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Muscles [braille] : testing and function: with posture and pain /

By: Kendall, Florence Peterson, 1910-.
Contributor(s): McCreary, Elizabeth Kendall | Provance, Patricia Geise.
Publisher: Baltimore, Md. : Williams & Wilkins, [1993?]Edition: 4th ed.Description: xv, 451 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780683045765 :.Uniform titles: Posture and pain. Subject(s): Muscles -- Examination | Physical therapy | Pain | Posture disorders | Exercise | Muscles -- physiology | Musculoskeletal Diseases -- diagnosis | Musculoskeletal Diseases -- therapy | Posture | Humans MusclesDDC classification: 616.740754
Contents:
Fundamental principles -- Joint motions -- Muscle length tests and stretching exercises -- Posture : alignment and muscle balance -- Scoliosis -- Trunk muscles, strength tests and exercises -- Lower extremity strength tests -- Upper extremity and shoulder girdle strength tests -- Facial, eye, and neck muscles ; muscles of deglutition ; and respiratory muscles -- Painful conditions of the upper back, neck, and arm -- Painful conditions of the low back and lower extremities -- Plexuses, and spinal nerve and muscle charts.
Summary: This text was written for students and practitioners in the health profession who need to acquire a knowledge of muscle function, skill in evaluating joint movement and muscle strength, and an understanding of the muscle imbalance associated with faulty posture.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-426) and index.

Fundamental principles -- Joint motions -- Muscle length tests and stretching exercises -- Posture : alignment and muscle balance -- Scoliosis -- Trunk muscles, strength tests and exercises -- Lower extremity strength tests -- Upper extremity and shoulder girdle strength tests -- Facial, eye, and neck muscles ; muscles of deglutition ; and respiratory muscles -- Painful conditions of the upper back, neck, and arm -- Painful conditions of the low back and lower extremities -- Plexuses, and spinal nerve and muscle charts.

This text was written for students and practitioners in the health profession who need to acquire a knowledge of muscle function, skill in evaluating joint movement and muscle strength, and an understanding of the muscle imbalance associated with faulty posture.

Braille. Charlesbourg, Quebec : Braille Jymico Inc. 15 v. (1837 p.) et 305 p. graphiques en 5 supplements.

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