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List of Illustrations | |
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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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The Origins of Movement | |
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Bones, Muscles, and Movement | |
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The Head and Its Central Role in Movement | |
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Four-Footed Animals and the Role of Posture in Movement | |
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Our Upright Design | |
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Upright Posture and the Evolution of Intelligence | |
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Upright Support-Part I: The Extensors | |
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The Extensors | |
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Stretch Reflexes | |
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The Head and Spine | |
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Head Balance | |
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Upright Support-Part II: The Flexors | |
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Flexors and Our Basic Body Design | |
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The Suspensory Function of the Flexors | |
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Front Length and Head Balance | |
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Upright Support-Part III: The Spine | |
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The Central Column | |
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Origins of the Human Spine | |
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Upright Posture and the Spinal Curves | |
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The Spine as Lengthening Device | |
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The Shoulder Girdle | |
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The Mobile Cross-Piece | |
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The Yard-Arm | |
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From Fins to Limbs | |
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The Floating Shoulder Girdle | |
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The Upper Limb | |
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The Basic Limb Pattern | |
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Modes of Positioning the Hand | |
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The Rotation Mechanism of the Forearm | |
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The Hand | |
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The Opposable Thumb | |
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The Relation of the Upper Limb to the Shoulder and Trunk | |
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The Pelvic Girdle | |
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The Design of the Pelvis | |
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The Upright Compromise | |
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The Arch Design of the Pelvis | |
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The Pelvis in Relation to Lengthening in Stature | |
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The Lower Limb | |
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The Weight-Bearing Limb | |
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The Ankle Joint | |
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The Foot Joints | |
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The Arched Foot | |
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The Toes | |
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Length in the Legs | |
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Our Two-Footed Poise | |
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Breathing | |
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Why and How We Breathe | |
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The Anatomy of Breathing | |
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The Suspensory Support of the Trunk | |
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Widening the Back | |
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Breathing and Our Upright Design | |
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The Voice | |
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How We Produce Sound | |
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Closure of the Vocal Folds | |
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The Suspensory Muscles of the Larynx | |
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The Larynx and the Breath | |
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The Larynx and the Brain | |
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The Suspensory Muscles of the Throat | |
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The Suspended Throat | |
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Depressing the Larynx | |
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The Throat and Upright Poise | |
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The "Open Throat" | |
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The Jaw | |
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Head Balance Revised | |
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The Spiral Musculature | |
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Rotational Movement and Our Upright Design | |
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The Evolution of Spiral Muscles | |
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Rotational Movement and the Use of the Arms | |
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Anatomy of the Spiral Musculature | |
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Postural Twists | |
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The Suspended Trunk: Our Fishy Ancestry | |
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Our Double-Helix Architecture | |
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Lengthening into the Spirals | |
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The Miracle of the Human Form | |
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Our Upright Suspension System | |
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Our Unique Design Features | |
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Our Higher-Order Design | |
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Index | |
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About the Author and Illustrator | |