Muscles: Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain 5th Edition

560 Pages·2005·97.7 MB·English

by  Florence Peterson Kendall

Muscles
Testing and Function
with Posture and Pain
Fifth Edition

Muscles
Testing and Function
with Posture and Pain
5th Edition
Florence Peterson Kendall
Elizabeth Kendall McCreary
Patricia Gelse Provance
Mary Mclntyre Rodgers
William Anthony Romani
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Muscles, testing and functions / Florence Peterson Kendall...[et al.]
5th ed.
p.; cm.
Rev. ed. of: Muscles, testing and function / Florence Peterson Kendall, Elizabeth Kendall
McCreary, Patricia Geise Provance. 4th ed. ©1993
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7817-4780-5 (alk. paper)
1. Muscles—Examination. 2. Physical therapy. 3. Pain 4. Posture disorders 5. Exercise.
1. Kendall, Florence Peterson, 1910- II. Kendall, Florence Peterson. 1910- [DNLM: 1. Muscles-
physiology. 2. Musculoskeletal Diseases—diagnosis. 3. Musculoskeletal Diseases—therapy.
4. Posture. WE 500 M9872 2005]
RM701.M87 2005
616.7'40754—dc22
2005001170
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Henry Otis Kendall, RT.
(1898-1979)
Co-author of first and second editions, and Posture and Pain
Former Director of Physical Therapy Department, Children's Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland;
Supervisor of Physical Therapy, Baltimore Board of Education; Instructor in Body Mechanics,
Johns Hopkins School of nursing; private practice.
Dedicated to Our Families,
Our Students, and
Our Patients
Foreword to the Fifth Edition
The fifth edition of Muscles, Testing and Function with examination findings. The sections on posture, face,
Posture and Pain by Florence P. Kendall and her four as head, neck, trunk, extremities and respiration detail in
sociate authors (two of whom are new to this edition) nervation, joint movement, muscle strength tests, painful
continues to provide rehabilitation professionals with conditions and exercise interventions. The presentation,
a wealth of knowledge and background in this all- photos and graphics were recognized for their clarity
important aspect of the patient/client examination from the very first edition, and this standard of excel
process. Florence and Henry Kendall were pioneers in lence continues with this fifth edition. There is absolutely
the early development and refinement of the art and sci no doubt that this latest edition of Muscles, Testing and
ence of muscle testing as evidenced by the publication Function with Posture and Pain will continue to be the
of the first edition of this text in 1949. Each succeeding text of choice for students, clinicians and faculty in
edition (1971, 1983, and 1993) further refined and ex volved in these crucial aspects of the examination, eval
panded the methods of evaluating muscle performance uation and diagnostic processes of the musculoskeletal
and function, and further recognized the need for under system.
standing the relationships between muscle imbalances
and their resultant faulty postures and pain syndromes.
I feel so privileged to have been asked to write this fore
This text has become the "gold standard" for practice.
word for my colleague, my friend, and my mentor. One
must always stand in awe of this truly remarkable
This latest edition contains many new features. As one woman's contributions over more than three score years.
would expect from Florence Kendall, a physical thera Her enthusiasm for and love of the material that make
pist who has never let a moment go by without mentor up this text's "heart and soul" is evident in all of Flo
ing, teaching, and sharing her deep insights, she has rence's professional endeavors. The comprehensiveness
once again shown us the importance of maintaining cur of the text makes it continually stand the test of time,
rency with professional developments affecting practice. just as the primary author has stood the test in her cho
sen profession of physical therapy.
This book's underlying philosophy is that we must al
ways return to the tried and true basics that make us Marilyn Moffat, FT, PhD, FAPTA, CSCS
more reflective practitioners regarding the appropriate
Professor
tests and measures selections needed to be better able to
Department of Physical Therapy
devise and select intervention strategies concurrent with
New York University
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