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Muscles : testing and function with posture and pain / Florence Peterson Kendall ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Baltimore, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxiv, 480, [48] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 0781747805 (alk. paper)
  • 9780781747806 (alk. paper)
  • 9781451104318 (International ed.)
  • 1451104316 (International ed.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RM701 .M87 2005
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Contents:
1. Fundamental concepts -- 2. Posture -- 3. Head and face -- 4. Neck -- 5. Trunk and respiratory muscles -- 6. Upper extremity and shoulder girdle -- 7. Lower extremity -- App. A. Spinal segment distribution to nerves and muscles -- App. B. Isolated paralysis of the serratus anterior muscle.
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Standard Loan Thurles Library Main Collection 616.740754 KEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available R19003LKRC

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This renowned classic provides unparalleled coverage of manual muscle testing, plus evaluation and treatment of faulty and painful postural conditions. The thoroughly updated Fifth Edition is completely reorganized and has new, expanded treatment and exercise sections in each chapter. Other features include a new section on post-polio syndrome, additional case studies comparing Guillain-Barré to polio muscle tests, a new full-color design, and a first-of-its-kind chart of upper extremity articulations.

Rev. ed. of: Muscles, testing and function / Florence Peterson Kendall, Elizabeth Kendall McCreary, Patricia Geise Provance. 4th ed. c1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Fundamental concepts -- 2. Posture -- 3. Head and face -- 4. Neck -- 5. Trunk and respiratory muscles -- 6. Upper extremity and shoulder girdle -- 7. Lower extremity -- App. A. Spinal segment distribution to nerves and muscles -- App. B. Isolated paralysis of the serratus anterior muscle.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Chapter 1 Fundamental Concepts
  • Chapter 2 Posture
  • Section I Fundamentals of Posture
  • Section II Postural Alignment
  • Section III Postural Examination
  • Section IV Posture of Children
  • Section V Scoliosis
  • Chapter 3 Head and Face
  • Section I Innervation
  • Section II Facial and Eye Muscles
  • Section III Muscles of Deglutition
  • Chapter 4 Neck
  • Section I Innervation and Movements
  • Section II Neck Muscles
  • Section III Neck Muscle Tests
  • Section IV Painful Conditions
  • Section V Treatment
  • Chapter 5 Trunk and Respiratory Muscles
  • Section I Trunk
  • Section II Abdominal Muscles
  • Section III Painful Conditions of Low Back
  • Section IV Muscles of Respiration
  • Chapter 6 Upper Extremity and Shoulder Girdle
  • Section I Innervation
  • Section II Hand, Wrist, Forearm, and Elbow
  • Section III Shoulder
  • Section IV Painful Conditions of Upper Back
  • Section V Case Studies
  • Case 1 Radial Nerve Lesion
  • Case 2 Radial, Median, and Ulnar Nerve
  • Case 3 Probable C5 Lesion
  • Case 4 Lateral and Medial Cord
  • Case 5 Spinal Nerve and Muscle Chart
  • Case 6 Stretch Weakness Superimposed on a Peripheral Nerve Injury
  • Chapter 7 Lower Extremity
  • Section I Innervation
  • Section II Joint Movement
  • Section III Muscle Strength Tests
  • Section IV Painful Conditions
  • Case 1 Peroneal Nerve Injury
  • Case 2 Lumbosacral Nerves
  • Case 3 L5 Lesion
  • Case 4 Guillain-Barré Syndrome
  • Case 5 Guillain-Barré Syndrome
  • Case 6 Polio
  • Appendix A Spinal Segment Distribution to Nerves and Muscles
  • Appendix B Isolated Paralysis of the Serratus Anterior Muscle

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