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Clinical Biomechanics in Human Locomotion
Origins and Principles
Bridges the void between research biomechanics and clinically applied biomechanics
Andrew Horwood (Author), Nachiappan Chockalingam (Author)
9780323852128, Elsevier Science
Paperback / softback, published 20 March 2023
716 pages, Approx. 150 illustrations (150 in full color)
27.6 x 21.6 x 4.4 cm, 0.45 kg
Origins and Principles of Clinical Biomechanics in Human Locomotion discusses key concepts of how biomechanics links to the development of pathology through mechanical laws, anatomy, physiology and health. It provides fundamental principles and practical data, and guidance of how to apply these in the clinical biomechanics field. Coverage includes: major joint movement, muscle action around joints, physiology and patho-physiology of bone, muscle and neurologic disorders. This reference is ideal for teaching students in biomechanics, orthopedics and physiotherapy. It should also be of interest to product development engineers, rehabilitation engineers, those working in prosthetics and orthotics, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. The authors explore the simple laws of motion as applied to anatomy and physiology, in order to help readers understand human pathology within the human lower limb and mobility. They then go on to look at materials science concerns within this field, such as engineering stresses and strains, principles and types of material properties and the shaping of structural properties. Readers will also find within this book information on tissue science, force generation, biological sciences, evolution in biomechanics, human gait, functional units of the lower limb and foot, and finally pathomechanical principles; all as applied to clinical biomechanics.
1. Principles of Motion 2. Principles of Material Science 3. Principles of Tissue Stress 4. Internal Force Generation 5. Biological Sciences Underpinning Biomechanics 6. Evolution in Biomechanics
Subject Areas: Engineering: general [TBC]
