Biomechanics and Gait Analysis presents a comprehensive book on biomechanics that focuses on gait analysis. It is written primarily for biomedical engineering students, professionals and biomechanists with a strong emphasis on medical devices and assistive technology, but is also of interest to clinicians and physiologists. It allows novice readers to acquire the basics of gait analysis, while also helping expert readers update their knowledge. The book covers the most up-to-date acquisition and computational methods and advances in the field. Key topics include muscle mechanics and modeling, motor control and coordination, and measurements and assessments.
This is the go to resource for an understanding of fundamental concepts and how to collect, analyze and interpret data for research, industry, clinical and sport.
Key Features
- Details the fundamental issues leading to the biomechanical analyses of gait and posture
- Covers the theoretical basis and practical aspects associated with gait analysis
- Presents methods and tools used in the field, including electromyography, signal processing and spectral analysis, amongst others
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to biomechanics
Nick Stergiou
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The history of biomechanics
1.3 Areas of biomechanical inquiry: examples of diverse and unique questions in biomechanics
1.4 A quick look into the future of biomechanics
CHAPTER 2 Basic biomechanics
Aaron D. Likens and Nick Stergiou
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Analysis of movement
2.3 Basic terminology for analyzing movement
2.4 Basic bio considerations
2.5 Basic mechanics considerations
2.6 Summary and concluding remarks
CHAPTER 3 Advanced biomechanics
Barry T. Bates, Janet S. Dufek and Nick Stergiou
3.1 Injuries and biomechanics
3.2 Biomechanical statistics
3.3 Final considerations
CHAPTER 4 Why and how we move: the Stickman story
Barry T. Bates, Janet S. Dufek and Nick Stergiou
4.1 Briefly introducing Stickman
4.2 The Stickman’s evolution of movement
4.3 The Stickman’s performance of movement
4.4 The Stickman learns how to move
4.5 The Stickman’s mechanics
4.6 The Stickman’s goodbye
CHAPTER 5 Power spectrum and filtering
Andreas Skiadopoulos and Nick Stergiou
5.1 Introduction
5.2 A simple composite wave
5.3 Spectral analysis
5.4 Fourier series
5.5 Discrete Fourier analysis
5.6 Stationarity and the discrete Fourier transform
5.7 Short-time discrete Fourier transform
5.8 Noise
5.9 Data filtering
5.10 Practical implementation
5.11 Conclusion
CHAPTER 6 Revisiting a classic: Muscles, Reflexes, and Locomotion by McMahon
Douglas A. Rowen, Aaron D. Likens and Nick Stergiou
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Fundamental muscle mechanics
6.3 Muscle heat and fuel
6.4 Contractile proteins
6.5 Sliding movement: Huxley’s model revisited
6.6 Force development in the crossbridge
6.7 Reflexes and motor control
6.8 Neural control of locomotion
6.9 Mechanisms of locomotion
6.10 Effects of scale
6.11 Conclusion
CHAPTER 7 The basics of gait analysis
Luis M. Silva and Nick Stergiou
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The concept of skill
7.3 The skill of gait
7.4 Periods and phases of gait
7.5 Spatiotemporal parameters of gait
7.6 Determinants of gait
7.7 Conclusions
CHAPTER 8 Gait variability: a theoretical framework for gait analysis and biomechanics
James T. Cavanaugh and Nick Stergiou
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Conceptual approaches to gait variability
8.3 Gait analysis and biomechanical measurements for gait variability
8.4 Examples from clinical research
8.5 Future directions
CHAPTER 9 Coordination and control: a dynamical systems approach to the analysis of human gait
Aaron D. Likens and Nick Stergiou
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Hallmark properties of a dynamical system
9.3 A dynamical systems approach to gait analysis
9.4 Applications of relative phase dynamics to human gait
9.5 Summary and concluding remarks
CHAPTER 10 A tutorial on fractal analysis of human movements
Aaron D. Likens and Nick Stergiou
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Fractal theory and its connection to human movement
10.3 Fractal analysis of time series data
10.4 Applications to laboratory data
10.5 Conclusion
CHAPTER 11 Future directions in biomechanics: 3D printing
Jorge M. Zuniga and Nick Stergiou
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Lower extremity applications
11.3 Upper extremity applications
11.4 Methods for three-dimensional printing assistive devices
11.5 Anatomical modeling for surgical planning
11.6 Fracture
11.7 Upper extremity three-dimensional printed exoskeleton for stroke patients
11.8 Implementation of a three-dimensional printing research laboratory
11.9 Current Food and Drug Administration recommendations of three-dimensional printed medical devices
11.10 Limitations
11.11 Future perspectives
9780128117187; 9780128046340; 9780857096616
Engineers: Ergonomists, Biomedical Engineers, Biomechanists, Mechanical Engineers, Industrial Engineers, Human Factors Specialists. Clinicians: Physical Therapists, Prosthetists, Movement Disorders Specialists, Neurologists. Physiologists: Exercise Physiologists, Animal Physiologists. Psychologists: Motor Behavior Specialists. Kinesiologists: Practitioners, Exercise Scientists
