Research Catalog

Title

The Physiological basis of rehabilitation medicine / edited by John A. Downey [and others] ; with 43 contributing authors.

Publication

Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, [1994], ©1994.

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Details

Additional Authors

Downey, John A., 1930-

Description

xv, 766 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Alternative Title

Rehabilitation medicine.

Subject

• Human physiology
• Medical rehabilitation
• Pathology
• Physiology
• Rehabilitation

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Ch. 1. Upper and Lower Motor Neurons / Malcolm B. Carpenter -- Ch. 2. Anatomy and Physiology of the Vascular Supply to the Brain / N. Venketasubramanian, J. P. Mohr, William L. Young, Cynthia Lien and Ann Breuer -- Ch. 3. Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia / Malcolm B. Carpenter -- Ch. 4. The Autonomic Nervous System / Martha E. Heath -- Ch. 5. Skeletal Muscle: Structure, Chemistry, and Function / James S. Lieberman, E. Ralph Johnson and David D. Kilmer -- Ch. 6. Receptors in Muscle and Their Role in Motor Control / James Gordon -- Ch. 7. Cardiopulmonary Physiology / Jonathan R. Moldover and Joel Stein -- Ch. 8. Physiology of Synovial Joints and Articular Cartilage / Jerald R. Zimmerman and Van C. Mow -- Ch. 9. Physiology of the Skin / Janet H. Prystowsky and Leonard C. Harber -- Ch. 10. Nerve Conduction and Neuromuscular Transmission / Robert E. Lovelace and Stanley J. Myers -- Ch. 11. The Motor Unit and Muscle Action Potentials / Stanley J. Myers and Robert E. Lovelace.
• Ch. 12. Evoked Potentials: Introduction / Yasoma Challenor, Erwin G. Gonzalez and Arminius Cassvan. A. Visual Evoked Potentials / Yasoma Challenor, Erwin G. Gonzalez and Arminius Cassvan. B. Auditory Evoked Potentials / Yasoma Challenor, Erwin G. Gonzalez and Arminius Cassvan. C. Somatosensory and Motor Evoked Potentials / Yasoma Challenor, Erwin G. Gonzalez and Arminius Cassvan -- Ch. 13. Human Thermoregulation / John A. Downey and Daniel E. Lemons -- Ch. 14. Control of the Circulation in the Limbs / Daniel E. Lemons and John A. Downey -- Ch. 15. Exercise and Fatigue / Jonathan R. Moldover and Joanne Borg-Stein -- Ch. 16. Energy Expenditure During Ambulation / Erwin G. Gonzalez and Paul J. Corcoran -- Ch. 17. Physiologic Changes Associated with Bed Rest and Major Body Injury / Robert J. Downey and Charles Weissman -- Ch. 18. Obesity and Weight Control / Elsworth R. Buskirk -- Ch. 19. Urogenital Physiology / Steven A. Kaplan, Jerry G. Blaivas and Ann Breuer.
• Ch. 20. Autonomic Function in the Isolated Spinal Cord / Brenda S. Mallory -- Ch. 21. Peripheral Nerve Regeneration / Mazher M. Jaweed -- Ch. 22. Biofeedback / Steven L. Wolf -- Ch. 23. The Physiologic Aspects and Clinical Application of Functional Electrical Stimulation in Rehabilitation / Kristjan T. Ragnarsson -- Ch. 24. Central Nervous System Plasticity and Cognitive Remediation / Yasoma B. Challenor and Richard Borkow -- Ch. 25. Aging of the Reproductive System in Women: Menopause / Fredi Kronenberg and John A. Downey -- Ch. 26. Aphasia, Apraxia, and Agnosia / John C. M. Brust -- Ch. 27. Skeletal Physiology and Osteoporosis / Felicia Cosman and Robert Lindsay -- Ch. 28. Biology of Aging in Humans / Jose A. Alonso and Lucien J. Cote -- Ch. 29. Pain and Suffering / W. Crawford Clark.

ISBN

1563720809 (alk. paper)

LCCN

93037020

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries