3rd Edition
Isokinetics Muscle Testing, Interpretation and Clinical Applications
Section I: General Aspects of Isokinetic Dynamometer
1. General issues in Isokinetic Testing
Zeevi Dvir
2. Reproducibility and Interpretation of Isokinetic Test Findings
Zeevi Dvir and Joaquim Chaler
3. Isokinetic Reconditioning: Main Principles and Clinical Applications in Select Musculoskeletal Disorders
Andrea Manca and Lucia Ventura
4. Multiple-Joint Isokinetic Testing
Steffen Mueller
5. Isokinetics and Impairment Assessment
Joaquim Chaler and Zeevi Dvir
Section II: Regional Isokinetics
6. Isokinetics of the Hip Muscles
Zeevi Dvir
7. Isokinetics of the Knee Muscles
Pascal Edouard, Marc Dauty, Maryne Cozette and Zeevi Dvir
8. Isokinetics of the Ankle Muscles
Zeevi Dvir and John Caruso
9. Isokinetics of the Shoulder Muscles
Zeevi Dvir, Andrea Manca, Lucia Ventura
10. Isokinetics of the Elbow and Forearm / Wrist Muscles
Zeevi Dvir
11. Isokinetics of Trunk Muscles
Zeevi Dvir, Feza Korkusuz and Batuhan Erhan Aktaş
Section III: Special Topics
12. Isokinetics in Select Neurological Disorders
Andrea Manca and Franca Deriu
13. Applications of Isokinetics in Neuromuscular Disorders
Jan Lexell
14. Isokinetic Testing of Muscle Strength in Older Adults
Richard W Bohannon
15. Isokinetic Testing of Children
Thomas D O’Brien
Biography
Zeevi Dvir is professor emeritus at The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel. He has published a number of books, numerous papers and has two patents, all relating to the various aspects of isokinetic dynamometry. Dr. Dvir is the Editor-in-Chief, Isokinetics and Exercise Science since 1998 and has served for many years as a reviewer for several international journals.
"This book is the third edition of a now classic text that presents significant expansions compared to the second edition, including contributions from various authors and an extension into topics of clear clinical interest."
-Luigi Tesio, MD, Director, Department of Neurorehabilitation Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS
Honorary Professor, Università degli Studi,Milan, Italy"Isokinetics: Muscle Testing, Interpretation and Clinical Applications addresses an acute need for standardization of isokinetic measurements. It provides an essential roadmap for clinicians and researchers to follow uniform protocols related to input parameters such as position, range of motion and speed, and output parameters for determination of muscle deficits. These uniform protocols optimize reproducibility of the clinical applications of isokinetics. Isokinetic dynamometry is the standard for assessing muscle strength status, and this book is an essential resource for everyone who utilizes this technology in their research and clinical practice."
-David H. Perrin, PhD, ATC, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, University of Utah Health, USA
