This book reviews current understanding of normal muscle tone and how it differs in spastic, thixotropic and hypotonic patients. The book contains practical advice on measuring the postural system and will be of interest to pediatricians and also to physiologists involved in investigating muscle tone.
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' ... a welcome resource on the biomechanical characteristics of the human body. It is also welcome as a clear manifestation of the integrative role of physiology.' Richard Edwards, BMJ
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Höhe: 240 mm
Breite: 161 mm
Dicke: 17 mm
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978-0-521-43229-0 (9780521432290)
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Edinburgh University Medical School
Foreword; Introduction; 1. Concepts, clinical methods and contractions; 2. Historical and elementary methods of measuring muscle tone; 3. Displacement as the independent variable; 4. Torque as the independent variable; 5. Feedback-induced changes; 6. Measurements of stiffness and inertia in absolute units; 7. Thixotropy: a time-dependent stiffness; 8. Hypotonia; 9. The use of abruptly alternating torques to investigate the postural system; 10. Hypotonia: rigidity, spasticity and other conditions; 11. Whole body vibrations and integrative aspects; 12. Glossary of biomechanical terms; References; Index.
