Functional Exercise Anatomy and Physiology for Physiotherapists

Dr. Kaya Utlu is head of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Health Science in Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey. She graduated from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Hacettepe University in 1999. She worked in the Center for Rehabilitation Science of the University of Manchester as a researcher for 6 months in 2007, and later in 2010 and 2012. In 2008, she completed her thesis entitled “Muscle strength, functional endurance, coordination, and proprioception in patellofemoral pain syndrome” and graduated her doctoral degree. She worked on all kinds of special orthopaedic extremity problems when she worked as a research assistant. She also worked on rehabilitation after medial patellofemoral ligament surgery in “Abteilung und Poliklinik für Sportorthopadie des Klinikum rechts der Isar der TUM" in September 2008.Dr. Kaya Utlu worked as an associated professor in the Department of Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University. She was founding head of the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation department of the Faculty of Health Science and NP Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Clinic in Uskudar University, Istanbul, Turkey.  She became an associate professor in 2013, and a professor in 2018. She is a reviewer of many international and national indexed journals. She currently studies on the techniques of rehabilitation after ankle injury/surgery, knee injury/surgery, hip injury/surgery, and shoulder injury/surgery.

Part I Introduction to Exercise.- Chapter 1. Definition of Exercise, Types of Exercise, Exercise Prescription.- Part II Exercise-Specific Musculoskeletal Anatomy.- Chapter 2. Basic Definitions of Anatomy and Anthropometry.- Chapter 3. Bone and Joint Structure.- Chapter 4. Muscle Structure and Function.- Chapter 5. Nerve Structure and Function.- Chapter 6. Fascia and Movement.- Chapter 7. Axial Skeleton.- Chapter 8. Head and Neck.- Chapter 9. Shoulder.- Chapter 10. Elbow.- Chapter 11. Hand and Wrist.- Chapter 12. Pelvis.- Chapter 13. Hip.-Chapter 14. Knee.- Chapter 15. Foot/Ankle.- Part III Exercise-Specific Systems Physiology.- Chapter 16. Physiological Adaptation.- Chapter17. Cell and Storage.- Chapter 18. Adaptation of the Musculoskeletal System to Exercise.- Chapter 19. Neural System and its Adaptation to Exercise.- Chapter 20. Bioenergetics and Metabolism.- Chapter 21. Respiratory System and its Adaptation to Exercise.- Chapter 22. Circulatory System and its Adaptation to Exercise.- Chapter 23. Endocrine System and its Adaptation to Exercise.-Chapter 24. Renal System, Fluid Balance, and Adaptation to Exercise.- Chapter 25. Immune System and its Adaptation to Exercise.- Part IV Miscellaneous.-Chapter 26. Balance, Coordination, and Proprioception.-Chapter 27. Movement and Nutrition Principles.-Chapter 28. Nutritional Supplements for Musculoskeletal Health.-Chapter 29. Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis.