diseminating mind blowing shit

or so i like to think

found the article on propioceptive taping sitting in plain sight,figures.

what muscle has wow all over it today

the scm which is short for sternocleoidmastoid. it is that ropey muscle on each side of you neck.

the scm is actually a 2 belly muscle,each muscle inserting at the mastoid process of your noodle(base of your skull behind your ear).

one of the bellies originates on the manubrium of your sternum(your breast bone is collectively called the sternum but is 3 parts,the upper part being the manubrium,the middle being the sternum and the inferior part being the xiphoid process). the other belly originates at the medial portion of the clavicle.


i can hear you all out there begging to know what this muscle does,what does it do what does it do you cry. stuff i say,it does stuff.

ok-it unilaterally flexes the head to the same side and rotates the head to the opposite side
bilaterally they flex the neck.

knowledge is yours-bubye

what shall it be today?

the leg bone attaches to the ass bone-hmmmm i am having trouble coming up with a post today. maybe i just do not feel like writing about something that will bore the local readership.

this is a short one
the brain is covered with 3 layers,the meninges. hah you say that word looks familliar,it is. meningitis is the inflamation of the meninges.

the outer most layer is the dura mater
the middle layer is the arachnoid
and the inner most layer which is casualy rubbing against your brain is the pia mater.

what a cerebral post



pun intended


on a lighter note my maassage career might take a bit of an up swing,i will let on when i know more.


blah blah blah

the pelvis

the pelvis,hmmm hey baby,nice pelvis- this is where i get slapped.

the pelvis consists of 3 bones fused together-the ilium,the ishium and the pubic bone. you have 2 each of these,the pubic bones meet at the pubic symphisis and th ilium are attached to the sacrum which is the base of your spine. the ishial tuberosities are the bony part of your ass on which you sit upon. where the 3 bones fuse together forms the coxal bone and the acetabulem which is where the head of the femur lives.

guys,your pelvis is generally shallower,taller and narrower than your girlfriend over there.hte big hole through the centre of the whole works is also bigger on the females for the purposes of passing wee lifeforms through. the big hole by the way is known as a foraman but i canna remember the name of this one,must look up.

that was exciting,stop this rollercoaster ride.

the piriformis

nasty little muscle yes indeed.

lateral rotator of the hip and quite literaly can be a pain in the ass.

it lateraly rotates the hip and abducts the thigh whilst leg is flexed ant the hip

originates at the anterior surface of the sacrum passing across the greater sciatic notch and inserting upon the greater trochanter(put your hand directly on your hip and it is thethat hard point) of the femur.

the sciatic nerve passes through the sciatic notch on it's way down your leg under the piriformis. some lucky people the sciatic nerve passes over top or even through the belly of the muscle. when something causes the piriformis to tighten up it will impinge the sciatic nerve and oh boy,fun fun. can we say staggering pain.this is known as piriformis syndrome, i have had it twice and you never want to have it,trust me on this one, 6 weeks of hell.

ok ok ok

so today i start new series of posts,an item of anatomy a day. i am being all tricksies because i will now be using my blog as a learning tool and it also gets me updating on a regular basis, and of course it will keep you all glued to my every entry as you will really want to know the ins and outs of anatomy(sic).

today we shall go with the deltoid as i know this one and i do not have to look it up.

origin(the fixed point of the muscle,the origin and insertion can actualy flip flop on some muscles depending on what is moving)- lateral clavicle,lateral portion of the spine of the scapula(shoulder blade) and the acromion which is where the clavicle meets the scapula at the AC(acromioclavicular) joint. on a side note,if one scoots down the clavicle medialy to where it meets th sternum at theSC(strernoclavicular) joint,this is the only bony contact your shoulder-arm assembly makes with the skeleton.

the insertion(the attachment of the muscle on the part that moves) of the deltoid is on the deltoid tuberosity(large rounded protuberance on a bone) on the lateral surface about third of the way down of the humerus(that be the arm bone).

the deltoid itself is the muscle that caps your shoulder and is a very robust muscle,rarely having any pathologies,so that pain you are having there ain't the deltoid.

it is responsible for flexing the GH( glenohumeral) joint( the technical name for the joint as the head of the humerus sits in the glenoid fossa of the scapula),extending the GH joint,abduct the arm,horizontally adduct the arm,flex and extend the shoulder and finally,lateraly and medially totate the shoulder. the long and short of it is that if yuo move your arm,the deltoid is doing something.

wow that was dry,i am sure you are all waiting with bated breath for tomorrows entry.

the inferior portion of your spinal cord is called the cauda equina because it looks like a horses tail.

the soleus which is the calf muscle that lies deep to the gastrocnemius,the calf muscle everyone sees,is names after a fish,sole.

the concave surface in which the head of your femur(your leg) fits into your hip is called the acetabulem which means little bowl of vinegar.

the corocoid process which is part of your scapula(shoulder blade) means crows beak.

i was bored so you get anatomy lesson.

now where in the world are you gonna see two renault fives with mercury wheels in the same parking lot?

the red one is mine,the silver is clayton's.

got to work a track meet on the weekend. giving rub downs to some extremely fit people. methinks some of the ladies did not like my style,i guess they prefered the more laid back techniques of the othe therapist that was there. what can i say,i work like i like to be worked on, everyone likes something different but whatever that is the way it goes. i get to work another track meet this weekend some one must like my technique.

if i were an article on proprioceptive taping somewhere in my abode,where would i be?

boss da plane,da plane!

a request was made for a pic so you all could get a feel for the size of these stones so here you go

soaps and stones may break my bones

ok cher was the culprit,she e-mail the rocky mountain soap company and told them i was down and out so they in their generosity sent me a couple of bars of soap for my skin.
how awesome is that?
thanks cher,you rule.
thanks rocky mountain soap company,you guys rule too,i promote your soap whenever i can.
cher e-mail me your adress again and i will shoot you another bar or two.





















friday my stones made an appearance. mmmmmm granite. my friend sean's stone has been living with me for about a year and a half now but sooner or later he will want it back so i got my self a couple of my own.
i found an orb in pink granite and got the little fella in yellow granite just to toy with.
they are all now living comfortably in my living room,they make great foot stools.
now the title of my blog is correct,i have big granite balls,the oicture does not lie.

lo and behold i get a package in the mail today from the rocky mountain soap company. the card in the package says hope i am feeling better. and they sent me 2 bars of soap for my skin.

do not know where they got my address.
do not know how they know who i am.
do not know how thy know i have skin issues.

most curious.
but hey if they wanna send me soap,bring it on ,a most pleasant suprise and i truly do recommend their products.

go buy rocky mountain soap you have been told

my friend tony had a lung transplant and a triple bypass last night.he was anxious to have the transplant so he can resume a normal life.it will probably be a week before i can get in to see him so untill then tony here is to a speedy recovery

little sunday afternoon lifting, view here

and here
usally this lift is done for max weight but i had the 100 pound dumbell handy so i went for 10 reps instead

yes i am a freak