Whittle's Gait Analysis - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 070204265X ISBN 13: 9780702042652

Verlag: Churchill Livingstone, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Whittle’s Gait Analysis – formerly known as Gait Analysis: an introduction – is now in its fifth edition with a new team of authors led by David Levine and Jim Richards. Working closely with Michael Whittle, the team maintains a clear and accessible approach to basic gait analysis. It will assist both students and clinicians in the diagnosis of and treatment plans for patients suffering from medical conditions that affect the way they walk.

• Highly readable, the book builds upon the basics of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics 
• Describes both normal and pathological gait
• Covers the range of methods available to perform gait analysis, from the very simple to the very complex.
• Emphasizes the clinical applications of gait analysis

• Chapters on gait assessment of neurological diseases and musculoskeletal conditions and prosthetics and orthotics
• Methods of gait analysis
• Design features including key points
• A team of specialist contributors led by two internationally-renowned expert editors
• 60 illustrations, taking the total number to over 180
• Evolve Resources containing video clips and animated skeletons of normal gait supported by MCQs, an image bank, online glossary and sources of further information. Log on to http://evolve.elsevier.com/Whittle/gait to register and start using these resources today!

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Jim Richards is Professor of Biomechanics and research lead for the Allied Health Research Unit (AHRu) at the University of Central Lancashire in 2004. He has authored over 160 peer reviewed journal papers and written and edited several textbooks, including the 5th edition of Whittle’s Gait Analysis (2012). He will take over from David Levine as the lead editor for this edition.

David Levine is Professor & Walter M. Cline Chair of Excellence in physical therapy at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He was lead editor for the 5th edition of Whittle’s Gait Analysis

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Churchill Livingstone
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 070204265X
• ISBN 13: 9780702042652
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 5
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192
• Herausgeber: Richards BEng MSc PhD Jim, Levine PhD PT David, Whittle BSc MSc MB BS PhD Michael W.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italien