重量：1.05Kg 頁數：592 裝訂：平裝 開數：26 x 19 cm  印刷：彩色

2019.09.10.五版三刷

Preface

The measurement of joint motion is an important component of a thorough physical examination of the extremities and spine, one which helps health professionals determine

function, identify impairments, and assess rehabilitative status. The need for a comprehensive text with sufficient written detail and photographs to allow for the standardization of

goniometric measurement methods—both for the purposes of teaching and clinical practice—led to the development of the first edition of the Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry in 1985. Our approach included a discussion and photographs of testing position, stabilization, end-feel, and goniometer alignment for each measurable joint in the body. The resulting text was extremely well received by a variety of

health professional educational programs and was used as a reference in many clinical settings and research studies.

Subsequent editions were expanded to include muscle length testing at joints where muscle length is often a factor affecting range of motion. This addition integrated the

measurement procedures used in this book with the American Physical Therapy Association’s Guide to Physical Therapy Practice. Illustrations and anatomical descriptions were

added so that the reader had a visual reminder of the joint structures and muscles involved in range of motion. Information on osteokinematics, arthrokinematics, and capsular and

noncapsular patterns of limitation was included. Illustrations of bony anatomical landmarks and photographs of surface anatomy were added to help the reader align the goniometer

accurately. Inclinometer techniques for measuring range of motion of the spine and some alternative positions and alignments for goniometric measurement of the range of motion of

certain extremity joints were presented to coincide with current practice in some clinical settings.

In the years following initial publication, a considerable amount of research on the measurement of joint motion appeared in the literature. Consequently, later editions have

included a chapter on the reliability and validity of joint measurement, as well as joint-specific research sections in each chapter that focus on measurement procedures. Research findings to establish normative range-of-motion values and the motion needed for a variety of functional tasks have been provided and updated with each edition. Current evidence of the effects on range of motion of an individual’s characteristics

such as age, gender, body mass, and recreational/occupational activities, as well as the effects of the testing process such as testing position and type of measuring instrument have been consistently included in each edition. In this manner, clinicians have been supported in their efforts to integrate evidence-based practice as they determine an individual’s impairments and set rehabilitative goals.