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Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry / Edition 4

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ISBN-10:: 0803620667
ISBN-13:: 9780803620667
Pub. Date:: 06/24/2009
Publisher:: F.A. Davis Company

ISBN-10:: 0803620667
ISBN-13:: 9780803620667
Pub. Date:: 06/24/2009
Publisher:: F.A. Davis Company

Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry / Edition 4

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Rely on the 4th Edition of this popular manual to teach you how to perform the skills essential to identifying impairments and assessing rehabilitation status. For each measurable joint in the body, you’ll find a consistent, easy-to-follow format and exceptional photographs that depict stabilization during range of motion and alignment, making it easy for you to visualize the examination and technique for each joint motion and muscle length test.

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ISBN-13:	9780803620667
Publisher:	F.A. Davis Company
Publication date:	06/24/2009
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	8.74(w) x 10.84(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

Norkin, Cynthia C., EdD, PT (Ohio Univ); White, D. Joyce, MS, RPT (Univ of Massachusetts)

I. Introduction Goniometry 1. Basic Concepts 2. Procedures 3. Validity and Reliability II. Upper Extremity Testing 4. The Shoulder 5. The Elbow and Forearm 6. The Wrist 7. The Hand III. Lower Extremity Testing 8. The Hip 9. The Knee 10. The Ankle and Foot IV. Testing of the Spine and Temporomandibular Joint 11. The Cervical Spine 12. The Thoracic and Lumbar Spine 13. The Temporomandibular Joint Appendices A. Normative Range of Motion Values B. Joint Measurements by Body Position C. Numerical Recording Forms

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3 Stars from Doody

This is the latest edition of a book on joint measurement that incorporates the theory and concepts of goniometry with detailed descriptions and photographs of the specific procedures involved in measuring all of the joints of the human body. It also includes specific information regarding the normal function of each joint, the effects of aging and gender on joint function, and a review of the current literature regarding evaluation of joints. The purpose is to provide a comprehensive instructional guide to goniometry that is useful in the classroom and student lab, and in the clinical setting. It effectively meets its goal of being a user-friendly text and a reliable resource manual for all those involved with the evaluation of joints. The book is appropriate for students in health care professions that are responsible for patient evaluation as well as for professionals in the clinical or research setting. It is both an instructional guide and a reference manual. The book includes effective photographs to demonstrate specific skills as well as charts and tables that provide normative data regarding joint function. References pertinent to each joint are included and current data and trends in joint evaluation are reviewed. This book is a very useful manual for instructional and reference purposes in the measurement of joint motion using the universal goniometer. It brings together the general concepts of the functional anatomy of joints and provides detailed procedures for the measurement of joint motion.

Michelle M. Masterson

Reviewer: Michelle M. Masterson, MEd, PT (Medical College of Ohio School of Allied Health)
Description: This is the latest edition of a book on joint measurement that incorporates the theory and concepts of goniometry with detailed descriptions and photographs of the specific procedures involved in measuring all of the joints of the human body. It also includes specific information regarding the normal function of each joint, the effects of aging and gender on joint function, and a review of the current literature regarding evaluation of joints.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a comprehensive instructional guide to goniometry that is useful in the classroom and student lab, and in the clinical setting. It effectively meets its goal of being a user-friendly text and a reliable resource manual for all those involved with the evaluation of joints.
Audience: The book is appropriate for students in health care professions that are responsible for patient evaluation as well as for professionals in the clinical or research setting. It is both an instructional guide and a reference manual.
Features: The book includes effective photographs to demonstrate specific skills as well as charts and tables that provide normative data regarding joint function. References pertinent to each joint are included and current data and trends in joint evaluation are reviewed.
Assessment: This book is a very useful manual for instructional and reference purposes in the measurement of joint motion using the universal goniometer. It brings together the general concepts of the functional anatomy of joints and provides detailed procedures for the measurement of joint motion.

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Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry / Edition 4

Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry / Edition 4

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