The Comprehensive Textbook of Clinical Biomechanics

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. Written by a leading expert in the field, The Comprehensive Textbook of Clinical Biomechanics will enable you to gain a confident understanding of the clinical aspects of biomechanics.

Features:

• 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 Theory

1. Maths and Mechanics

Jim Richards

2. Forces, Moments and Muscles

Jim Richards

3. Ground Reaction Forces and Plantar Pressure

Jim Richards, Aoife Healy, Nachiappan Chockalingam

4. Motion and Joint Motion

Jim Richards, Dominic Thewlis, Robert Needham, Nachiappan Chockalingam

5. Work and Power During Human Movement

Jim Richards

6. Inverse Dynamics theory

Jim Richards

Section 2: Methods of Measurement and Modelling

7. Measurement of Force and Pressure

Jim Richard, Aoife Healy, Dominic Thewlis, Nachiappan Chockalingam

8. Methods of Analysis of Movement

Jim Richards, Dominic Thewlis, Jonnie Sinclair and Sarah Jane Hobbs

9. Anatomical Models and Marker Sets

Jim Richards, Dominic Thewlis, Ricardo Matias, Robert Needham, Nachiappan Chockalingam

10. Electromyography

P. Contessa, C.J. De Luca, Serge Roy and Jim Richards

Section 3: Clinical Assessment

11. The Biomechanics of Clinical Assessment

James Selfe, Jim Richards, Dave Levine, Dominic Thewlis

12. Biomechanics of Orthotic Management

Jim Richards, Aoife Healy, Nachiappan Chockalingam

13. Biomechanics of the Management of Lower Limb Amputees