Brunnstrom's Clinical Kinesiology (Clinical Kinesiology (Brunnstrom's))

Type

Book

Authors

Laura K. Smith PhD PT

Elizabeth Lawrence Weiss PhD PT

ISBN 10

0803679165

ISBN 13

9780803679160

Tags

Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physiology

Description

Thorough review of the properties of bone, cartilage, ligaments, and fascia-- Broader coverage of muscle innervations and actions; applications of mechanical and physiological principles; agonist, antagonist, and synergistic relationships; and closed chain motion-- Each body region chapter emphasizes the kinesiologic issue best illustrated for that region, e.g., the knee chapter includes a section on functional interaction of muscles and ligaments-- Material on joints, ligaments, end-feels, and accessory joint motion, as well as innervation and anatomical actions of muscles-- Numerous illustrations have been added to support this easy-to-read text - from Amzon

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