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| Book review - (2010)09, 161 |
| FUNCTIONAL TESTING IN HUMAN PERFORMANCE: 139 TESTS FOR SPORT, FITNESS, OCCUPATIONAL SETTINGS |
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Editors: Michael P. Reiman and Robert C. Manske
Bibliographic: ISBN-10: 0736068791, ISBN-13: 978-0736068796; Human Kinetics Europe Ltd; 1st edition; 2009, £56.00, 308 pages, hardcover
Subjects: Exercise physiology and testing, fitness, occupational settings
Reviewed by: Fadıl Ozyener MD, PhD, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa Turkey
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| DESCRIPTION |
| This book offers collection of information on clinical and data-based functional testing for sport, exercise and occupational settings |
| PURPOSE |
| The textbook aims to define the role of function in physical performance and how it can be appropriately tested |
| AUDIENCE |
| This is a comprehensive learning tool for medical and/or sports science beginners and an essential reference for advanced clinicians |
| FEATURES |
| The textbook features 13 chapters in three parts: Part I, Basics of Functional testing is composed of Chapter 1, Essential Concepts and Terms; Chapter 2. Test Administration; and Chapter 3, Integration of Functional Testing Into Everyday Practice. In Part II, Testing procedures and protocols for discrete physical parameters, 7 more chapters are presented. Namely: Chapter 4, Anthropometric Assessment; Chapter 5, Muscle Length Assessment; Chapter 6, Fundamental Movement Testing; Chapter 7, Balance Testing; Chapter 8, Aerobic Testing; Chapter 9, Strength and Power Testing; Chapter 10, Speed, Agility, and Quickness Testing; Testing procedures and protocols for regional physical parameters are presented in Part III. Its chapters are 11, Trunk Testing; 12, Upper Extremity Testing; and 13, Lower Extremity Anaerobic Power Testing. To improve understanding of the tests presented in the book, live-action demonstrations of 40 of the most advanced tests in a DVD also included |
| ASSESSMENT |
| After presenting the theory clearly, and then detailing and demonstrating the practice, this textbook is a great help for clinicians in understanding and incorporating functional testing to identify their patients' or clients' limitations in order to enhance their performance and rehabilitation. This book is, therefore, a strong contender to be fundamental resource book in this area |
