Human Movement: An Introductory Text with PAGEBURST ACCESS(Physiotherapy Essentials)

This title gives you printed book plus "Pageburst[trademark]" access - you will receive a printed book and access to the complete book content electronically. "Pageburst[trademark]" enhances learning by not only bringing world class content to your fingertips but also letting you add to it, annotate it, and categorize it all in a way that suits you. "Pageburst[trademark]" frees you to spend more time learning and less time searching. This is the sixth edition of a popular text introducing "Human Movement" to a range of readers. The book gives readers the building blocks, signposts and opportunities to think about the application and integration of basic Human Movement theory. This edition has been updated to confirm basic knowledge which is then applied to specific areas. Drawing on the expertise of a range of authors from the healthcare professions, the new edition has adopted a themed approach that links chapters in context. The strength of this current edition is the explicit chapter integration which attempt to mimic the realities of human movement. To this end we have introduced a theme specifically exploring the psychosocial influences on movement. Integration is further facilitated by increased cross-referencing between the chapters and the innovative use of consistent themed case study. Framed about a family unit, this case study enables chapter authors to explicitly apply the content of their chapters to the real world of human movement. Taken as a whole, this more integrated format will enable readers to see the reality and complexity of human movement.

Table of Contents:
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

Review :
"It is a perfect introduction to some of the core aspects of physiotherapy..To put it simply, we get coverage of the basic subjects here in fifteen well organised and easy to follow chapters, including everything you would expect to find regarding gravity, forces and levers, muscles and joint motion..This book seems ideal for students and would be valid from day one. It is, in fact, exactly what it says on the cover: an introductory text to human movement, and a thoroughly good one at that." Steve Canning BSc MCSP. In Touch, Summer 2006, No.115.