Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual Muscle and Physical Performance Testing

Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing, 11th Edition offers clear information to master procedures and enhance clinical decision-making in manual muscle testing and performance testing. It includes updated muscle testing of normal individuals and others with weakness or paralysis, alternative strength and performance tests, muscle dynamometry, ideal exercises, and functional performance testing. The eBook version includes access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Format: Hardback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 14 June 2024
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing, 11th Edition is a comprehensive guide to manual muscle testing and performance testing that provides clear information and detailed instructions to enhance clinical decision-making. The book covers the value of strength testing, patient positioning, clinician instructions, and application of skill. It includes updated muscle testing of normal individuals and those with weakness or paralysis, as well as alternative strength and performance tests for all adult populations. The eBook version included with the print purchase provides access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. The book features more than 500 illustrations that clearly show testing sequences, muscle anatomy, and muscle innervation. It also includes content on the muscle dynamometer and muscle dynamometry data, which introduces you to muscle dynamometry, including muscle dynamometer methods and results with each muscle. Ideal exercises for selected muscles thoroughly explain procedures based on the literature. The chapter on functional performance testing covers functional strength testing in older adults and those with functional decline, and testing muscle performance in various clinical settings. The chapter on strength testing for active populations includes a variety of tests appropriate for many settings with reference data for comparison.

Weight: 1360g
Dimension: 276 x 216 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323824200
Edition number: 11 ed