Understanding Joints: A Practical Guide to Their Structure and FunctionThis is an introductory text designed to give an understanding and awareness of the function of the main joints in the body. Students of physiotherapy, osteopathy and other subjects related to orthopaedics and manual medicine will find the clarity of the book helpful. |
Contents
how to use this book | 1 |
Anatomical terminology and movements | 4 |
Introduction to joints | 7 |
an introduction | 23 |
The cervical spine | 30 |
The respiratory mechanism and the thoracic spine | 46 |
The lumbar spine | 63 |
The vertebral junction areas | 79 |
The shoulder | 99 |
The elbow | 117 |
The wrist | 126 |
The hand | 136 |
The hip | 148 |
The knee | 163 |
The ankle | 183 |
The foot | 190 |
Common terms and phrases
abduction anatomical angle ankle anteriorly apophyseal joints arch articular processes articular surfaces articulating atlanto-axial joints atlas attachment axis biceps brachii bone specimens bursa calcaneus capsule carpal cervical spine clavicle Clinical Note collateral ligament compressive Consider cruciate ligaments details shown distal dorsal dorsiflexion elbow epicondyle eversion extension extensor facet features shown femur fibres fibrocartilage finger flexed flexion/extension flexor foot functional glenohumeral joint head Highlight the details Highlight the names humerus inferior innominate instant centre intervertebral discs joint surfaces knee kyphosis lateral rotation longitudinal longus lumbar spine lumbosacral mandible medial rotation meniscus ments metacarpal metacarpophalangeal joints motion segment move Movement produced Muscle check occipital palmar Palpate patella pelvis plane plantar flexion pollicis position pronation proximal ribs sacrum sagittal scapula shoulder shown in Figure sidebending slide structure Study tasks subtalar joints superior supination synovial joints synovial membrane talus tendon thoracic spine thumb tibia tissues tubercle tuberosity upper vertebral column weightbearing wrist
Popular passages
Page 232 - Pearcy MJ, Tibrewal SB 1984 Axial rotation and lateral bending in the normal lumbar spine measured by three-dimensional radiography. Spine 9: 582-587 Pearcy M, Portek I, Shepherd J 1984 Three-dimensional X-ray analysis of normal movement in the lumbar spine.