Le tonus des muscles, lents et rapides (toniques et phasiques), gère la position stable de l'Homme en posture érigée sur la base étroite des soles plantaires. La posturologie se consacre à analyser et comprendre les ajustements permanents qu'imposent aux muscles les stimulations venues d'une part de l'environnement, d'autre part d'afférences internes dont les interactions participent à l'homéostasie. Chacun perçoit, consciemment ou non, ces ajustements comme adaptés, eutoniques, ou inappro...

These twelve previously unpublished essays present innovative and practical ideas for addressing the harmful effects of sprawl. Sprawl is not only an ongoing focus of specialized magazines like Dwell; indeed, Time magazine has cited “recycling the suburbs” as the second of “Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now.” While most conversations on sprawl tend to focus on its restriction, this book presents an overview of current thinking on ways to fix, repair, and retrofit exi...

This book was conceived in response to the increasing recognition of the central role of communication in effective healthcare delivery, particularly in high-stress contexts. Over a three-year period, the research team investigated communication between patients and clinicians in five representative emergency departments (EDs). The book describes the communicative complexity and intensity of work in the ED and identifies the features of successful patient-clinician interactions. Drawing on...