A practical handbook on evaluating muscular strength and function,
Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual
Examination and Performance Testing, 10th Edition helps you to
understand and master procedures in manual muscle testing and
performance testing. Clear, illustrated instructions provide a guide to
patient positioning, direction of motion, and direction of resistance.
In addition to muscle testing of normal individuals and others with
weakness or paralysis, this edition includes coverage of alternative
strength tests and performance tests for older adults and others with
functional decline (such as the inactive and obese). The tenth edition
also includes coverage of muscle dynamometry and a sampling of ideal
exercises. Updated by educators Dale Avers and Marybeth Brown, this
classic physical therapy reference once again features a companion
website with many new video clips demonstrating the latest muscle
testing procedures and alternatives to muscle testing. In addition, two
online only chapters - Cranial Nerve and Ready Reference Anatomy -
have been added.
- Drawings and arrows along with clear written directions make it easy
to understand and perform muscle testing procedures, allowing you to
assess deficits in strength, balance, and range of motion.
- More than 500 illustrations clearly show testing sequences, muscle
anatomy, and muscle innervation.
- Chapters on performance testing cover functional strength testing
in older adults and those with functional decline, and testing muscle
performance in various clinical settings.
- Chapters on manual muscle testing address when to use manual
muscle testing, the limitations of manual muscle testing, and
alternatives to manual muscle testing.
- Details of muscle anatomy and innervation help in linking muscle
topography with function.
- Helpful Hints and Substitutions boxes provide additional tips
and highlight muscle substitutions that may occur during a test to
ensure greater accuracy in testing.
- A constant reference number clearly identifies each muscle in the
body, indexed in the Alphabetical List of Muscles by Region as well
as in the Ready Reference Anatomy Manual on Evolve, to speed
cross-referencing and help you to quickly identify any muscle.
NEW! Content on the muscle dynamometer and muscle dynamometry data
introduces you to muscle dynamometry including muscle dynamometer
methods and results with each muscle.
NEW! Video clips demonstrate the latest muscle testing techniques
and alternative muscle testing procedures in a clinical setting.
NEW! Ideal exercises for selected muscles thoroughly explain
procedures based on the literature.
NEW! Additional Video Educational Content box alerts you when
videos associated with that chapter are available to view.
