RT Book, Section
A1 Hamilton, Nancy
A1 Weimar, Wendi
A1 Luttgens, Kathryn
SR Print(0)
ID 1100795423
T1 Fundamentals of Biomechanics: Introduction to Part II
T2 Kinesiology: Scientific Basis of Human Motion, 12e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Co
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-802254-8
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100795423
RD 2024/04/19
AB As  seen  by  the  kinesiologist,  the  human  body  is  a  highly  complex  machine  constructed  of  living  tissue.  As  such  it  is  subject  to  the  laws  and  principles  of  mechanics  as  well  as  those  of  biology.  The  principles  of  mechanics  are  directly  applicable  both  to  the  movements  of  the  human  body  and  to  the  implements  it  handles.  Principles  of  balance  and  equilibrium,  motion,  and  the  application  of  forces  apply  equally  to  people  in  motion  as  they  do  to  rockets  and  wheels,  gears  and  missiles.  A  study  of  the  fundamental  principles  of  mechanics  as  they  apply  to  movement  skills  will  aid  the  teacher,  therapist,  and  coach  in  the  analysis  of  skills  for  the  intelligent  evaluation  of  technique  and  correction  of  error.  Applications  in  research  can  lead  to  the  determination  of  the  relative  merits  of  existing  techniques  as  well  as  to  the  development  of  techniques  yet  unknown.