Comparative Kinesiology of the Human Body: Normal and Pathological Conditions (Paperback)

PART 1: HISTORY AND BASICS OF KINESIOLOGY 1. Past, Present and Future of Kinesiology 2. Principles of Kinesiology 3. Fundamentals of Human movement, Its Control and Energetics

PART 2: TISSUES 4. Morphogenesis and Biomechanics of the Embryo 5. Architecture of Bone Tissue and its Adaptation to Pathological Conditions 6. Architecture of Cartilage Tissue and its Adaptation to Pathological Conditions 7. Architecture of Muscle Tissue and its Adaptation to Pathological Conditions 8. Architecture of Tendon and Ligament and their Adaptation to Pathological Conditions 9. Architecture of Fascia and its Adaptation to Pathological Conditions 10. Architecture of Human Joints and their Movement

PART 3: UPPER EXTREMITY 11. Kinesiology of the Shoulder Complex 12. Kinesiology of the Elbow Complex 13. Kinesiology of the Wrist and Hand

PART 4: TRUNK AND PELVIS 14. Kinesiology of the Temporomandibular Joint 15. Kinesiology of the Cervical Vertebral column 16. Kinesiology of the Thoracic Vertebral Column 17. Kinesiology of the Lumbar Vertebral Column 18. Kinesiology of the Pelvis

PART 5: CARDIORESPIRATORY SYSTEM 19. Kinesiology of the Hip 20. Kinesiology of the Knee 21. Kinesiology of the Ankle and Foot Complex 22. Kinesiology of Respiration 23. Biomechanics of Circulation

PART 6: SENSORY-MOTOR INTEGRATION AND PERFORMANCE 24. Motor Control and Sensory-Motor Integration of Human Movement 25. Motor Learning 26. Balance and Postural Control

PART 7: LOCOMOTION 27. Evolution of Bipedalism 28. Kinesiology of Human Gait 29. Effect of Weightlessness on Human Body 30. Biomechanical Principles of the Exercise Design