreceptors allow for fascia to be seen as a sensory organ.
Need to have septa & epimesium to glide for full effectiveness.
So the general consensus within the hall was of fascination and anticipation at the challenge of how this tissue can be manipulated.
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