Muscles, Nerves and Movement in Human Occupation, fourth edition, provides sound understanding of the way in which bones, joints, muscles and nerves allow the body to perform movement during daily activities. The fourth edition has been extensively updated and revised, and inclu…
Now in its fourth edition 'Tyldesley and Grieve's Muscles, Nerves and Movement' has established itself as the leading textbook for the study of movement by occupational therapists. The book provides students with a sound understanding of the way in which bones, joints, muscles a…
Table of contents: Basic units, structure, and function : supporting tissues, muscle, and nerve Movement terminology The central nervous system : the brain and spinal cord The peripheral nervous system : cranial and spinal nerves Positioning movements of the shoulder and elbow M…
Adaptive spatial alignment
by Redding, Gordon M., Wallace, Benjamin
fromScientific psychology series
For most people, prism adaptation is an amusing demonstration, first experienced perhaps in an introductory psychology course. This monograph relates this peculiar phenomenon to the larger context of cognitive science, especially motor control and learning. The first part sketch…
Adaptive spatial alignment
by Redding, Gordon M., Wallace, Benjamin
fromScientific psychology series
This introductory textbook covers motor development, growth principles and applied practices for undergraduate students with a limited background in the movement sciences.
This introductory textbook covers motor development, growth principles and applied practices for undergraduate students with a limited background in the movement sciences.
Fundamental concepts -- Theoretical perspectives in motor development -- Principles of motion and stability -- Early motor development -- Development of human locomotion -- Development of ballistic skills -- Development of manipulative skills -- Physical growth, maturation, and …
This introductory textbook covers motor development, growth principles and applied practices for undergraduate students with a limited background in the movement sciences.
Forlagets beskrivelse: "ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" is the flagship title from the American College of Sports Medicine, the prestigious organization that sets the standards for the exercise profession. This critical handbook delivers scientifically b…
"The Infant Motor Profile is a practical manual on a new, evidence-based method to assess infant motor behaviour. Looking not only at what milestones the infant has reached, but also paying attention to the quality of motor behaviour - how the infant moves - this text provides p…
"Physics of Biological Action and Perception helps researchers interested in exploring biological motor control from a physics or alternative viewpoint perspective. The book introduces the idea of parametric control as a distinguishing feature of living systems. Sections cover h…
Forlagets beskrivelse: Understanding Motor Development, a worldwide best-selling text, provides students with both an explanatory and a descriptive basis for the processes and products of motor development. Covering the entire life span, this text focuses on the phases of motor …