Basic Nerve Conduction Techniques
Basic Nerve Conduction Techniques Robert J. Weber Margaret Turk Introduction Nerve conduction studies (NCS) are the backbone of the electrodiagnostic evaluation. NCS are the most objective of the routine measures…
Electrophysiology
Electrophysiology Jun Kimura Electrical Properties of Nerve and Muscle The same basic membrane physiology applies to both nerve and muscle, although different anatomic substrates subserve propagation of electrical impulses. The…
The Essentials of the Needle EMG Exam
The Essentials of the Needle EMG Exam Vivek Kadyan Ernest W. Johnson Denise L. Davis Why Request an EMG? An electromyographic (EMG) examination is a functional evaluation of the motor…
Anatomy for the Electromyographer
Anatomy for the Electromyographer Denise L. Davis Ernest W. Johnson Introduction Have an anatomy text nearby! This textbook does not replace it. Know where things are in the anatomy text….
Coach education effectiveness
Introduction This chapter on coach education effectiveness is divided into five sections. First we highlight events indicating that coach education has recently received special attention from sport stakeholders as well…
Narrowing the field
some key questions about sports coaching John Lyle and Chris Cushion Introduction Our intention for the book was to cover the constituent parts of the coaching process and current themes…
Coaching philosophy
Introduction All coaches will have developed a personal set of views on coaching, interpersonal relationships, and on issues relevant to their sport. These views will have evolved over time and…
Coaches’ expertise
‘Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile’…
Coaching practice and practice ethics
Introduction When the word ethics is mentioned, often the first reaction is to assume that what follows is a ‘right’ and a ‘wrong’ way of doing things. This is not…
Coaching workforce development
Introduction This chapter will set out a series of problems and choices that currently face the development of the coaching workforce in the UK. While not currently a traditional ‘academic’…
