First designed with the physical therapist assistant student in mind, but now expected to be useful to other disciplines as well, this edition has been expanded to include more clinical and anatomic examples, especially those explaining basic lever systems and inclined planes and those related to posture and gait. Lippert (physical therapy assistant program director, retired, Mount Hood Community College) covers basic clinical kinesiology and anatomy in the skeletal, articular, arthrokinematic, muscular and nervous systems and in biomechanics, the upper extemities in the shoulder girdle, shoulder joint, elbow joint, wrist joint and hand, the temporomandibular joint, the neck and trunk, respiratory system, pelvic girdle, hip, knee, ankle joint and foot. Answers to all the review questions are provided in the text. Each section includes extensive and very clear line drawings and the resource list is comprehensive. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)