By
David Jones, BSc, PhD, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Children's Orthopaedic Clinic of the NHS Trust and Morriston Hospital, Swansea; Honorary
Clinical Teacher in Orthopaedics, University of Wales College of Medicine, UK
Arnold De Haan, Institute for Fundamental & Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Joan Round, School of Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Description
This text is an essential resource for any practitioner interested in how muscles work, whether from the point of view of training for
sport, treating physical problems and diseases, or understanding the basic cellular physiology and how the function interrelates with
other body systems. It provides outstanding material on skeletal muscle physiology and biochemistry. The book also offers the reader
important knowledge on topics like embryonic development, muscle organization, energy metabolism, structure of the muscle fiber, and mechanisms of fatigue.
