| Description |
x, 409 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Routledge international handbooks |
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Routledge international handbooks.
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| Contents |
11. In vivo biomechanical study for injury prevention -- 12. Impact attenuation, performance and injury with artificial turf -- Sect. III: Health and rehabilitation. 13. Influence of backpack weight on biomechanical and physiological responses to children during treadmill walking -- 14. Ankle proprioception in young ice hockey players, runners, and sedentary people -- 15. The plantar pressure characteristics during Tai Chi exercise -- 16. Biomechanical studies for understanding falls in older adults -- 17. Postural control in Parkinson's disease -- |
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Sect. IV: Training, learning and coaching. 18. Application of biomechanics in soccer training -- 19. Exploring the perceptual-motor workspace: new approaches to skill acquisition and training -- 20. Application of biomechanics in martial art training -- 21. Developmental and biomechanical characteristics of motor skill learning -- 22. Using biomechanical feedback to enhance skill learning and performance -- Sect. V: Methodologies and systems of measurement. 23. Measurement of pressure distribution -- 24. Measurement of deriving kinematic parameters: numerical methods -- 25. Methodology in Alpine and Nordic skiing biomechanics -- 26. Measurement and estimation of human body segment parameters -- 27. Use of electromyography in studying human movement |
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Sect. I: Biomechanics in sports 1. Biomechanics of throwing -- 2. The biomechanics of snowboarding -- 3. Biomechanics of striking and kicking -- 4. Swimming -- 5. Biomechanics of the long jump -- 6. External and internal forces in sprint running -- 7. Biomechanical simulation models of sports activities -- Sect. II: Injury, orthopedics and rehabilitation. 8. Lower extremity injuries -- 9. Upper extremity injuries -- 10. Biomechanics of spinal trauma -- |
| Summary |
Drawing explicit connections between the theoretical, investigative and applied components of sports science research, this book is both a definitive subject guide and an important contribution to the contemporary research agenda in biomechanics and human movement science. It is essential reading for all students, scholars and researchers working in sports biomechanics, kinesiology, ergonomics, sports engineering, orthopaedics and physical therapy |
| Notes |
Part of the QUT Authors Collection |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biomechanics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Biomechanics.
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Human mechanics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Human mechanics.
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Sports sciences.
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Sports -- Physiological aspects.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Bartlett, Roger.
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Hong, Youlian, 1946-
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| LC no. |
2010003817 |
| ISBN |
9780415576932 (paperback) |
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