Sport and exercise biomechanics

Instant Notes Sport and Exercise Biomechanics provides 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.

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Paul Grimshaw, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia

Paul Grimshaw trained originally as a mechanical engineer with the Royal Ordnance before completing his degree (1984) and PhD in bioengineering (1989) from the University of Salford, UK. Throughout his 18 year career in academia he has lectured in the subject area of biomechanics at Brunel, Edinburgh and Exeter Universities in the UK. Currently he is working in the School of Health Sciences at the University of South Australia in Adelaide.

His research interests centre on the topics of injury prevention and biomechanical measurement techniques in sport and exercise. To date he has been involved in the publication of over 60 refereed pieces of work in these areas. His current research interests include the mechanical properties of the anterior cruciate ligament and the 3 dimensional analysis of the walking gait of patients following hip replacement. In his teaching career he has acted as external examiner to several institutions and organisations and has taught biomechanics, anatomy and statistics to a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate students in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Adrian Lees, Dept of Exercise and Sport Science, Liverpool John Moores University

Neil Fowler, Dept of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University

Adrian Burden, Dept of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University

Preface	p. vii
Section A Kinematics of motion
A1 Anatomical descriptors of motion	p. 1
A2 Mechanical descriptors of linear motion	p. 11
A3 Mechanical descriptors of angular motion	p. 22
A4 The relationship between linear and angular motion	p. 30
A5 Graphical presentation of kinematic data - numerical differentiation	p. 38
A6 Graphical presentation of kinematic data - numerical integration	p. 45
A7 Uniformly accelerated and projectile motion	p. 49
Section B Kinetics of linear motion
B1 Forces	p. 59
B2 Newton's laws of motion - linear motion	p. 69
B3 The impulse-momentum relationship	p. 81
B4 Conservation of linear momentum	p. 90
B5 Gravity, weight, and vertical projection	p. 97
B6 Friction	p. 106
Section C Kinetics of angular motion
C1 Torque and the moment of force	p. 115
C2 Newton's laws of motion - angular motion	p. 124
C3 Moment of inertia and the conservation of angular momentum	p. 136
C4 Center of gravity and center of mass	p. 148
C5 Equilibrium, balance, and stability	p. 156
C6 Levers	p. 164
C7 Centripetal force and centripetal acceleration	p. 194
C8 The estimation of muscle and joint forces static application	p. 174
C9 The estimation of muscle and joint forces - simple dynamic applications	p. 200
Section D Special topics
D1 Work, power, and energy	p. 211
D2 The conservation of energy	p. 218
D3 The mechanical characteristics of materials	p. 223
D4 Impacts	p. 228
D5 Oblique impacts	p. 233
D6 Forces in a fluid	p. 238
Section E Applications
E1 Biomechanical characteristics of walking	p. 247
E2 Biomechanical characteristics of running	p. 254
E3 Biomechanics of jumping	p. 261
E4 Mechanical characteristics of throwing	p. 267
E5 Propulsion through a fluid	p. 272
E6 Mechanisms of injury	p. 281
I Patellofemoral syndrome during running	p. 281
II Anterior cruciate ligament rupture in soccer	p. 285
III Low back pain in golf	p. 289
IV Shoulder pain during swimming	p. 291
Section F Measurement techniques
F1 Video analysis	p. 295
F2 Optoelectronic motion analysis	p. 306
F3 Data smoothing	p. 312
F4 Accelerometers and other motion measuring devices	p. 317
F5 Force plate	p. 324
F6 Pressure measurement	p. 333
F7 Electromyography	p. 337
F8 Isokinetic dynamometry	p. 347
F9 Anthropometry, biomechanics, and sports equipment design	p. 352
Appendices
I Free body diagrams	p. 365
II Sampling theorem	p. 367
III Maths revision: algebraic manipulation	p. 370
IV Maths revision: trigonometry	p. 378
Index	p. 383

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