James Earls
Writer, Lecturer & Bodyworker. Born to Move
James Earls is a writer, lecturer and bodyworker who in recent years has concentrated on blending movement with manual therapy to create a new functional approach to bodywork, which he teaches as co-founder of the training company ‘Born to Move’. As a highly respected author, his publications include ‘Born to Walk’, ‘Understanding the Human Foot’, and ‘Functional Anatomy of Movement’, a unique and comprehensive approach to functional anatomy countering the oversimplified & static current teaching of musculoskeletal anatomy.
“The Knee – why do we have it all back to front?”
Saturday Sep 20th: Main Theatre
9:45 – 10:25
How were you taught anatomy? What are your thought processes when you are treating clients? Where do you access information from and what kind of biases might different pathways produce?
This presentation operates in two directions – it will question how we are taught anatomy, and it will present the anatomy of the human knee complex in a different way.
In just 40 minutes you will hear a story that will anchor many of the major functional anatomy highlights of the knee in a way that you do not have to delve into your long-term memory – you will simply understand it.
We can change the way we think about anatomy and that begins by going back to the basics from which we can build a truly complex understanding and appreciation of the human anatomy in movement..
Three key principles you’ll take away:
✨ Understand how functional, rather than topographical, anatomy changes our assessment and treatment process.
🍲 An appreciation of functional anatomy means we do not have to rely on, sometimes, overly simplified treatment approaches.
💛 A deeper understanding of functional anatomy further enables a person-centred rather than protocol-based intervention.
