Joint Range of Motion and Muscle Length Testing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
One of the most comprehensive texts on the market, Joint Range of Motion and Muscle Length Testing, 3rd Edition, is an easy-to-follow text that helps students accurately measure range of motion and muscle length for all age groups. Written by renowned educators, Nancy B. Reese and William D. Bandy for both Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy students and professionals, this book describes in detail the reliability and validity of each technique. A new companion web site features video clips demonstrating over 100 measurement techniques!
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Joint Range of Motion and Muscle Length Testing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
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- Full-color design clearly demonstrates various techniques and landmarks.
- Clear technique template allows students to quickly and easily identify the information they need.
- Simple anatomic illustrations clearly depict the various techniques and landmarks for each joint.
- Coverage of range of motion and muscle length testing includes important, must-know information for the rehab professional.
- Complex tool coverage prepares students to use the tape measure, goniometer, and inclinometer in the clinical setting.
- Over 100 videos let instructors and students independently review techniques covered in the text.
- Chapter on infants and children eliminates having to search through pediatric-specific books for information.
- Anatomical landmarks provide a fast visual reference for exactly where to place measuring devices.
- Chapters dedicated to length testing makes information easy to locate.
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UPDATED information and references includes the latest in hand and upper extremity rehabilitation.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Measurement of Range of Motion and Muscle Length: Background, History, and Basic Principles 2. Measurement of Range of Motion and Muscle Length: Clinical Relevance 3. Measurement of Range of Motion of the Shoulder 4. Measurement of Range of Motion of the Elbow and Forearm 5. Measurement of Range of Motion of the Wrist and Hand 6. Muscle Length Testing of the Upper Extremity 7. Reliability and Validity of Measurements of Range of Motion and Muscle Length Testing of the Upper Extremity 8. Measurement of Range of Motion of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine 9. Measurement of Range of Motion of the Cervical Spine and Temporomandibular Joint 10. Reliability and Validity of Measurement of Range of Motion for the Spine and Temporomandibular Joint 11. Measurement of Range of Motion of the Hip 12. Measurement of Range of Motion of the Knee 13. Measurement of Range of Motion of the Ankle and Foot 14. Muscle Length testing of the Lower Extremity 15. Reliability and Validity of Measurements of Range of Motion and Muscle Length Testing of the Lower Extremity 16. Pediatric Range of Motion
Appendix A. Sample Data Recording Forms Appendix B. Normative Range of Motion for the Extremities and Spine in Adults
