your practice
ANATOMY
86
may/june 2018
yogajournal
Myofascial back
and arm lines
ILLUSTRATION: MICHELE GRAHAM; PHOTO: RICK CUMMINGS PHOTOS: PAUL MILLER
Differences
in arms and legs
Your leg transfers weight directly from
foot to hip, while force transmission in the arm
(see arrows) is more complex.
The Deep Back Arm Lines (yellow) run from
the tips of your little fingers up your arms,
eventually reaching your shoulder blades and the
centre of your back to your neck. The Back Functional
Lines (blue) connect to the ends of your lats, cross your
lower back, and end at opposite hips and legs.
PELVIC GIRDLE
HUMERUS
RADIUS
ULNA
CARPALS
FEMUR
FIBULA
TIBIA
TARSALS
SCAPULA CLAVICLE