NASM essentials of corrective exercise training

NASM Essentials of Corrective Exercise Training introduces the health and fitness professional to NASM's proprietary Corrective Exercise Continuum, a system of training that uses corrective exercise strategies to help improve muscle imbalances and movement efficiency to decrease the risk of inj...

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Other Authors: Clark, Michael A. (Editor), Lucett, Scott (Editor), Sutton, Brian G. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA Jones & Bartlett Learning 2011
Edition:First edition revised
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Summary:NASM Essentials of Corrective Exercise Training introduces the health and fitness professional to NASM's proprietary Corrective Exercise Continuum, a system of training that uses corrective exercise strategies to help improve muscle imbalances and movement efficiency to decrease the risk of injury. This textbook includes several new chapters that were not included in NASM's previous corrective exercise materials, including the rationale for corrective exercise training, assessments of health risk, static postural assessments, range of motion assessments, and strength assessments (manual muscle testing) as well as corrective exercise strategies for the cervical spine, elbow, and wrist
Physical Description:xvii, 438 pages illustrations 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9781284050257
9781284040036 (alk.paper)