Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual Examination [Spiral-bound]

Helen Hislop PhD ScD FAPTA (Author), Jacqueline Montgomery MA PT (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0721692990 | ISBN-13: 978-0721692999 | Publication Date: February 22, 2002 | Edition: 7

By far the most popular and widely used text for over 50 years, Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing is the original handbook of manual evaluation of muscular strength. In addition to offering tried and true methods for assessing and grading skeletal muscle function, this up-to-date classic provides a comprehensive section on muscle anatomy and innervation that rounds out the testing chapters by linking muscle topography and function. Beautifully illustrated with more than 575 high-quality drawings, the 7th edition includes over 100 new drawings created specifically for this edition.

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About the Author

Helen Hislop, PhD, ScD, FAPTA, University of Southern California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and Jacqueline Montgomery, MA, PT, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, CA

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 464 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 7 edition (February 22, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721692990
• ISBN-13: 978-0721692999
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #477,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very self-explanatory and handy, September 22, 2006

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Daisy "SpongeBobFriend" (Tacoma, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual Examination (Spiral-bound)

During my first semester as a PTA student, this book was a life-saver! It is very thorough on how to do each muscle test and has wonderful pictures and tables for studying muscle origins, insertions, and innervations for future knowledge. You don't want to miss having such a handy study guide!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Muscle Testing, March 9, 2006

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Dee "fitness questor" (Savannah, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual Examination (Spiral-bound)

This book was used as a text in my PTA class. It seems pretty thorough. The images are pretty good, and the step by step instructions are fairly detailed.

Improvements that would be nice are: alternate methods of testing, and it would be nice to have the diagnoses listed for which each test would be applicable.