Overview

From the acclaimed author of All About Bone: An Owner's Manual, All About Muscle: A User's Guide tells readers everything they might want to know about their muscles, how they get injured, illnesses to which they are prone, and how to keep them healthy. Chapters cover such diverse topics as anatomy, growth and development, physiology, energy, exercise, injury, and disease There are tables of instructional materials, illustrations, and numerous diagrams to help readers understand the text. A list of books for suggested further reading and a handy glossary are appended. The book is designed for the intelligent reader who wishes to understand this important organ system of his or her body. It was written as a companion to All About Bone: An Owner's Manual, which treated the skeletal system in a similar manner. It covers practical matters such as proper exercise and diet, the prevention and treatment of injury, muscle and sports, relaxation techniques, muscle building, and much more.

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9781888799422

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Reviews

Three titles from Dr. Irwin M. Siegel cover the orthopedic bases: All About Bone, All About Joints, and All About Muscle. The books have information both serious and weekend athletes can use to avoid or deal with injury and to maintain strength. -- Associated Press, June 2002 ...this book condenses information about muscles into an informative guide..includes tables of instructional material, illustrations and diagrams, and covers practical matters such as proper exercise and diet, the prevention and treatment of injury, muscles and sports, relaxation techniques and muscle building. -- Fitness Management June 2001 ...(a) no-nonsense guide...There's a terrific chapter on muscle injuries and how to cope with them, a prescription for an exercise program which does not assume you desire to be a spa poster-girl or the middle linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens, and a great For Further Reference section...which is always useful. -- Book Bag January 2001

Three titles from Dr. Irwin M. Siegel cover the orthopedic bases: All About Bone, All About Joints, and All About Muscle. The books have information both serious and weekend athletes can use to avoid or deal with injury and to maintain strength. -- Associated Press ...this book condenses information about muscles into an informative guide..includes tables of instructional material, illustrations and diagrams, and covers practical matters such as proper exercise and diet, the prevention and treatment of injury, muscles and sports, relaxation techniques and muscle building. -- Fitness Management ...(a) no-nonsense guide...There's a terrific chapter on muscle injuries and how to cope with them, a prescription for an exercise program which does not assume you desire to be a spa poster-girl or the middle linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens, and a great For Further Reference section...which is always useful. -- Book Bag

Author Information

Irwin M. Siegel, M.D. is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Neurological Sciences at the Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. He holds academic teaching posts at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Northwestern University College of Medicine, the University of Chicago Hospitals, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. He has lectured both nationally and internationally on a variety of medical subjects. He lives in Evanston, Illinois, with his wife, Barbara, an educational psychologist. In addition, he is the author of All About Bone: An Owner's Manual, All About Joints and Muscular Dystropy in Children: A Guide for Families.

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