R.T. Floyd is in his forth-sixth year of providing athletic training services for the University of West Alabama. Currently, he serves as the Director of Athletic Training and Sports Medicine for the UWA Athletic Training and Sports Medicine Center, Program Director for UWA's CAATE accredited curriculum, and as a distinguished professor in the Department of Physical Education and Athletic Training, which he chairs. He also serves as chair of the recently established School of Health Sciences and Human Performance. He has taught numerous courses in physical education, exercise science and athletic training, including kinesiology, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels since 1980.

Preface>Chapter 1 Foundations of Structural KinesiologyChapter 2 Neuromuscular FundamentalsChapter 3 Basic Biomechanical Factors and ConceptsChapter 4 The Shoulder GirdleChapter 5 The Shoulder JointChapter 6 The Elbow and Radioulnar JointsChapter 7 The Wrist and Hand JointsChapter 8 The Hip Joint and Pelvic GirdleChapter 9 The Knee JointChapter 10 The Ankle and Foot JointsChapter 11 The Trunk and Spinal ColumnChapter 12 Muscular Analysis of Selected Exercises and Related Concepts>AppendixGlossaryIndex

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