Tyldesley & Grieves's Muscles, Nerves and Movement in Human Occupation

Table of Contents

• Preface to the fourth edition
• Acknowledgements

Section I: Introduction to movement

• Chapter 1 Basic units, structure and function: supporting tissues, muscle and nerve
• Framework and support: the connective tissues
• Articulations
• Skeletal muscle
• Basic units of the nervous system
• Muscle tone
• Summary

• Chapter 2 Movement terminology
• The anatomical position
• Planes and axes of movement
• Structure and movements at synovial joints
• Group action and types of muscle work
• Biomechanical principles
• Summary

• Chapter 3 The central nervous system: the brain and spinal cord
• PART I: THE BRAIN
• Introduction to the form and structure
• Cerebral hemispheres
• Basal ganglia
• Thalamus
• Hypothalamus and limbic system
• Brain stem
• Cerebellum
• Summary of brain areas: function in movement
• PART II: THE SPINAL CORD
• Position and segmentation of the spinal cord
• Spinal reflex pathways
• Summary of the functions of the spinal cord
• Summary

• Chapter 4 The peripheral nervous system: cranial and spinal nerves
• Introduction
• Spinal nerves
• Peripheral nerves
• Cranial nerves
• Autonomic nervous system
• Summary

Section II: Anatomy of movement in everyday living

• Chapter 5 Positioning movements: the shoulder and elbow
• Introduction
• PART I: THE SHOULDER
• The shoulder (pectoral) girdle
• The shoulder (glenohumeral) joint
• Muscles of the shoulder region
• PART II: THE ELBOW
• Elbow position and function
• The elbow joint
• Muscles moving the elbow
• Summary of the shoulder and elbow in functional movements
• Summary

• Chapter 6 Manipulative movements: the forearm, wrist and hand
• Introduction
• Functions of the forearm and wrist
• The forearm
• The wrist
• Functions of the hand
• Movements of the hand: fingers and thumb
• Muscles moving the hand: fingers and thumb
• Types of grip
• Summary of muscles of the forearm and intrinsic muscles of the hand
• Summary

• Chapter 7 Nerve supply of the upper limb
• Introduction
• The brachial plexus
• Terminal branches of the brachial plexus
• Axillary nerve: shoulder movement
• Spinal segmental innervation of the upper limb
• Summary

• Chapter 8 Support and propulsion: the lower limb
• Introduction
• Joints and movements of the pelvis, thigh and leg
• Muscles of the thigh and leg in support, swing and propulsion
• Functions of the foot
• Summary of the lower limb muscles
• Summary

• Chapter 9 Nerve supply of the lower limb
• Introduction
• Lumbar plexus: position and formation
• Terminal branches of the lumbar plexus
• Sacral plexus: position and formation
• Terminal branches of the sacral plexus
• Spinal segmental innervation of the lower limb
• Summary

• Chapter 10 Upright posture and breathing: the trunk
• Introduction
• Upright posture
• Breathing
• Pelvic tilt and the pelvic floor
• Nerve supply of the muscles of the neck and trunk
• Summary of the muscles of the trunk

Section III: Sensorimotor control of movement

• Chapter 11 Sensory background to movement
• Somatosensory system
• Vestibular system
• Visual system
• Regulation of posture
• Summary

• Chapter 12 Motor control
• Introduction
• Spinal mechanisms
• Descending motor system
• Planning, co-ordination and motor learning
• Summary

Section IV: Human occupation

• Chapter 13 Occupational performance skills and capacities
• Multiple factors in control of occupational performance skills
• Core positions and patterns of occupational performance skills
• Summary

• Chapter 14 Occupational performance
• Introduction
• Framework for understanding human occupation
• Case scenarios
• PART I
• Example case scenario
• Further case scenarios
• Case scenario 1: Mabel; the ageing process
• Case scenario 2: Mary; Parkinson’s disease
• Case scenario 3: John; traumatic brain injury
• Case scenario 4: Patrick; hand injury
• Case scenario 5: Christopher; spinal cord injury
• Case scenario 6: Susan; chronic pain
• PART II
• Case scenario 1: Mabel; the ageing process
• Case scenario 2: Mary; Parkinson’s disease
• Case scenario 3: John; traumatic brain injury
• Case scenario 4: Patrick; hand injury
• Case scenario 5: Christopher; spinal cord injury
• Case scenario 6: Susan; chronic pain
• Conclusion
• References
• Further reading

• Appendix I: Bones
• Appendix II: Segmental nerve supply of muscles

• Glossary
• Index
• Practice note-pad list

Author Information

Ian McMillan is the Acting Head of Subject for the Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Queen Margaret's University, Edinburgh.
Gail Carin-Levy is Lecturer in Occupational Therapy for the Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Queen Margaret's University, Edinburgh.
June Grieve MSc BSc, formerly of the London School of Occupational Therapy, London, UK.
Barbara Tyldesley is formerly of the Department of Occupational Therapy, Liverpool University.