"Functional Movement Development Across the Life Span," 3rd Edition, provides a solid foundation for the normal development of functional movements. It helps you recognize and understand movement disorders as well as effectively care for patients with abnormal motor skills. The book begins with fundamental theories, motor development, and motor control, along with the evaluation of functions. It then discusses the body systems that contribute to functional movement and defines functional movement outcomes in relation to age, vital functions, posture and balance, mobility, grasping, as well as health and illness. This edition includes more clinical examples and applications and updates data on typical performances in standardized balance tests. Written by physiotherapy experts Donna J. Cech and Suzanne "Tink" Martin, this book offers the evidence-based information and tools you need to understand functional movements.