Human Walking, 3rd Edition by Jessica Rose #16623
Author(s): Jessica Rose
Summary:
The definitive text on human gait is now in its Third Edition--thoroughly revised to reflect recent advances in the study of human locomotion and the clinical use of gait analysis. The book features contributions from leading experts in all the disciplines involved in the study, assessment, and treatment of gait disorders, including physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopaedics, neurology, physical therapy, podiatry, kinesiology, and biomedical engineering. This edition's updated chapters have a greater focus on analysis of treatment outcomes. Five new chapters cover evolution of human walking; adaptation in pregnancy, aging, and alcoholism; walking for health; simulation of gait; and ten important take-home lessons about walking.
Contents
Human Locomotion
Commentary by Dudley S. Childress
The Evolution of Human Walking
Kinematics of Normal Walking
Kinetics of Normal Walking
Energetics of Walking
Muscle
Development of Gait
Gait Adaptations in Adulthood: Pregnancy, Aging, and Alcoholism
Walking for Health
Gait Analysis: Clinical Application
Prosthetics
Simulation of Gait
The Next Step: Restoring Walking After Paralysis
Ten Important Take Home Lessons about Walking
Edition: Third Edition
Pub Date: 15 Dec 2005
Media Type: Book
Pages: 273
Illustrations: 195
