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Muscle testing : a concise manual /

A concise manual, provides a reference for understanding how structure relates to function, and how by knowing function we can learn structural configurations. Often muscular anatomy is taught as a dry subject whereby each muscle is painstakingly reviewed and the learner is expected to cite origin,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Abrahamson, Earle (Autor), Langston, Jane (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland : Handspring Publishing Limited, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A concise manual, provides a reference for understanding how structure relates to function, and how by knowing function we can learn structural configurations. Often muscular anatomy is taught as a dry subject whereby each muscle is painstakingly reviewed and the learner is expected to cite origin, insertion, action, nerve supply and blood supply. This commonly used approach may not necessarily aid understanding of muscle function, nor does it demonstrate muscular positioning. Through muscle testing, one is better equipped to consider how muscles function individually and in working groups. It is the knowledge of symmetrical movement, range of motion, contractile patterns, resistance and gravity that provides the fuller picture for muscle function and dysfunction/
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 284 pages) : color illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and glossary.
ISBN:1912085666
9781912085668