Biomechanical analysis of fundamental human movements
Uses mechanical, mathematical and biological definitions and concepts and the application to human movements. This book provides a brief introduction to the elements of biomechanical analyses and the principles that underlie human motion and then delves into an array of fundamental human movements a...
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Champaign, IL
Human Kinetics
2008
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Table of Contents:
- Biomechanical structures of the body
- Essential mechanics and mathematics
- Foundations of movement
- Balance
- Slipping, falling, and landing
- Walking and running
- Jumping
- Object manipulation
- Throwing, striking, and catching
- Climbing and swinging
- Airborne maneuvers