Includes bibliographical references and index.

Skeletal muscle, muscle work, strength, power, and endurance / Tim Sharp and Tony Everett -- Joint mobility / Tony Everett -- Motor control / Bernhard Haas -- Posture and balance / Clare Kell -- Motor learning / Nicola Phillips -- Psychosocial influences on human movement / Sally Scott-Roberts -- The influence of the environment on human movement / Philippa Coales -- Biomechanics of human movement / Robert W.M. van Deursen and Tony Everett -- Function of the upper limb / Valerie Sparkes and Mike Smith -- Function of the lower limb / Tony Everett and Marion Trew -- Function of the spine / Valerie Sparkes -- Human movement across the lifespan / Lyn Horrocks -- Measuring and analysing human movement / Tony Everett -- Scales of measurement / Susan Corr and Roshni Khatri.