Reviews
Clearly written without requirement for particular prior knowledge, and would be accessible to a bright middle school student... any layperson with an interest in problems of the hand and their treatments would find this book a valuable resource.
Substantial and original, The Wonder of the Human Hand combines interesting anecdotes with scientific explanations as it examines the unique role that the hand has in relationship to the very nature of being human. This book will appeal to lay persons, artists, physical therapists, musicians, medical historians, and anyone with a particular interest in hands.
Book Details
Preface. Work, Play, Love: The Marvel of the Human Hand
Introduction. Touched: Hands + Environment = Life
Chapter 1. Form Follows Function: The Anatomy of the Hand
Chapter 2. Less (or More) than a
Preface. Work, Play, Love: The Marvel of the Human Hand
Introduction. Touched: Hands + Environment = Life
Chapter 1. Form Follows Function: The Anatomy of the Hand
Chapter 2. Less (or More) than a Perfect 10: Congenital Differences
Chapter 3. It's Only a Game: The Athlete's Hand
Chapter 4. Worn Down but Not Out: The Arthritic Hand
Chapter 5. Good Vibrations: The Musician's Hand
Chapter 6. I See What You Mean: Hearing with Your Eyes and Speaking with Your Hands in American Sign Language
Chapter 7. Life Is What Happens When You're Busy Making Other Plans: Injuries at Work and at Home
Chapter 8. When Disease Hurts the Hand: Diabetes and the Hand
Chapter 9. Sense and Sensibility: Seeing the World with Braille and Understanding Nerve Impairment Syndromes
Chapter 10. The Renoir Effect: Contractures and Spasticity
Chapter 11. Where Do We Go from Here? Future Innovations in Hand Surgery
Resources
List of Contributors
Index