**2025 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Textbook Excellence "Texty" Award Winner****Selected for Doody-s Core Titles® 2024 in Physical Therapy**With a focus on the normal and abnormal mechanical interactions between the muscles and joints of the body,?Neumann-s Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System, 4th Edition provides a foundation for the practice of physical rehabilitation. This comprehensive, research-based core text explores kinesiology as it relates to physical rehabilitation in a clinically relevant and accessible manner. It presents the language of human movement - and acts as a bridge between basic science and clinical management. It helps clinicians effectively address the mechanical-based changes in movement across a person-s lifespan, whether in the context of rehabilitation, recreation, or promotion of health and wellness. Full-color anatomic and kinesiologic illustrations clearly demonstrate the anatomy, functional movement, and biomechanical principles
