Manual of Structural Kinesiology with PowerWeb/OLC Bind-in Passcard [Paperback]

Clem W. Thompson (Author), R .T. Floyd (Author), Clem Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 22, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0072930349 | ISBN-13: 978-0072930344 | Edition: 15

This trusted text provides a straightforward look at human anatomy and its relation to movement. Identifying specific muscles and muscle groups and describing exercises for strengthening and developing those muscles, it makes important information readily available through a logical presentation and a concise writing style.

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R.T. Floyd is in his thirty-second year of providing athletic training services for the University of West Alabama. Currently, he serves as Director of Sports Medicine and Athletic Training for the UWA Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Center, Program Director for the CAAHEP accredited athletic training education program, and as Chair and professor in the Department of Physical Education and Athletic Training. A licensed athletic trainer and emergency medical technician, Dr. Floyd is a certified member of numerous professional organizations including the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and the Athletic Equipment Managers’ Association. He also retains active membership in the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine, and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. He represents the Southeast Athletic Trainers Association (SEATA) and District IX of the NATA as District Director to the NATA Board of Directors. He also serves as Member Development Chair on the NATA Research and Education Foundation Board of Directors. Floyd has served as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Blue-Gray All-Star Football Classic in his native Montgomery for 25 years, after spending two years on the annual event’s athletic training staff. He is a 1974 graduate of Lowndes Academy, where he worked as an all-sports athletic trainer for four years, before earning a B.S. and M.A.T. in Physical Education from UWA in 1980 and 1982, as well as an Ed.D. in Human Performance Studies from the University of Alabama in 1995. Floyd was named to the UWA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001, the Alabama Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame in 2004, and tabbed an "Outstanding Young Men of America" in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1986. He was presented the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award by the NATA in 2003 and received the organization’s Service Award in 1996. He received the District IX Award for Outstanding Contribution to the field of Athletic Training by SEATA in 1990 and the organization’s highest award, the Award of Merit, in 2001. In 2004, he was inducted into the Alabama Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame. He was named to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2005. In 1996 he was presented the UWA Achievement Award by the University of West Alabama National Alumni Association. In 1997, the UWA Faculty and Board of Trustees recognized Floyd for outstanding achievement in scholarship, teaching, and leadership by presenting him with a Loraine McIlwain Bell Trustee Professorship. Previously, Floyd served as President of the UWA Faculty Senate and completed two terms as President of the Alabama Council of University Faculty Presidents.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 15 edition (May 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072930349
• ISBN-13: 978-0072930344
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,526,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars student and instructor use, September 10, 2007

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This review is from: Manual of Structural Kinesiology with PowerWeb/OLC Bind-in Passcard (Paperback)

I used this text as an undergraduate exercise student, and now I am recommending it to my undergraduate students who are looking to expand upon the NSCA text I use for Health Related Muscular Fitness. The book has great diagrams and is very user-friendly. It identifies origins and insertions, joint actions and innervations, in addition to practitioner-based information on palpation, strength, and flexibility of each muscle. I highly recommend this text!

4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Teachers: Stay FAR Away From This Book!, June 14, 2006

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This review is from: Manual of Structural Kinesiology with PowerWeb/OLC Bind-in Passcard (Paperback)

This book is wordy, wordy, wordy! The author uses unnecessary words and phrases like "generally" and "usually" throughout the entire textbook. For example, his definition for agonist muscles is, "generally described as muscles that... cause joint motion through a specified plane of motion..." Or he'll say, "This is a type of joint in which the bones permit movement..." where he could have just said "This joint permits bone movement..." It's as if he got paid for every word he shoved into the textbook.

Also, a lot of times he'll add phrases such as "... of the humerus" when the item he's describing is only located at the humerus.

The worst part of the book is that the author interchanges medical terminology with lay terms at will. In one sentence, he'll say something is located on the dorsal side of the body, and in another sentence he'll say it's located on your back.

The only positive I found in this book is that the pictures and diagrams are clear and useful.

If you are a teacher, please save the trouble of having to re-write the entire textbook. Just look for a different one to teach with.