- Alignment with updated national guidelines for the introductory biomechanics course
- More examples of quantitative biomechanical analysis and current data collection equipment
- Updated examples and citations of the latest biomechanics research
- Updated and revised color drawings and graphs
- Lab activities and boxed features based on active learning in STEM disciplines and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in biomechanics
This third edition introduces the exciting world of how human movement is created and how it can be enhanced. The book presents a comprehensive review of the major concepts of biomechanics and summarizes them in nine principles of biomechanics. Throughout the text are numerous examples of applying these principles to the work of kinesiology professionals with references to current biomechanics research. Specific case studies illustrate how biomechanics principles can be used in evidence-based practice by professionals to modify movement in teaching/coaching and exercise/rehabilitation settings.
This text presents a clear, conceptual understanding of biomechanics and is designed to help students through active learning lab activities to link their personal experience to biomechanical concepts. Biomechanics instructors, researchers, and other professionals helping people to improve movement and decrease the risk of injury, as well as advanced students learning biomechanical principles in biomedical engineering, ergonomics, kinesiology, physics, and sports physiology will find
Fundamentals in Biomechanics, 3rd edition invaluable.
Table of Contents- Introduction to Biomechanics of Human Movement
- Anatomical Description and Its Limitations
- Fundamentals of Biomechanics and Qualitative Movement Diagnosis
- Mechanics of the Musculoskeletal System
- Linear and Angular Kinematics
- Linear Kinetics
- Angular Kinetics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Applying Biomechanics in Teaching and Coaching
- Applying Biomechanics in Exercise and Rehabilitation
