BIOS Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise

Instant Notes Sport and Exercise Biomechanicsprovides a comprehensive overview of the key concepts in exercise and sport biomechanics. The kinematics of motion are reviewed in detail, outlining the physics of motion. Mechanical characteristics of motion, the mechanisms of injury, and the analysis of the sport technique provides a source of valuable information.

Preface

vii

Kinematics of motion

Anatomical descriptors of motion

1

(10)

Mechanical descriptors of linear motion

11

(11)

Mechanical descriptors of angular motion

22

(8)

The relationship between linear and angular motion

30

(8)

Graphical presentation of kinematic data -- numerical differentiation

38

(7)

Graphical presentation of kinematic data -- numerical integration

45

(4)

Uniformly accelerated and projectile motion

49

(10)

Kinetics of linear motion

Forces

59

(10)

Newton's laws of motion -- linear motion

69

(12)

The impulse--momentum relationship

81

(9)

Conservation of linear momentum

90

(7)

Gravity, weight, and vertical projection

97

(9)

Friction

106

(9)

Kinetics of angular motion

Torque and the moment of force

115

(9)

Newton's laws of motion -- angular motion

124

(12)

Moment of inertia and the conservation of angular momentum

136

(12)

Center of gravity and center of mass

148

(8)

Equilibrium, balance, and stability

156

(8)

Levers

164

(30)

Centripetal force and centripetal acceleration

194

The estimation of muscle and joint forces -- static application

174

(26)

The estimation of muscle and joint forces -- simple dynamic applications

200

(11)

Special topics

Work, power, and energy

211

(7)

The conservation of energy

218

(5)

The mechanical characteristics of materials

223

(5)

Impacts

228

(5)

Oblique impacts

233

(5)

Forces in a fluid

238

(9)

Applications

Biomechanical characteristics of walking

247

(7)

Biomechanical characteristics of running

254

(7)

Biomechanics of jumping

261

(6)

Mechanical characteristics of throwing

267

(5)

Propulsion through a fluid

272

(9)

Mechanisms of injury

281

(14)

Patellofemoral syndrome during running

281

(4)

Anterior cruciate ligament rupture in soccer

285

(4)

Low back pain in golf

289

(2)

Shoulder pain during swimming

291

(4)

Measurement techniques

Video analysis

295

(11)

Optoelectronic motion analysis

306

(6)

Data smoothing

312

(5)

Accelerometers and other motion measuring devices

317

(7)

Force plate

324

(9)

Pressure measurement

333

(4)

Electromyography

337

(10)

Isokinetic dynamometry

347

(5)

Anthropometry, biomechanics, and sports equipment design

352

(13)

Appendices

Free body diagrams

365

(2)

Sampling theorem

367

(3)

Maths revision: algebraic manipulation

370

(8)

Maths revision: trigonometry

378

(5)

Index

383

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