Human Movement: An Introductory Text (Physiotherapy Essentials) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443070687 ISBN 13: 9780443070686

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2001

Synopsis

This new edition provides an introduction to the study of human movement for physiotherapists and other health care professions who undertake the assessment of movement and the rehabilitation of clients with impaired movement and function. Human Movement 4th Edition focuses on understanding and assessing the movement and function of human beings in their daily environment rather than on the actual treatment for patients with abnormal movement. The text is enlivened by case studies, points for clinical consideration and student tasks and activities an ideal starter kit.

Covers all the basic information on the subject needed by a variety of allied health care undergraduate students

Well established already as an essential textbook

Easy to read and highly illustrated

2-colour pictures and text throughout easy to follow

Employs case studies, checklists etc to facilitate learning and revision

Well referenced to encourage and facilitate further study

New chapters on:

Movement in children,

Indices of daily living,

The effect of disease pathologies on normal movement

50 new illustrations

2 colour printing throughout for the first time used in both illustrations and text

Major revisions in the light of recent research to the chapters on Posture and balance, Function of the upper limb, Evaluating and measuring human movement, Musculoskeletal basis for movement

About this title

Review

"An excellent introductory text for those studying human movement" Ann Green MSc, MCSP, Dip. TP, Cert. Ed (FE), Manual Therapy Issue 7

Edition details

• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443070687
• ISBN 13: 9780443070686
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 292
• Editor: Trew BA MSc DipTP MCSP Marion, Everett M.Ed. BA PG Dip Biomechanics Grad Dip Phys Cert HE Tony