June 16, 2025
While traditional dissection-based anatomy has its advantages, it falls short of being practical and holistic for soft tissue therapists.
Introduction
The "Anatomy by Planes" anatomy atlas offers a visually illustrated introduction to the reciprocal relationships and interconnectedness of skin, muscles, joints, and movement. The articles below explain this novel concept and its underlying philosophy.
Written by
Willem Kramer
June 20, 2025
A soft tissue therapist must study and understand the connections between skin, muscles, joints, and movement.
June 20, 2025
All our actions, everything we do as human beings and soft tissue therapists, are rooted in motion and our anatomy.
June 26, 2025
Clockwise and counterclockwise, every movement happens within one, two, or even three planes at the same time. Always!
June 26, 2025
The sagittal plane runs from front to back and divides the body into left and right sides. The motions in this plane, and around its axis, are flexion and extension.
June 26, 2025
The Frontal plane runs from side to side and divides the body into front and back sides. The motions in this plane, and around its axis, are abduction and adduction.
June 26, 2025
The transverse plane runs horizontally and divides the body into top and bottom parts. The motions in this plane, and around its axis, are lateral and medial rotation.
June 26, 2025
The anatomical planes of motion are, by default, applied to the human body in a standard anatomical position. Because they are, motion sometimes changes planes, like with throwing overhead.
