I recently had the chance to read the new book published Prof. Richard Lieber, headed “Skeletal Muscle Structure, Function, and Plasticity – The physiological basis of rehabilitation”.
Dr. Lieber, PhD, is the Chief Scientific Officer of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a physical medicine and rehabilitation research hospital based in Chicago, Illinois. Under his leadership, the hospital has more than 300 research studies and clinical trials under way.
What it is about
The text addresses muscle physiology and function from the anatomical structure to the pathologic conditions that may arise after acute neurological event, such as stroke, traumatic brain injury or cerebral palsy.
Prof. Lieber has the rare gift of being able to guide the reader in understanding the mechanisms inside the muscle through a simple narrative full of examples. The numerous therapists’ opinions that intersperse the main text help to immediately link the new concepts learned with clinical practice. Discussion of real clinical cases at the end of each chapter makes the readers test themselves on what they have read.
Last but not least, the book is filled with high-quality color images, which allow the reader to immediately visualize what the Professor is talking about.
Anyone interested in human movement analysis and the understanding the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems for implementing movement should have it in his bookcase.
You can buy the printed version from this link, or the digital version here.
If you are interested in finding other valuable books to support your clinical activity by understanding human functioning, you can find other suggested texts about surface EMG and masticatory function.
