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Skeletal Muscle Structure, Function, and Plasticity The Physiological Basis of Rehabilitation

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ISBN-10: 0781730619

ISBN-13: 9780781730617

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Richard Lieber

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List price: $64.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 8/28/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Preface
Skeletal Muscle Anatomy
Chapter Overview
Educational Objectives
Introduction
Muscle Development
Development of Specific Muscle Fiber Types
Skeletal Muscle Cell Microstructure
Studies of Muscle Filament and Sarcomere Structure
Satellite Cells: Reserves for Injury and Repair
Whole Skeletal Muscle Structure
Architecture of Human Skeletal Muscles
Chapter Summary
References
Skeletal Muscle Physiology
Chapter Overview
Educational Objectives
Introduction
Excitation-Contraction Coupling
Temporal Summation
Length-Tension Relationship: Isometric Muscle Contraction
Force-Velocity Relationship: Isotonic Muscle Contraction
Length-Tension-Velocity Relationship
The Cross-Bridge Cycle
Mechanical Properties of Muscles with Different Architectures
Muscle Fiber Types
Methods for Typing Muscle Fibers
Other Muscle Fiber Classification Schemes
Physiologic Properties of Muscle Fiber Types
Morphologic Properties of Different Muscle Fiber Types
The Motor Unit
Motor Unit Recruitment
Human Voluntary Motor Unit Recruitment
Physiologic Basis of Fatigue
The Electromyogram
Chapter Summary
References
The Production of Movement
Chapter Overview
Educational Objectives
Introduction
Muscle-Tendon Interaction
Joint Moments
Muscle-Joint Interaction During Isometric Torque Production
Physiological Range of Motion
Isokinetic Dynamometers Used in Physical Assessment
The Gait Cycle
Biomechanics of Biarticular Muscles
Gait Cycle Timing at Increased Velocities
Energy Expenditure During Gait
Muscles as Springs
Direct Force and Length Measurements During Locomotion
Implications for Physical Therapy
Chapter Summary
References
Skeletal Muscle Adaptation to Increased Use
Chapter Overview
Educational Objectives
Introduction
Adaptation to Chronic Electrical Stimulation
Adaptation to Chronic Stretch
Adaptation to Compensatory Hypertrophy
Adaptation to Intermittent Electrical Stimulation
Adaptation to Exercise
Chapter Summary
References
Skeletal Muscle Adaptation to Decreased Use
Chapter Overview
Educational Objectives
Introduction
Adaptation to Immobilization
Remobilization After Immobilization
Adaptation to Spinal Cord Transection
Adaptation to Hindlimb Unloading
Mechanism of Muscle Fiber Atrophy
Adaptation to Aging
Adaptation to Tenotomy
Adaptation to Denervation
Muscle Fiber Specificity to Reinnervation
Chapter Summary
References
Skeletal Muscle Response to Injury
Chapter Overview
Educational Objectives
Introduction
Morphology of the Degeneration-Regeneration Cycle
Muscle Properties After Regeneration
Clinical Application to Muscular Dystrophy
Muscle Response to Exercise-Induced Injury
Chapter Summary
References