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.
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TextPublisher: St. Louis : Elsevier Inc., [2017]Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xvii, 742 pages ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780323396202 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 612.7/6 23
- QP303 .M87 2017
- WE 103
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.
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