<p><i>Muscles and Meridians</i> is a unique book that breaks new conceptual ground in the realm of human movement. Exploring the connection between evolutionary biology and Chinese meridians, the volume offers a novel and effective system of diagnosis and treatment of common musculoskeletal disorders. </p><br><br><p>&nbsp;</p><br><ul><br><p><br><li>Describes a new model of human movement - the Contractile Field model</li><br><p></p><br><p><br><li>Offers a rare and serious attempt to look at whole person movement patterns - akin to 'Anatomy Trains' but with a stronger link to vertebrate evolution and development</li><br><p></p><br><p><br><li>Suggests that much of our endemic back and leg pain is due to a loss of ease in postures that are 'archetypal' to mankind</li><br><p></p><br><p><br><li>Offers a profound new understanding of the world's oldest medical map, the Chinese meridian map</li><br><p></p></ul>