Description
ALL-ENCOMPASSING and EXPANDED, now covering the WHOLE BODY (lower quadrant PLUS upper quadrant and spine) – The Comprehensive Textbook of Clinical Biomechanics (formerly Biomechanics in Clinic and Research) presents the latest research in a form which is accessible, practical, thorough and up-to-the minute.- Starts from basic principles and builds up to complex concepts- Highly practical with a constant clinical emphasis- Written for all health care professionals including physiotherapists and podiatrists
Table of Contents
Section 1: Mechanics and Biomechanics Theory1. Maths and MechanicsJim Richards2. Forces, Moments and MusclesJim Richards3. Ground Reaction Forces and Plantar PressureJim Richards, Aoife Healy, Nachiappan Chockalingam4. Motion and Joint MotionJim Richards, Dominic Thewlis, Robert Needham, Nachiappan Chockalingam5. Work and Power During Human MovementJim Richards 6. Inverse Dynamics theoryJim Richards Section 2: Methods of Measurement and Modelling7. Measurement of Force and PressureJim Richard, Aoife Healy, Dominic Thewlis, Nachiappan Chockalingam 8. Methods of Analysis of MovementJim Richards, Dominic Thewlis, Jonnie Sinclair and Sarah Jane Hobbs 9. Anatomical Models and Marker SetsJim Richards, Dominic Thewlis, Ricardo Matias, Robert Needham, Nachiappan Chockalingam 10. ElectromyographyP. Contessa, C.J. De Luca, Serge Roy and Jim Richards Section 3: Clinical Assessment11. The Biomechanics of Clinical AssessmentJames Selfe, Jim Richards, Dave Levine, Dominic Thewlis12. Biomechanics of Orthotic Management Jim Richards, Aoife Healy, Nachiappan Chockalingam13. Biomechanics of the Management of Lower Limb AmputeesNatalie Vanicek
