Biomechanics is the application of mechanics to biological systems. Biomechanics is alternatively known as Kinesiology. Biomechanics finds its origins from the beginning of scientific and social thought. Socrates averred that if we were to understand the world around us, we ought to first understand ourselves. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) is considered the, "Father of Kinesiolgy." His treatises described the actions of the muscles and subjected them to geometric analysis for the first time. Around that time, Archimedes also identified the relationship of a systems' mechanics to identify motion in swimming, taking into account gravity and leverage. Galen, a Roman, can be considered as the first "team physician." He tended to gladiators. Glen worked to identify muscles, bones and nerves in his studies. Later, Galileo applied the laws of trajectory to identify muscle motion. The artist and scientist Leonardo Da Vinci provided the first comprehensive sketch of the human body. His seminal drawings identify various motions that could be achieved from how muscles were constructed. Nicolas Andry (1658-1742) coined the word "orthopedics."...
Particularly important to the future of biomechanics was his formulation of the three laws of rest and movement, which express the relationships between forces (interaction) and their effects. (Lauder, Leroi and Rose, 1993)
Practical Research Finding Implementation and Experimentation Stage -- Phase I The experimenter did not set out to determine specifically which of the various contributing factors (or combinations of factors) identified by the empirical research of medial tibial stress syndrome was most responsible for the experimenter's symptoms. However, since the initial attempts to resolve the symptoms incorporated changes to all of the external variables except a change in running surface, the experimenter
Env Design The field of ergonomics takes into account the following: Anthropometrics (body measurements) Biomechanics and physiology Environmental Ergonomics. Cognitive ergonomics Ergonomics design and evaluation Ergonomics specific needs Ergonomics law Three Components of Ergonomics and Environmental / Interior Design • Anthropometry: body size, strength, shape, and work capacity. • Ergonomics: study of behavior and activities of people; adapting systems and workstations to the needs of users; different applications in various fields such as biomechanics, environmental, cognitive science • Relation to Environmental /
Researchers believe that incorporating evidence-based prevention methods can decrease the incidence of ACL ruptures, but an understanding of the etiology and mechanisms of sports injury are a necessary to do this (Posthumus, 2009). The highest prevalence of extrinsic ACL injuries tends to occur in organized sports especially adolescents participating in pivoting type sports such as football, basketball, and team handball (Bahr & Krosshaug, 2005). In addition to any intrinsic factors
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