MYOFASCIAL MERIDIANS

Superficial Back and Front Lines †

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A B
Figure 19-39 Superficial back line and superficial front line myofascial meridians. A, Posterior view of the
superficial back line. B, Anterior view of the superficial front line. (Modeled from Myers TW: Anatomy trains:
myofascial meridians for manual & movement therapists, ed 3, Edinburgh, 2014, Churchill Livingstone,
Elsevier.)

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 †Lateral and Deep Front Lines
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A B
Figure 19-40 Lateral line and deep front line myofascial meridians. A, Lateral view of the lateral line.
B, Anterior view of the deep front line. (Modeled from Myers TW: Anatomy trains: myofascial meridians for
manual & movement therapists, ed 3, Edinburgh, 2014, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier.)

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 Spiral Lines †

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A C
Figure 19-41 Anterior, posterior, and lateral views of the spiral line myofascial meridian, respectively.
(Modeled from Myers TW: Anatomy trains: myofascial meridians for manual & movement therapists, ed 3,
Edinburgh, 2014, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier.)

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 †Arm Lines

Deep Front Arm Line

Superficial
Front Arm Line

Deep Back Arm Line

Functional Groups of Muscles

Superficial
Back Arm Line

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Figure 19-42 Arm line myofascial meridians. A, Anterior view of the superficial and deep front
arm lines. B, Posterior view of the superficial and deep back arm lines. (Modeled from Myers
TW: Anatomy trains: myofascial meridians for manual & movement therapists, ed 3, Edinburgh,
2014, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier.)

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 Functional Lines †

Functional Groups of Muscles

A C

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B
Figure 19-43 Functional line myofascial meridians. A, posterolateral view of the back functional line.
B, Anterior view of the front functional line. C, Lateral view of the ipsilateral functional line. (Modeled from
Myers TW: Anatomy trains: myofascial meridians for manual & movement therapists, ed 3, Edinburgh,
2014, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier.)

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