Growing Children and Awkward Walking (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Nunn, Thomas William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333893167 ISBN 13 : 9781333893163

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How children grow into confident movers, with a clear view of posture, gait, and the body’s inner design.

This book explains how a child’s body changes from birth to adulthood and how those changes affect standing and walking. It blends simple explanations with observations about bones, joints, and muscles, showing how the lower limbs become the main support for upright movement. You’ll also see how the body’s skeleton—and the nerves, ligaments, and cartilage around it—work together to enable steady posture and smooth locomotion. The text connects growth with real-world issues in walking, including how uneven development or certain defects can alter gait and how doctors think about these conditions.

Readers will find practical context for why children’s gait can vary, how examinations interpret those variations, and what factors—like nourishment, activity, and even clothing—play a role in healthy development. The material draws on historical and clinical perspectives to illuminate how movement and growth are intertwined in the lifelong story of posture and motion.

• How growth affects height, limb proportions, and balance.
• How bones, cartilage, ligaments, and muscles cooperate during walking.
• Common gait irregularities and what they can reveal about development.
• Connections between nutrition, activity, and the body’s ability to move well.

Ideal for curious readers and professionals alike, especially parents, teachers, and students of child development who want a clear, accessible look at how our bodies learn to stand and walk.

Growing Bodies, Changing Steps

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333893167
• ISBN 13: 9781333893163
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 122
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