08/15/2026
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"The Myogon Model" an excerpt from Robert Johnston's book "Applied Technique and Treatment of The Lower Limbs" Read more by purchasing the book at the CAO Bookstore on campus in Hamilton! Online Store coming soon!
In the theoretical Myogon model there are two base lines:
the pelvic base line/lower base line, and the upper base line. The pelvic base line is represented by the muscles that lie between the femoral heads and the sacrum as a continuous soft tissue span forming the lowest floor of the body cavities. The upper base line is represented by the line drawn between both glenohumeral joints.
There are, furthermore, anterior and posterior vertical lines. The posterior vertical line is represented by the vertebral column and continues around the top of the cranial midline and around the bottom of the pelvic floor from the coccyx to the p***c symphysis.
The posterior vertical line is also referred to as the motor line because it contains the spinal cord, which sends motor tone to all structures in the body. The anterior midline is represented by the linea alba, the sternum, the midline of the neck, and the midline of the facial structure where its highest point meets the highest point of the posterior midline. The continuous nature of the anterior and posterior midlines through soft and hard tissue connections create mechanical and neurological patterns that are mostly palpable from either side.
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