Kinesiology : the skeletal system and muscle function /
Muscolino, Joseph E.,
Kinesiology : the skeletal system and muscle function / Joseph E. Muscolino, DC, Instructor, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, New York, Owner, The Art and Science of Kinesiology, Stamford, Connecticut. - 3rd edition. - xvii, 742 pages ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Parts of the human body -- Mapping the human body -- Skeletal tissues -- Fascia -- Bones of the human body -- Joint action terminology -- Classification of joints -- Joints of the axial body -- Joints of the lower extremity -- Joints of the upper extremity -- Attachments and actions of muscles -- Anatomy and physiology of muscle tissue -- How muscles function : the big picture -- Types of muscle contractions -- Roles of muscles -- Types of joint motion and musculoskeletal assessment -- Determining the force of a muscle contraction -- Biomechanics -- Neuromuscular system -- Posture and the gait cycle -- Common postural distortion patterns -- Stretching -- Principles of strengthening exercise.
9780323396202 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2016022344
Kinesiology, Applied
Musculoskeletal System
Biochemical Phenomena
QP303 / .M87 2017
612.7/6
WE 103
Kinesiology : the skeletal system and muscle function / Joseph E. Muscolino, DC, Instructor, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, New York, Owner, The Art and Science of Kinesiology, Stamford, Connecticut. - 3rd edition. - xvii, 742 pages ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Parts of the human body -- Mapping the human body -- Skeletal tissues -- Fascia -- Bones of the human body -- Joint action terminology -- Classification of joints -- Joints of the axial body -- Joints of the lower extremity -- Joints of the upper extremity -- Attachments and actions of muscles -- Anatomy and physiology of muscle tissue -- How muscles function : the big picture -- Types of muscle contractions -- Roles of muscles -- Types of joint motion and musculoskeletal assessment -- Determining the force of a muscle contraction -- Biomechanics -- Neuromuscular system -- Posture and the gait cycle -- Common postural distortion patterns -- Stretching -- Principles of strengthening exercise.
9780323396202 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2016022344
Kinesiology, Applied
Musculoskeletal System
Biochemical Phenomena
QP303 / .M87 2017
612.7/6
WE 103