“Anatomy by Planes” Anatomy Atlas
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"Different, holistic, and supplemental: this atlas builds on gross anatomy. It doesn't replace it."
Just as surgeons study surgical anatomy alongside their traditional anatomical training, we need a movement-based anatomy.
Movement does not happen muscle-by-muscle or structure-by-structure but within the anatomical planes of motion, where the integumentary, muscular, skeletal, and other systems collaborate as an integrated whole.
Motion is holistic.
With only a static, dissection-based view, we tend to see individual parts rather than the body as a whole.
Traditional anatomy supplemented with a motion-based understanding helps us move beyond this partial view. It lets us leverage reciprocal relationships between skin, muscles, joints, and motion, bringing us closer to resolving all our clients’ movement-based pain complaints.
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Atlas Description
Traditional anatomy organizes the body by structure. "Anatomy by Planes" reorganizes it by motion.
Over thirty years of treating musculoskeletal pain — across MLB, NBA, and NFL rosters, Olympic athletes, and clinical practice — Willem Kramer arrived at a consistent problem: traditional dissection anatomy doesn't show how skin, muscles, and joints relate to movement or to each other. It wasn't designed to. Its goal is structural description, not clinical application.
This three-atlas set fills that gap. Organized by the three anatomical planes of motion — sagittal, frontal, and transverse — it maps 345 muscles alongside the skin they connect with, the joints they cross, and the motions they generate. Nineteen interlocking complexes show how these structures relate across the whole body, not in isolation.
The result is a visual reference built around the questions soft-tissue therapists actually ask in practice: which skin, muscles, and joints are involved in this motion? How do they influence each other? What connects the hip to the knee, and the knee to the ankle?
"Anatomy by Planes" does not replace your gross anatomy training. It builds on it — and takes it somewhere traditional anatomy was never meant to go.
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Additional information
| Weight | 13.25 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 11.65 × 9 × 3.65 in |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8-9907549-0-4 |
| Pages | 950 |
| Edition | 1st edition |
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| Category/HS Code | Books & Collectibles |
| New condition | PRISTINE, DENTED SLIPCASE |
| Processing time | ships in 1-2 business days |
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“Anatomy by Planes” Anatomy Atlas
Price range: $169.98 through $199.98Discover the reciprocal relationships that define the human body. Designed for soft-tissue therapists, our atlas uses the anatomical planes of motion to reveal how skin, muscles, joints, and movements interconnect.
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“Anatomy by Planes” Bookmarks
$6.75Unique and limited, get yourself a set of “Anatomy by Planes” bookmarks. These bookmarks help you keep track—help you remember where you are—within each atlas and between atlases.
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Anatomy by Planes Clinical and Training Guide
Price range: $0.00 through $19.95A clear, practical guide to the Anatomy by Planes Atlas. It explains the interconnectivity of the human body and its implications for massage, soft-tissue, and movement therapists.
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Willem –
When clients visit me for the first time, I use the atlas to help them understand the body’s reciprocal relationships. During treatment, I use it to look up interconnected, motion-involved skin, muscles, and joints. It is quite handy.
Austin Sparks (verified owner) –
I think Willem did an incredible job making the information understandable and applicable. If I gave it to a new manual therapy student, it would help them immensely, as it has helped me resolve issues much more quickly.