Biomechanics: A Qualitative Approach for Studying Human Movement

by Ellen Kreighbaum and Ellen Kriegbaum

Book Overview

The first edition of Kreighbaum and Barthels "Biomechanics "was the first book in this field to approach human movement qualitatively rather than quantitatively-- focusing on generalizable concepts that can be used by an instructor, coach, or exercise specialist to analyze several different sports activities with a common overall performance objective. The fourth edition retains this qualitative approach and expands it to include an even broader perspective for movement professionals in general.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0023663103
• ISBN13: 9780023663109
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 749 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive Review of Human Kinetic Movement and its Relation to Sports

Chapters to 2nd Edition: * The Study and Analysis of Human Movement [Kinesiology & Biomechanics; Nature of Skills; Primary Mechanical Purpose of a Skill] * The Skeletal System and Its Movement [Articulations; Link System & its Movements; Anthropometric Measures] * Fundamental Mechanical Concepts [How We Look At Movement-Frame of Reference & System; Force; Pressure; Mass and Weight; Volume & Density; Center of Gravity; Work; Types of Motion] * Force [4 Properties of a Force; Newton's Third Law of Motion; Friction; Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces; Resistive and Motive Force; Force Diagrams & Vectors] * Torque [Torque & Rotary Motion; Vector Composition; Linear and Rotary Motion; Center of Gravity] * Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System [Leverlike Arrangements; Wheel and Axlelike Arrangements; Pulleylike Arrangements; Musculoskeletal Machines] * Biomechanical Relationships in the Upper Extremity [The Shoulder Girdle; Shoulder Joint; Elbow Joint; Radioulnar Joint; Wrist Joint] * Biomechanical Relationships in the Lower Extremity [Hip Joint; Knee Joint; Tibiofibular Joint; Ankle & Foot; Lower Extremity during Locomotion; Lower Extremity Postures; Misalignments; Postural Alignments] * Biomechanical Relationships in the Trunk [Skull; Thorax, Vertebral Column] * Linear Movement Responses to Applied Forces [Linear Speed and Velocity; Linear Acceleration; Linear Motion Changes; Relationship of Force, Mass, and Linear Acceleration; Centripetal Force and Radial Acceleration] * Linear Momentum [Linear Impulse; Conservation of Linear Momentum] * Application of Biomechanics to Neuromuscular Fitness [Aspects of Fitness; Resistance Devices used in Training; Strength; Muscular Power; Muscular Endurance; Flexibility] * Analysis of Projectile-Related Activities [Motion related to projectiles; Projecting for Vertical Distance; Projecting for Vertical Distance with a Horizontal Component; Horizontal Distance; Projecting for Accuracy] * Applications of Aerodynamics in Sport [Drag Force; Effects of Drag on the Body and Objects in Sport; Aerodynamic Lift Force; Lift Force Produced by Spin: The Magnus Effect] * Application of Hydrodynamics in Swimming [Buoyancy and Flotation; Resistance and Propulsion; Resistive Forces in Swimming Skills; Propulsive Forces in Swimming Skills; Swimming Efficiency and Speed] * Rotary Movement Responses to Applied Torques [Angular Speed and Velocity; Linear Velocity of a Point on a Rotating Body; Angular Acceleration; Torque, Rotational Inertia & Angular Acceleration] * Angular Momentum [Angular Impulse; Conservation of Angular Momentum within a System; Vector Resolution of Angular Momentum] * Analysis of Balance-Related Activities [Linear and Rotary Equilibrium; Linear and Rotary Stability; Analyzing Balance-Related Performances; Maintaining Balance in Static Positions; Balance during Movement] * Analysis of Activities in Which the Body Rotates Free of Support [Human Body in Rotary Motion; Initia

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