Revise: Major Posterior Muscles of the Human Body
There are around 640 named muscles in the human body - in addition
to thousands of smaller (un-named) muscles.
Knowledge of muscle structure and familarisation with the major
muscles of the body is an essential part of training in many therapies
- such as Massage, Aromatherapy, Accupuncture, Shiatsu, and many
others.
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There are several key pieces of information that one may
be required to memorize about each muscle on the syllabus
of a massage or other therapy course. These may include the
muscle's:
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This page is concerned with the location on the body of the
muscles taught to therapists taking First-Level Courses. |
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Posterior Muscle Diagram
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The following diagram illustrates the positions of
some of the major posterior muscles.
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These particular muscles are chosen because they are
required knowledge for many courses in
Massage and Body work (including ITEC Courses).
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Alphabetical
List
Click on the names of the muscles listed below for more information about them:
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Click here to visit
the page about human Anterior Muscles.
(These are presented on seperate pages to minimise the download-times
of these image-intensive pages.)
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