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Biomechanics and Gait Analysis
Features:Details the fundamental issues leading to the biomechanical analyses of gait and posture Covers the theoretical basis and practical aspects associated with gait analysis Presents methods and tools used in the field, including electromyography, signal processing and spectral analysis, amongst othersTable of ContentsChapter 1: the philosophy of biomechanicsis biomechanics a science or an application?examples of diverse and unique questions in biomechanicsareas of biomechanical inquiryhistory of biomechanicsbiomechanics and human movementgait analysisChapter 2: a theoretical frameworkgait analysis, biomechanics and the study of human movementmotor skillbio and mechanicsmotor control and biomechanicslevels of analysissimple modellingChapter 3: movement as a problem solving approachcoordination of human movementconstraints in human movementmodels of movement classificationgait analysis in movement classsificationChapter 4: tools of analysisqualitative vs quantitativeforce measuring devicesmeasures of kinematicselectromyographyChapter 5: measurement and assessment fundamentals of data analysis signal processing sampling frequency and spectral analysis noise resolutionfiltering and smoothing other issuesChapter 6: neurophysiologyfundamental muscle mechanicscharacteristics of musclesmuscle energetics muscle adaptation muscle response to injuryChapter 7: coordination and control of gaitbernstein's perspectivethe machine approach: core conceptsthe natural approach: ecological considerationsthe natural approach: a dynamical systems account of coordinationthe locomotor synergism and coordination dynamicslocomotor synergism, physical dynamics, and ecologyChapter 8: mechanics of gaitthe gait cycletopics in kinematics
