Motor Control: Theory and Practical Applications - Hardcover

Anne Shumway-Cook; Marjorie Hines Woollacott; Marjorie H. Woollacott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 068330643X ISBN 13: 9780683306439

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000

Synopsis

Here is the ONLY text to bridge the gap between current motor control theory and research, and its application to clinical practice. Motor Control prepares therapists to examine and treat patients who have problems related to balance, mobility and upper extremity function, based on the best available evidence supporting the clinical practice. A systems theory of motor control and a clinical or "task-oriented" approach to examination and intervention are presented. The perfect BALANCE of features: / Functional approach provides a practical model of rehabilitation. / Specific examples of theoretical models apply theories to clinical practice. / Drawings, charts, tables and photographs clarify postural control and functional mobility. New features provide added FUNCTION: / Chapter 6 presents factors affecting the control of movement and the types of patients likely to have these impairments. / Upper extremity assessment and intervention techniques are addressed from occupational therapy and physical therapy perspectives. / Laboratory activities and case studies demonstrate key concepts.

About this title

About the Author:

Anne Shumway-Cook, PT, PhD
Associate Professor
Dept of Rehab Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Marjorie Woollacott, PhD
Professor
Dept of Exercise & Movement Science
Institute of Neuroscience
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

Review:

This is an excellent text for both students and practitioners of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and kinesiology.(Doody's (1st edition review), 1995) -- Doody's (1st edition review), 1995

This level of documentation in motor control is not available elsewhere.(JOSPT (1st edition review)) -- JOSPT (1st edition review)

This text packages motor control science with an sightfull application to the practice of physical therapy.(JOSPT (1st edition review)) -- JOSPT (1st edition review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 068330643X
• ISBN 13: 9780683306439
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 614