Human Movement

An Introductory Text with PAGEBURST ACCESS - Physiotherapy Essentials
Herausgegeben:Kell, Clare; Everett, Tony

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This package provides you with the book plus the eBook - giving you the printed book, plus access to the complete book content electronically. "Evolve eBooks" allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buying other "Evolve eBooks" titles makes your learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on your electronic 'bookshelf', so that you can search across your entire library of Physiotherapy eBooks. Building on its reputation as the essential text for those studying human movement, edition of "Human Movement" retains the straight-talking style which has become popular with its readers. The authors cover the anatomical, physical and biomechanical basis for understanding human movement in everyday contexts with easy-to-follow text that is both detailed and well referenced. Basic concepts and different approaches are covered in earlier chapters and their application to regions of the body are covered in later chapters. Each chapter has been updated, new contributors introduced and new research integrated where appropriate. More case studies, textboxes and examples have been included relating biomechanic principles to the movement and function of human beings in their daily lives and environment. Those involved in the study of human movement will find this an ideal introduction to the study of human movement and an excellent reference encouraging and directing further study.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Churchill Livingstone
• 6th ed.
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 13mm x 190mm x 244mm
• Gewicht: 610g
• ISBN-13: 9780702031342
• ISBN-10: 0702031348
• Artikelnr.: 28214082

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication Contributors Preface

1 Introduction Tony Everett and Clare Kell

2 Skeletal muscle, muscle work, strength, power and endurance Tim Sharp and Tony Everett

3 Joint mobility Tony Everett

4 Motor control Bernhard Haas

5 Posture and balance Clare Kell

6 Motor learning Nicola Phillips

7 Psychosocial influences on human movement Sally Scott-Roberts

8 The influence of the environment on human movement Philippa Coales

9 Biomechanics of human movement Robert W.M. van Deursen, Tony Everett

10 Function of the upper limb Valerie Sparks and Mike Smith

11 Function of the lower limb Tony Everett and Marion Trew

12 Function of the Spine Valerie Sparks

13 Human movement across the lifespan Lyn Horrocks

14 Measuring and analysing human movement Tony Everett

15 Scales of measurement Susan Corr and Roshni Khatri

16 Conclusion Tony Everett and Clare Kell

Index