Joint Structure and Function: A Comprehensive Analysis

This popular text offers clear, logical discussions of joint structure and muscle action, combined with an evidence-based approach to understanding joint dynamics in health and disease.

Key Features:

• • Focuses on normal structure and function rather than specific patient problems to show how deviations from normal may create or underlie dysfunction.
• • Prepares students to evaluate and treat human movement disorders with lucid discussions of biomechanics, joint structure, connective tissue behavior, and muscle physiology.
• • Features an evidence-based approach that applies current research to the challenges of daily practice.
• • Clarifies key information with more than 800 photographs, radiographs, scans, and illustrations.
• • Emphasizes the practical application of kinesiologic principles—and the close link between normal and disordered musculoskeletal function—with patient case studies at the beginning of each chapter and case applications throughout the text.
• • Highlights key points with “Concept Cornerstone” boxes and periodic summaries.
• • Promotes critical thinking on controversial topics through “Continuing Exploration” boxes.
• • Offers ‘Study Questions’ at the end of each chapter.

New to this Edition:

• • UPDATED! Full-color illustrations
• • NEW! Anatomy overview tables for each joint chapter
• • NEW! Co-author, Mike Lewek, and contributors with current teaching experience