Coverage also includes external and internal factors that affect human growth patterns and development throughout the lifespan (embryo, child, adult and geriatrics). This book is the perfect reference for researchers in kinesiology, but it is also ideal for clinicians and students involved in rehabilitation practice.

• Includes in-depth coverage of the mechanical behavior of the embryo as one of the major determinants of human movement throughout the lifecycle
• Provides a comparison of human movement between normal and pathological conditions
• Addresses each body region in functional and dysfunctional kinesiological terms

Researchers of kinesiology as well as clinicians and students involved in rehabilitation practice; this may include exercise physiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, prosthetics and orthotics specialists, podiatric specialists, athletic trainers, and sports medicine physicians. Biomedical engineers who design equipment for transportation, rehabilitation clinics and aiding daily living activities

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 4. Architecture of Human Joints and their Movement PART 2: TISSUES 5. Morphogenesis and Biomechanics of the Embryo and Foetus 6. Architecture of Bone Tissue and its Adaptation to Pathological Conditions 7. Architecture of Cartilage Tissue and its Adaptation to Pathological Conditions 8. Architecture of Muscle Tissue and its Adaptation to Pathological Conditions 9. Architecture of Tendon and Ligament and their Adaptation to Pathological Conditions 10. Architecture of Fascia and its Adaptation to Pathological Conditions 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 Respiration 20. Biomechanics of Circulation PART 6: LOWER EXTREMITY 21. Kinesiology of the Hip 22. Kinesiology of the Knee 23. Kinesiology of the Ankle and Foot Complex PART 7: SENSORY-MOTOR INTEGRATION AND PERFORMANCE 24. Motor Control and Sensory-Motor Integration of Human Movement 25. Motor Learning 26. Balance and Postural Control PART 8: LOCOMOTION 27. Effect of Weightlessness on Human Body 28. Evolution of Bipedalism 29. Kinesiology of Human Gait 30. Biomechanical Principles of the Exercise Design