The anatomy pages

This section contains an abundance of information about the different anatomical structures that we use to play the guitar and how they act together to make that happen. Given the amount of material here I would expect that most people will be skipping this section, at least to start with but using it as a reference down the track.

It is divided into segments that focus on the spine, the shoulder, the elbow, the wrist and the hand. In each of them there are descriptions of :

• structural anatomy, the skeletal structures that make up that functional area.
• functional anatomy, the muscles that allow the these joints to move
• biomechanics of these structures as it applies to guitar players
• common overuse injuries