Biomechanics in Clinic and Research

Subtitle:: An Interactive Teaching and Learning Course
Author:: Jim Richards
Format:: Hardcover

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Short description

Combines an online course with a practical and accessible book. This title includes animations, interactive tests and explanations to enable you to understand the clinical aspects of biomechanics.

Long description

Biomechanics in Clinic and Research is a unique resource, which combines an exceptional online course with a practical and accessible book. The course is thoroughly integrated with the text and the many high-quality animations, interactive tests and clear explanations will enable you to gain a confident understanding of the clinical aspects of biomechanics. Written by a leading expert in the field, Biomechanics in Clinic and Research presents the latest research in a form which is accessible, practical, thorough and up-to-the minute.

Product details

Publisher:: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN:: 9780443101700
Publication date:: May 2008
Length:: 279mm
Width:: 224mm
Thickness:: 20mm
Weight:: 966g
Edition:: New title
Pages:: 207
Illustrations:: Illustrated
Readership:: Research & professional
Illustrated:: Illustrated

Review

This book is a complete course comprising of fully integrated print and online components which bring quality animations to life.

This book is recommended for the library of any practitioner who has a strong interest in biomechanics and wishes to study further the concepts of biomechanics taking it to the next level.

Shaun Kelly, Podiatry Review. Vol. 65 No. 4

Chapter 1: Maths and Mechanics Jim Richards Chapter 2: Forces, Moments and Muscles Jim Richards Chapter 3: Ground Reaction Forces, Impulse and Momentum Jim Richards Chapter 4: Motion and Joint Motion Jim Richards Chapter 5: Work, Energy and Power Jim Richards Chapter 6: Inverse Dynamics Theory Jim Richards Chapter 7: Measurement of Force and Pressure Jim Richards and Dominic Thewlis Chapter 8: Methods of Analysis of Movement Jim Richards, Dominic Thewlis and Sarah Jane Hobbs Chapter 9: Anatomical Models and Marker Sets Jim Richards and Dominic Thewlis Chapter 10: Measurement of Muscle Function and Physiological Cost Jim Richards, Dominc Thewlis and James Selfe Chapter 11: Biomechanics of Direct and Indirect Orthotic Management Jim Richards Chapter 12: Common movement tasks in Clinical Assessment James Selfe, Jim Richards and Dominic Thewlis