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Brunnstrom’s Clinical Kinesiology, 5th Edition

By Laura K. Smith, PhD, PT, formerly of University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Elizabeth Lawrence Weiss, PhD, PT, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
L. Don Lehmkuhl, PhD, PT, FAPTA, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-7916-0
ISBN-10: 0-8036-7916-5

468 pp. 241 ill. Hard cover.  ©1996  Available now. $53.95

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Key Features
  • 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

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Table of Contents
1. Mechanical Principles: Kinematics
2. Mechanical Principles: Kinetics
3. Aspects of Muscle Physiology and Neurophysiology
4. Muscle Activity and Strength
5. Elbow and Forearm
6. Wrist and Hand
7. Shoulder Complex
8. Hip and Pelvic Region
9. Knee Region
10. Ankle and Foot
11. Head, Neck, and Trunk
12. Standing and Walking
 References

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