Course Description

An introduction to Functional Anatomy, dividing the body into four sections - Core and Torso, Lower Extremities, Upper Extremities, and Neck. There are detailed anatomical slides showing muscle group actions, accompanied by an audio section with clinical pearls. There is a quiz at the end of each section.

David Weinstock

Senior Instructor

David Weinstock, founder of NeuroKinetic Therapy Seminars, graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1973, as a pre-med student.  David’s book “NeuroKinetic Therapy, an Innovative Approach to Manual Muscle Testing, was published by North Atlantic Books and Random House in 2010.  It is now translated into many foreign languages.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Introduction
  • 2

    Muscles of the Core and Torso

    • Muscle of the Core & Torso

    • Transverse abdominis

    • Multifidi

    • Diaphragm and Pelvic Floor

    • Torso Flexors

    • Torso Extensors

    • Side-Bending Muscles

    • Torso Rotators

    • Muscles of the Core and Torso Quiz
  • 3

    Muscles of the Hip

    • Muscles of the Hip

    • Lateral (External) Rotators of the Hip

    • Medial (Internal) Rotators of the Hip

    • Flexors of the Hip

    • Extensors of the Hip

    • Abductors of the Hip

    • Adductors of the Hip

    • Muscle of the Hip Quiz
  • 4

    Muscles of the Knee

    • Muscles of the Knee

    • Lateral (External) Rotator of the Knee

    • Medial (Internal) Rotators of the Knee

    • Flexors of the Knee

    • Extensors of the Knee

    • Muscles of the Knee Quiz
  • 5

    Muscles of the Ankle

    • Muscles of the Ankle

    • Dorsiflexors of the Ankle

    • Plantarflexors of the Ankle

    • Invertors of the Ankle

    • Evertors of the Ankle

    • Muscles of the Ankle Quiz
  • 6

    Muscles of the Foot

    • Muscles of the Foot

    • Muscles of the Foot Quiz
  • 7

    Muscles of the Scapula

    • Muscles of the Scapula

    • Elevators of the Scapula

    • Depressors of the Scapula

    • Protractors of the Scapula

    • Retractors of the Scapula

    • Upward Rotators of the Scapula

    • Downward Rotators of the Scapula

    • Muscles of the Scapula Quiz
  • 8

    Muscles of the Humerus

    • Muscles of the Humerus

    • Lateral (External) Rotators of the Humerus

    • Medial (Internal) Rotators of the Humerus

    • Flexors of the Humerus

    • Extensors of the Humerus

    • Abductors of the Humerus

    • Adductors of the Humerus

    • Horizontal Abductor of the Humerus

    • Horizontal Adductors of the Humerus

    • Mucles of the Humerus Quiz
  • 9

    Muscles of the Elbow

    • Muscles of the Elbow

    • Flexors of the Elbow

    • Extensors of the Elbow

    • Muscles of the Elbow Quiz
  • 10

    Muscles of the Forearm and Wrist

    • Muscles of the Forearm & Wrist

    • Supinators of the Forearm

    • Pronators of the Forearm

    • Flexors of the Wrist

    • Extensors of the Wrist

    • Abductors of the Wrist

    • Adductors of the Wrist

    • Musles of the Forearm and Wrist Quiz
  • 11

    Muscles of the Hand

    • Muscles of the Hand

    • Flexors of the Thumb & Digits

    • Extensors of the Thumb and Digits

    • Muscles of the Hand Quiz
  • 12

    Muscles of the Neck

    • Muscles of the Neck

    • Neck Extensors

    • Neck Flexors

    • Neck Lateral Flexors

    • Neck Rotators

    • Muscles of the Neck Quiz
  • 13

    Conclusion

    • Conclusion