Lynn S. Lippert provides clear, simple, and practical explanations that describe the prime movers at specific joints in various activities for you to gain the clinical understanding to help patients reach functional goals. The first seven chapters in this easy-to-understand, well-organized 4th edition describe the various body systems, terminology, and biomechanical principles, which will be applied in the individual joint chapters that follow. Clinical exercises further help you understand how the human body moves from a clinical and functional perspective. Book jacket.