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This book addresses instruments, methodologies and diagnostic
methods used to evaluate and diagnose human movement, locomotion
and physical status in general. Starting from historical
perspective, the idea of understanding human locomotion by applying
technical measurement devices and incorporating measurement data
into physical representation of gross body movement is presented
and explained, an approach known as inverse dynamics. With this
approach as a kind of umbrella concept, components of measurement
systems including relevant signal and data processing methods are
described. Modern instruments to capture body movement by measuring
its kinematics, kinetics and surface electromyography (sEMG) are
thus described; all systems being used dominantly-if not
exclusively-in a movement analysis laboratory setting. Focusing
mainly on human posture and gait, but including also examples of
movement patterns from selected kinesiological and sports
activities, the book attempts to present essentials of biomechanics
and biomedical engineering approach to this subject matter. It
illustrates how data collected and elaborated by modern engineering
technology can complement traditional expert knowledge of a
kinesiologist or a medical doctor. The book is applicable in the
fields of sports, physical activities, as well as in medical
diagnostics and rehabilitation. The examples of this book's
practical application might be in evaluation of efficiency of human
gait, in evaluation of skeletal muscle fatigue in physical
exercise, in biomechanical diagnostics of traumatological
conditions requiring orthopaedic treatment and the like. This book
can also be used in planning and executing research endeavours,
particularly in a clinical context as a reference for various
diagnostics procedures. It presents the lecture notes of a course
carrying the same name within Medical Studies in English at the
University of Zagreb for more than a decade.
The importance of measurements for the proper assessment of human
locomotion is increasingly being recognized. The fields of
application encompass both healthy and pathological locomotion as
encountered in rehabilitation medicine, orthopedics, kinesiology,
sports medicine, and the like. Measurement of Human Locomotion
provides an up-to-date description of the instrument systems used
for measurement of: kinematics of human movement; kinetic
quantities experienced by the human body in contact with the
ground; and, myoelectric changes associated with locomotor
activity. Physical principles behind the operation of various
measurement systems are emphasized, as well as signal processing
issues that must be addressed in order to obtain and use
quantitative measurement variables in biomechanics. The book
explains how measurement data are acquired, processed and presented
to the user in the environment of a modern, computer-based
laboratory. The ultimate aim is to contribute to the processes of
the diagnosis and treatment of locomotion disorders. The purpose of
Measurement of Human Locomotion is to provide a concise but
comprehensive presentation of the systems used for the measurement
of human locomotion, with a view to the assessment and diagnosis of
the phenomenon.
The importance of measurements for the proper assessment of human locomotion is increasingly being recognized. The fields of application encompass both healthy and pathological locomotion as encountered in rehabilitation medicine, orthopedics, kinesiology, sports medicine, and the like. Measurement of Human Locomotion provides an up-to-date description of the instrument systems used for measurement of: kinematics of human movement; kinetic quantities experienced by the human body in contact with the ground; and, myoelectric changes associated with locomotor activity.
Physical principles behind the operation of various measurement systems are emphasized, as well as signal processing issues that must be addressed in order to obtain and use quantitative measurement variables in biomechanics. The book explains how measurement data are acquired, processed and presented to the user in the environment of a modern, computer-based laboratory. The ultimate aim is to contribute to the processes of the diagnosis and treatment of locomotion disorders.
The purpose of Measurement of Human Locomotion is to provide a concise but comprehensive presentation of the systems used for the measurement of human locomotion, with a view to the assessment and diagnosis of the phenomenon.
This book addresses instruments, methodologies and diagnostic
methods used to evaluate and diagnose human movement, locomotion
and physical status in general. Starting from historical
perspective, the idea of understanding human locomotion by applying
technical measurement devices and incorporating measurement data
into physical representation of gross body movement is presented
and explained, an approach known as inverse dynamics. With this
approach as a kind of umbrella concept, components of measurement
systems including relevant signal and data processing methods are
described. Modern instruments to capture body movement by measuring
its kinematics, kinetics and surface electromyography (sEMG) are
thus described; all systems being used dominantly-if not
exclusively-in a movement analysis laboratory setting. Focusing
mainly on human posture and gait, but including also examples of
movement patterns from selected kinesiological and sports
activities, the book attempts to present essentials of biomechanics
and biomedical engineering approach to this subject matter. It
illustrates how data collected and elaborated by modern engineering
technology can complement traditional expert knowledge of a
kinesiologist or a medical doctor. The book is applicable in the
fields of sports, physical activities, as well as in medical
diagnostics and rehabilitation. The examples of this book's
practical application might be in evaluation of efficiency of human
gait, in evaluation of skeletal muscle fatigue in physical
exercise, in biomechanical diagnostics of traumatological
conditions requiring orthopaedic treatment and the like. This book
can also be used in planning and executing research endeavours,
particularly in a clinical context as a reference for various
diagnostics procedures. It presents the lecture notes of a course
carrying the same name within Medical Studies in English at the
University of Zagreb for more than a decade.
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