STA158: ’How To Learn Anatomy’ with special guest James Earls

In Ep.158 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we are joined by author, lecturer & bodyworker James Earls. Respected internationally for books including 'Understanding the Human Foot', 'Born To Walk' and most recently 'Functional Anatomy of Movement - An Illustrated Guide', James discusses the limitations of the traditional way in which anatomy is presented to soft tissue therapists during their studies, and how a change in approach is required in order to help theory become practice, in the pursuit of best helping our patients and clients.   Topics discussed (with time stamps): 0:00 Intro 3:00 Recap of last week's Sports Nutrition episode  7:31 Welcome James Earls 8:00 James Earls & Owen Lewis in the STA Theatre at Therapy Expo 2023 9:15 Details of the Natural Health & Movement Summit, October 7th (Discount code: STAmember)  16:00 James Earls: From 'Anatomy Trains' to 'Functional Anatomy of Movement' 28:04 The problem with a traditional, 'static' anatomy approach 40:00 'Anatomy' vs 'Functional Anatomy' 53:30 Problems caused by a non-functional anatomy approach 58:44 How to Follow James Earls & details of courses Useful Links Website: https://www.borntomove.com/ Natural Health & Movement Summit, October 7th (Discount code: STAmember) Instagram: @_borntomove  Twitter: @_borntomove Facebook: borntomovemyofascial/ Our sincere thanks to James Earls for giving up his time to be a guest on the show! Want to join the live recordings? Episodes of the Sports Therapy Association podcast are recorded live every TUESDAY at 8pm on the Sports Therapy Association YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Everyone is welcome - you do not have to be an STA member! If you cannot join us live, be sure to subscribe to the 'Sports Therapy Association Podcast' on all popular podcast apps to be notified when new episodes are available. Please Support Our Podcast! If you appreciate what we do, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review on Apple Podcasts. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes. Questions? Email: [email protected]