Book to study muscle origins & insertions

[oschrndz]

Will be starting PT school later this year and would like to go over muscle origins and insertions. Would any anatomy book work?
For those of you who are currently in PT school - do you recommend any books?

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[MinnDasota]

I recommend Netter.

 

[JMPThopeful]

I recommend Netter.

I second that. You can also get the netter study flash cards.

 

[PTstudent11]

What else would anyone recommend studying before we begin school? Anything else you wish you would have done prior to starting classes?

Thanks!

 

[oschrndz]

PTstudent11- good question! 🙂

 

[PTtoBe]

As others have said, go with Netter's since that's probably what your anatomy professor will be using. Also use the website http://getbodysmart.com.

If I were you I'd just focus on origins, insertions, actions and innervations for all muscles. That by itself will consume your time. In general start paying a lot more attention to diseases you hear about in passing, and peruse Wikipedia and other online sources to learn more about the causes, symptoms and prognosis of everything from Cerebral Palsy to hypertension to COPD. It just takes time to build familiarity with everything, so the sooner you start to grapple with it the sooner you'll be comfortable with it.

Also, it's not a bad idea to just keep yourself fit, unless you'd be uncomfortable standing in front of the class in nothing more than a pair of shorts in your current shape. As a PT student you should be an example of good health anyways, and it helps ensure the safety of your patients if you can support them well.

 

[DancerFutureDPT]

Also, it's not a bad idea to just keep yourself fit, unless you'd be uncomfortable standing in front of the class in nothing more than a pair of shorts in your current shape. As a PT student you should be an example of good health anyways, and it helps ensure the safety of your patients if you can support them well.

Yeah...I've heard the PT school uniform is pretty much a sports bra and shorts....maybe finally the motivation I need to get my ass in gear.

 

[RL86]

haha, I second that! Seems like every program tour I attend, they really focus on, "so here's the fitness center... might want to check it out on a pretty regular basis..." But it's totally understandable from a PT standpoint.

On the anatomy/phys point, there's also a Netter flashcards iPhone app! (don't ask me about it, because I don't own an iPhone, but I hear it's quite nifty) =]

 

[wacokid]

I would strongly advise against studying before you get to school. Strongly. Enjoy yourself while you still can. 😛

 

[superCOTA]

Netters has a few different products, includeing a big atlas,flash cards, and my fav was a CD-ROM that enabled you to make your own tests.

You could also do worse than check out a lab manual from your next kines class. So much of this is free out there online, depending on how resourceful you are...

I also used a free app on the net for many ca class called cuecard.
making your own cards can be good when you know what your teacher holds near and dear to their heart.

good luck.
nerve innvervations are next so knowing this stuff now will only help.

 

[oschrndz]

wacokid - I would enjoy myself more if I weren't broke ah 😛

 

[DancerFutureDPT]

I would strongly advise against studying before you get to school. Strongly. Enjoy yourself while you still can. 😛

True. Plus in my experience with the 3 anatomy classes I took in undergrad, each used slightly different origins and insertions (some wanted super specific like "the inferior 2/3 of the interosseous membrane of the tib/fib" versus "the lower half of the tib fib" versus "on the tib/fib"). I just assume wait until I see what set of origins/insertions the class is learning, cuz I don't want to study the wrong thing.

But learning the names of all the muscles and general whereabouts isn't a bad idea at all. I'm just not going to worry about the details just yet.