Muscle Testing
Techniques of Manual Examination
Saunders (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published in October 1995
Book
Spiral bound
454 pages
978-0-7216-4305-2 (ISBN)
Description
This edition of the text provides the information necessary to evaluate muscular weakness, and to determine the limited ranges of motion. It covers the anatomical information and muscle tests for each body region, including positions, stabilization, testing procedures, precautions and special considerations. New to this edition is muscle testing of Bulbar (head, face, and neck), breathing problems, upright motor controls, and comprehensive review of functional anatomy and innervation.
This edition of the text provides the information necessary to evaluate muscular weakness, and to determine the limited ranges of motion. It covers the anatomical information and muscle tests for each body region, including positions, stabilization, testing procedures, precautions and special considerations. New to this edition is muscle testing of Bulbar (head, face, and neck), breathing problems, upright motor controls, and comprehensive review of functional anatomy and innervation.
This edition of the text provides the information necessary to evaluate muscular weakness, and to determine the limited ranges of motion. It covers the anatomical information and muscle tests for each body region, including positions, stabilization, testing procedures, precautions and special considerations. New to this edition is muscle testing of Bulbar (head, face, and neck), breathing problems, upright motor controls, and comprehensive review of functional anatomy and innervation.
More details
Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
666 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 213 mm
Weight
1053 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7216-4305-2 (9780721643052)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Principles of Manual Muscle Testing. Testing the Muscles of the Neck. Testing the Muscles of the Trunk. Testing the Muscles of the Upper Extremity. Testing the Muscles of the Lower Extremity. Testing in Infants and Children. Assessment of Muscles Innervated By Cranial Nerves. Upright Motor Control. Ready Reference Anatomy: Alphabetical List of Muscles, List of Muscles By Region, Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body, Motions and Their Participating Muscles, Cranial and Peripheral Nerves and the Muscles They Innervate, Myotomes. The Motor Nerve Roots and the Muscles They Innervate. Bibliography. Cited References. Index.