Skeletal muscle from molecules to movement : a textbook of muscle physiology for sport, exercise, physiotherapy and medicine

This text is an essential resource for any practitioner interested in how muscles work, whether from the point of view of training for sport, treating physical problems and diseases, or understanding the basic cellular physiology and how the function interrelates with other body systems. It provides outstanding material on skeletal muscle physiology and biochemistry. The book also offers the reader important knowledge on topics like embryonic development, muscle organization, energy metabolism, structure of the muscle fiber, and mechanisms of fatigue.* Outstanding number of photographs, illustrations and graphs assist the reader in understanding with great visual aids. * Its thorough coverage offers the most in-depth information available on the various topics important to the field. Content: Copyright , Page iv Preface , Page vii Acknowledgements , Page ix Abbreviations , Page xi Chapter 1 - Structure of the muscle fibre , Pages 1-8 Chapter 2 - Mechanisms of force generation , Pages 9-19 Chapter 3 - Control of the contractile process , Pages 21-29 Chapter 4 - Fibre types and motor units , Pages 31-43 Chapter 5 - Recruitment and control of motor units , Pages 45-54 Chapter 6 - Energy metabolism during exercise , Pages 55-69 Chapter 7 - Muscle working in situ , Pages 71-81 Chapter 8 - Effect of temperature and activity on muscle contractile properties , Pages 83-89 Chapter 9 - Introduction to fatigue , Pages 91-104 Chapter 10 - Mechanisms of fatigue , Pages 105-119 Chapter 11 - Fatigue during endurance exercise , Pages 121-133 Chapter 12 - Muscle pain and damage , Pages 135-150 Chapter 13 - Muscle energetics and efficiency during exercise , Pages 151-159 Chapter 14 - Muscle growth, development, adaptations and ageing , Pages 161-176 Chapter 15 - Muscle diseases , Pages 177-193 Index , Pages 195-202 "Skeletal Muscle, from Molecules to Movement provides a basic text which also covers the important areas of current research. The strength, speed and endurance of skeletal muscle vary greatly between people and change with growth, development, ageing and disease. The quality and quantity of our skeletal muscle affects all aspects of life from the peaks of athletic performance to everyday activities of rising from a chair or climbing stairs. Understanding the way muscle functions is central to any study of physical activity in sport, health and disease." "This book will be of value to all who are interested in muscle, either to understand the way it functions during different types of activity or changes and adapts to training, disuse and disease. As such the text will be essential reading for students of physiology, sports science, human movement, physiotherapy and medicine."--Jacket Provides a basic text which also covers the important areas of current research. The first six chapters provide a grounding in physiology and biochemistry, dealing with muscle structure at the molecular and ultrastructural level, the mechanism of force development, the sources of energy, and way in which the contractile machinery is controlled. The later chapters deal with ore advanced topics, including the efficency of muscle actions, changes with growth, training and inactivity, the mechanisms of fatigue, pain and damage and the variety of diseases that affect muscle Understanding the function of skeletal muscle requires knowledge of its structure from the level of gross anatomy down to that of molecular organization. This book is mainly concerned with skeletal muscle physiology sand biochemistry and covers from embryonic development, muscle organization, energy metabolism, structure of the muscle fibre to mechanisms of fatigue. The text is fully illustrated with appropriate photographs of fibres and drawings/graphs to illustrate biochemistry.