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Joint motion; clinical measurement & evaluation
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Manual Therapy 9 (2004) 49–50
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Book reviews Joint motion; clinical measurement & evaluation Roger Soames; Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 2003, p. 203, price d15.99, ISBN 0443058083 Roger Soames has attempted to demonstrate, both pictorially and in text, clinical methods of joint measurement and evaluation. He has ably succeeded in producing what is described as a quick reference guide to the subject. The opening section simply outlines joint structure and function, followed by a discussion on flexibility and mobility. Principles of measurement and clinical application then are covered briefly. The text uses the same sequence for each joint: a review of the relevant anatomy using clear line drawings, a description of the possible ranges of movement, and then methods of evaluation of this range, illustrated by black and white photographs. These would enable an under-
graduate physiotherapist to easily perform the movements described. Tables give the required ranges of joint movement during common activities. More attention and space is given to the peripheral joints than the vertebral, where mostly gross active movements are described. The temporo-mandibular joint is also covered briefly. The benefit of having specific joint range of motion measurements for each area, and the accuracy of such measurements, can be debated, but overall this is an excellent text book and a useful addition, particularly for students training in the evaluation of patients with musculo-skeletal lesions. Stephanie Saunders 20 Aisla Road, Twickenham TWI 1QW, UK E-mail address: [email protected]
doi:10.1016/S1356-689X(03)00088-2
Assessment of the lower limb, 2nd edition Linda Merriman and Warren Turner (Eds.); Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 2002, p. 504, price d39.99, ISBN 0443071128 This is the second edition of a textbook written mostly by podiatrists. It is a comprehensive text covering all aspects of lower limb assessment and includes some general but related issues such as clinical measurement. Physical examination is approached from a systems perspective (vascular, neurological, orthopaedic, skin and footwear) across separate chapters. This section is followed by the next, which explores the adaptation of general principles of assessment to different client groups, such as children and the ‘sports patient’. The book generally appears to be mostly written from a podiatry perspective although this is not entirely consistent as an attempt has been made to make the book useful to a wider audience. Unsurprisingly, the chapter on gait analysis is a particular strength of the book. Although brief, it is sufficiently detailed to include calcaneal and navicular movement during the gait cycle. The chapter on orthopaedic assessment covers an orthopaedic overview of the lower limb, doi:10.1016/S1356-689X(03)00089-4
which is insufficiently detailed in regard to assessment of joint movements and muscle tissue for students or practitioners of manual therapy. Neurological assessment, however, is written from the view of diagnosing which part of the nervous system is functioning abnormally, rather than from a screening purpose. Some theoretical concepts are missing, for example, where the skin and wound healing is discussed, information on the patho-physiology of healing, atrophy, tissue biomechanics is omitted. The vascular assessment chapter, by contrast, includes broad explanatory physiological detail. The book is clearly written and is in hardcover, with colour photographs at the beginning and halftones throughout. The text is accurate and provides a useful overview and would benefit from some further development through linkage to clinical decision making and intervention. It would be a useful addition to the library of any manual therapist, to dip into, and would be a valuable textbook to the podiatry student. Liz Holey School of Health and Social Care, University of Teesside Tees Valley, Middlesbrough TS1 3BA, UK E-mail address: [email protected]
Manual Therapy 9 (2004) 49–50
www.elsevier.com/locate/math
Book reviews Joint motion; clinical measurement & evaluation Roger Soames; Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 2003, p. 203, price d15.99, ISBN 0443058083 Roger Soames has attempted to demonstrate, both pictorially and in text, clinical methods of joint measurement and evaluation. He has ably succeeded in producing what is described as a quick reference guide to the subject. The opening section simply outlines joint structure and function, followed by a discussion on flexibility and mobility. Principles of measurement and clinical application then are covered briefly. The text uses the same sequence for each joint: a review of the relevant anatomy using clear line drawings, a description of the possible ranges of movement, and then methods of evaluation of this range, illustrated by black and white photographs. These would enable an under-
graduate physiotherapist to easily perform the movements described. Tables give the required ranges of joint movement during common activities. More attention and space is given to the peripheral joints than the vertebral, where mostly gross active movements are described. The temporo-mandibular joint is also covered briefly. The benefit of having specific joint range of motion measurements for each area, and the accuracy of such measurements, can be debated, but overall this is an excellent text book and a useful addition, particularly for students training in the evaluation of patients with musculo-skeletal lesions. Stephanie Saunders 20 Aisla Road, Twickenham TWI 1QW, UK E-mail address: [email protected]
doi:10.1016/S1356-689X(03)00088-2
Assessment of the lower limb, 2nd edition Linda Merriman and Warren Turner (Eds.); Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 2002, p. 504, price d39.99, ISBN 0443071128 This is the second edition of a textbook written mostly by podiatrists. It is a comprehensive text covering all aspects of lower limb assessment and includes some general but related issues such as clinical measurement. Physical examination is approached from a systems perspective (vascular, neurological, orthopaedic, skin and footwear) across separate chapters. This section is followed by the next, which explores the adaptation of general principles of assessment to different client groups, such as children and the ‘sports patient’. The book generally appears to be mostly written from a podiatry perspective although this is not entirely consistent as an attempt has been made to make the book useful to a wider audience. Unsurprisingly, the chapter on gait analysis is a particular strength of the book. Although brief, it is sufficiently detailed to include calcaneal and navicular movement during the gait cycle. The chapter on orthopaedic assessment covers an orthopaedic overview of the lower limb, doi:10.1016/S1356-689X(03)00089-4
which is insufficiently detailed in regard to assessment of joint movements and muscle tissue for students or practitioners of manual therapy. Neurological assessment, however, is written from the view of diagnosing which part of the nervous system is functioning abnormally, rather than from a screening purpose. Some theoretical concepts are missing, for example, where the skin and wound healing is discussed, information on the patho-physiology of healing, atrophy, tissue biomechanics is omitted. The vascular assessment chapter, by contrast, includes broad explanatory physiological detail. The book is clearly written and is in hardcover, with colour photographs at the beginning and halftones throughout. The text is accurate and provides a useful overview and would benefit from some further development through linkage to clinical decision making and intervention. It would be a useful addition to the library of any manual therapist, to dip into, and would be a valuable textbook to the podiatry student. Liz Holey School of Health and Social Care, University of Teesside Tees Valley, Middlesbrough TS1 3BA, UK E-mail address: [email protected]