Andrew Biel, LMP, is the author of Trail Guide to the Body: How to Locate Muscles, Bones and More (Books of Discovery, 2014) and Trail Guide to Movement: Building the Body in Motion (Books of Discovery, 2014), and the president of Books of Discovery. He lives outside of Lyons, Colorado, with his wife, Lyn Gregory, and two children, Grace and Elias.
Let's use some real-world analogies to explore everyday motions and movements the body may perform. Remember, biomechanics—the mechanical principles that directly relate to the body—is just another way of talking about everyday stuff.
Imagine an impossible task: your mission is to create a substance that can shorten, lengthen, or hold itself at any length in between, and it must be created from anatomical matter. That's right—we're talking about the impressive substance that is human muscle tissue.
Your bones, fasciae, tendons, ligaments, joint capsules, blood and lymph fluids, adipose tissue, and mucus are all forms of connective tissue. Our bodies must be able to move while simultaneously retaining structural integrity. Connective tissue does this job, balancing mobility and stability.
