Kinesiology. Application to Pathological Motion

Advanced undergraduate and graduate-level students in physical therapy will appreciate this text that provides a solid understanding of factors contributing to abnormal motion. The text is divided into three sections which cover fundamentals of evaluating movement; muscle mechanics and applied neurology; articular function and material properties of biological tissues; articular kinesiology and pathokinesiology; and posture, gait, and ergonomics. New to this edition is a chapter on special joints including the temporomandibular and sacroiliac joints, as well as more information on muscle mechanics and neurology.

Table of Contents

• CHAPTER1 PRINCIPLES APPLIED TO MOVEMENT
• CHAPTER2 TISSUE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION: NORMAL AND DISRUPTED MUSCLE MECHANICS
• CHAPTER3 NEURAL REGULATION CONTROL AND ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
• CHAPTER4 ARTICULAR MECHANICS AND FUNTION
• CHAPTER5 MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE
• CHAPTER6 ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR NORMAL AND PATHOLOGICAL MOTION
• CHAPTER7 SHOULDER
• CHAPTER8 ELBOW
• CHAPTER9 WRIST AND HAND
• CHAPTER10 HIP
• CHAPTER11 KNEE
• CHAPTER12 ANKLE AND FOOT
• CHAPTER13 TRUNK
• CHAPTER14 SPECIAL JOINTS
• CHAPTER15 POSTURE AND GAIT
• CHAPTER16 ERGONOMICS
• APPENDIXA TRIGONOMETRY REVIEW
• APPENDIXB ELEMENTS FO VECTOR ALGEBRA