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Melinda M. Cooksey, MS, PhD



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In an effort to put all of my professional interests and activities under one umbrella, I call myself an Applied Anatomist. I am a three-time graduate of The Ohio State University. My undergraduate degree was a personalized study program in the Neuropsychology and Physiology of Human Movement. Then I completed a traditional masters degree in Anatomy and Medical Education. My particular areas of focus and interest are developmental movement, fascial patterning and functional lymphatic macroanatomy. As a doctoral candidate, I researched developmental movement deficits related to ADHD in partnership with OSU and Nationwide Children's Hospital. I hold a Ph.D. in Integrative Medicine with a graduate minor in Research Methods.

My professional activities are centered on teaching, theorizing, and playing with functional anatomy. I have over a decade of experience teaching college-level, cadaver-based, regional and systems-based anatomy. I have logged over 2000 hours prosecting cadavers for use in teaching programs, undergraduate courses, and continuing education curricula. First as a student, then as a prosector, and now as an applied anatomist, my time in the anatomy lab has revealed to me the fascinating functional integration of our bodies.

In the late 1990s, my background in dance/movement and somatics began blending with the work with I was doing with cadavers in the anatomy lab. This translated into the fascial unwinding work that I have been doing with living clients ever since. This applied anatomical approach has come to be called Somatic Integration Analysis (SIA). I work with clients privately and teach various aspects of applied anatomy to individual practitioners, professional groups, and out in the community.

Professional Associations / Memberships:

  • American Association of Clinical Anatomists
  • American Association of Anatomists
  • International Alliance of Health Care Educators
  • International Alliance of Health Care Practitioners
  • Preparing Future Faculty (OSU), Fellow
  • YOUR-CENTER.com

Hours and Fee Schedule:

    Hours are by appointment. Call 614.563.0997 or email mmc@YOUR-CENTER.com.

    Sessions range from 45 to 75 minutes and are $125.


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