Manual of Structural Kinesiology

Manual of Structural Kinesiology, 22nd Edition, authored by R.T. Floyd and published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education in 2024, delivers a structured examination of human anatomy and its functional connection to physical movement. The manual establishes core principles in structural kinesiology, explaining how skeletal and muscular components interact to produce and control motion across various sports medicine applications.

The material focuses on systematic muscle identification and the functional organization of major muscle groups throughout the human body. It provides detailed coverage of muscle actions during physical activity while describing targeted exercises designed to support muscle strengthening and overall muscle development within sports medicine contexts.

This edition is created for undergraduate students taking structural kinesiology courses, alongside practicing clinicians and academic educators in sports medicine fields. It aligns with undergraduate health science curricula by connecting anatomical muscle structure directly to observable human movement analysis.