All about joints : a maintenance guide / Irwin M. Siegel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Siegel, Irwin M., 1927-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Joints--Diseases--Popular works.

Joints.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : DEMOS, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the acclaimed author of All About Bone and All About Muscle , All About Joints tells you everything you might want to know about your joints, how they work, how they can be injured, illnesses to which they are prone, and how to keep them healthy. The book is written for the intelligent reader who wants to better understand normal functioning of the musculoskeletal system and the injuries and ailments to which it is subject. It covers practical matters such as proper exercise and sports, the prevention and treatment of injury, arthritis and other ailments that affect our joints, and much m

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Joints By and Large; 2 Arthritis; 3 Exercise; 4 The Hip; 5 The Knee; 6 The Ankle; 7 The Foot; 8 The Neck; 9 The Spine; 10 The Shoulder; 11 The Elbow; 12 The Wrist and Hand; 13 What About the Future?; 14 Summary; 15 A 12-Question Quiz to See If You Know All About Joints; Glossary; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-230) and index.

ISBN:

1-4175-8617-6

1-281-97455-2

9786611974558

1-934559-02-4

OCLC:

462133108