Learning anatomy

Most courses will have a significant portion of anatomy to learn - which is overwhelming if you haven’t studied this before. Initially, learning the fundamentals are important. Learning key muscles, movements and alignment really help keep things simple.

From there, there is so much. What I like to do is pick a focus area for the week. For example - one week, I look at the rotator cuff. What are the muscles, bones, movements and some of the ligament involved? I’ll use my time between classes, travel time reviewing these and becoming more familiar with them. I’ll then see what exercises can I incorporate in my teaching plan so I can understand what are some of those compensations or watch outs I see in my clients.

I find this way a lot easier rather than taking on a whole beast - breaking it down into smaller chunks.

But how do you learn your anatomy? Let me know for any tips or tricks!

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