I have been working on all the images for my books recently.
I use medically accurate illustrations of muscles, and images of me performing the exercises in the gym. The background in the gym images is taken out, as seen with the image to the left.
All the images are completed for my first book which is about good posture. However, there are plenty more to get done ready for the runners, fighters and OCR books.
I am really happy with the anatomy images. A picture paints a thousand words, and showing someone an image of a muscle in question allows them to visualise working the muscle, or why the muscle might be resulting in pain or discomfort.
For example:
To the left: The Supraspinatus muscle (one of the rotator cuff).
If you imagine the arm being raised to the side (abducted), without the scapula (shoulder blade) upwardly rotating (moving upwards in a counter clockwise direction), you can see how the muscle, more specifically the tendon, might become impinged on the acromion (bony prominence that the supraspinatus travels under before inserting on your humerus).
Symptoms of Subacromial impingement include:
– Pain, especially when you lift your arm above your head.
– Weakness in your arm.
Can’t wait to publish!