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Column 1: Structures listed in the Myofascial Tracks of Myers’ Anatomy Trains book (2 nd ed.)
Column 2: Antagonist Muscles, as per Weinstock’s “grey boxes” as listed in NKT book, with
corresponding anatomy trains of those muscles
Column 3: Synergist Muscles, as per Weinstock’s “grey boxes” as listed in NKT book, with
corresponding anatomy trains of those muscles
*Regarding the Piriformis: Myers states “The deep lateral rotators, although they are crucial to
the understanding and optimization of human plantigrade posture, do not fit easily into the
Anatomy Trains schema.” See “Fans of the Hip” [alternative title]: Part 1:
http://www.massagetherapy.com/articles/index.php/article_id/412/The-Deep-Six-Part-1 and
Part 2: http://www.massagetherapy.com/articles/index.php/article_id/443/The-Deep-Six-Part-II
This article is included in the 3rd edition of Anatomy Trains.
*Myers states “the strictest interpretation of the SFL would include only the rectus femoris,” but
includes the other 3 as part of the line to “ensure that the rectus…is free to do its job at both hip
and knee.” Though Myers lists simply “rectus femoris/quadriceps” on the list of SFL muscles, I
have listed rec. fem. and the others on separate lines due to the more detailed information in
Weinstock’s book; I have chosen not to list the 3 other quads separately for the sake of brevity.
*Lateral Flexion/Abduction of the Neck is not a motion addressed directly in the NKT
book. The muscles generally regarded as the operators in this movement are the same
as those involved in Cervical Rotation. That stated, in the LL, the muscles at this level are
limited to the Splenius Capitis and SCM, the Antagonists and Synergists described above
are purely my conjecture based on my education and experience. See also this site for a
list of muscles involved in this motion:
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Sternocleidomastoid/LVNeckLtrFlx.html
“In the case of a pronated foot, you will often find that the tibialis anterior is locked long
[inhibited] and the peroneus is locked short [facilitated]…in a supinated foot, the reverse
applies.”
5. The Arm Lines
A. Deep Front Arm Line (DFAL)
*The Pronator Teres is considered to be a “crossover connection” between the DBAL and the
SFAL, as “we are inclined to include [it in the DFAL] because with the supinator it clearly controls
the degree of rotation of the radius…even though strictly speaking [it is] a crossover from the
SBAL.”
* Myers lists the Pec. Major, Latissimus Dorsi and Teres Major as a singular “station” in the SFAL,
because NKT is more specific, I have listed these 3 muscles separately; furthermore, he does not
differentiate between clavicular and sternal aspects of the Pec. Major, but since they are so
different in NKT terms, I have listed them separately.
**Myers combines all the Wrist and Digit Flexors into the “Flexor Group;” for the sake of brevity
and simplicity, I have not broken this down further.
*The Hypothenar Muscles include: Abductor Digiti Minimi, Flexor Digitorum Minimi, Opponens
Digiti Minimi, and Palmaris Brevis, of which only Opponens Digiti Minimi is addressed directly in
the NKT book.
*Like the “Flexor Group” listed above in the SFAL, the “Extensor Group” includes
Extensor muscles of the Wrist and Digits, as well as Abductor and Adductor muscles.
**The Brachioradialis is another “crossover connector” connecting the SBAL to the SFAL,
working with the Pronator Teres (See DFAL, above)