Clinical Biomechanics in Human Locomotion
Gait and Pathomechanical Principles
- 1st Edition - April 10, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Andrew Horwood, Nachiappan Chockalingam
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 8 6 0 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 8 6 1 - 2
Clinical Biomechanics in Human Locomotion: Gait and Pathomechanical Principles explores the clinical management of gait-disturbing or gait-induced pathologies and biomechan… Read more
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Request a sales quoteClinical Biomechanics in Human Locomotion: Gait and Pathomechanical Principles explores the clinical management of gait-disturbing or gait-induced pathologies and biomechanical variances during gait between individuals. The book discusses what is required to make terrestrial human locomotion safe and what causes pathology within a context of high locomotive and morphological variability. The interaction of genetics, epigenetics, developmental biology and physiology under the influence of locomotive biomechanics and metabolic energetics drives evolution.
Such biological pressures on survival are essential in understanding the locomotive biomechanics of modern humans. In addition, lifestyle, including gait speed adaptability established during the growth influences of anatomical development is also considered.
- Links human locomotive biomechanics to medicine, physiology, evolutionary anatomy and medicine
- Prepares students, bioengineers and clinicians for the reality of utilizing biomechanical principles in clinical practice while also informing researchers of environmental limits
- Includes further concepts in gait mechanics such as lower limb length, gait speed and how to calculate locomotive costs
Graduate students of biomedical engineering and biomechanics, product development engineers, physical therapists, orthopaedic surgeons, podiatric surgeons. University biomechanics departments; Orthopaedic departments/hospital libraries; University physical therapy departments
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- About the authors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Understanding human gait
- Abstract
- Chapter introduction
- 1.1: Gait principles
- 1.2: Principles of gait analysis data
- 1.3: Muscle function related to joint motion in gait
- 1.4: Running gait
- 1.5: Variance in gait
- 1.6: Gait in disease
- Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 2: Locomotive functional units
- Abstract
- Chapter introduction
- 2.1: Soft and hard tissue as functional units
- 2.2: Functional unit of the lumbar spine and pelvis
- 2.3: Functional unit of the hip
- 2.4: Functional unit of the knee
- 2.5: Functional unit of the ankle
- Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 3: The foot as a functional unit of gait
- Abstract
- Chapter introduction
- 3.1: The foot’s material properties
- 3.2: The foot’s role in gait
- 3.3: The foot’s functional units
- Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 4: Pathology through the principles of biomechanics
- Abstract
- Chapter introduction
- 4.1: Understanding the pathological risk
- 4.2: Pathomechanics of the hip
- 4.3: Pathomechanics of the knee
- 4.4: Pathomechanics of the ankle and rearfoot
- 4.5: Pathomechanics of the foot
- 4.6: Pathomechanics of running
- Chapter summary
- References
- Appendix
- A: Further concepts in gait mechanics
- B: Lower limb length and gait speed
- C: Locomotive costs
- D: Locomotive power
- E: Locomotive work done
- References
- Glossary: Gait and pathomechanical principles
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 10, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 934
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443158605
- eBook ISBN: 9780443158612
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Andrew Horwood
• 32 years of working experience in clinical biomechanics treating patients
• Designed and currently leading a PG module at Staffordshire University, titled “Principles of Biomechanics”.
• Designed and involved in the delivery of a PG MSc level module titled “Origins and Principles of Clinical biomechanics” at Staffordshire University, since 1999.
• Guest lecturer as School of Podiatry, Caledonia University Glasgow
• Published theoretical and clinical papers on clinical biomechanics.
Affiliations and expertise
Visiting Fellow, Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies, Staffordshire University, UKNC
Nachiappan Chockalingam
Dr. Chockalingam is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. He is also a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Scientist and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. As Professor of Clinical Biomechanics, he directs the Movement Analysis Laboratory and lead the biomechanics team and research at Staffordshire University. He is also an Affiliate Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta and a Visiting Professor at the Department of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai. In terms of research leadership and management, Dr. Chockalingam is involved with the strategic committees and executive boards of various national and international organisations. Within Staffordshire University, in addition to contributing to committees across institution, he also chairs the University Research Ethics Committee and lead the University Professoriate.
Affiliations and expertise
Staffordshire University, UKRead Clinical Biomechanics in Human Locomotion on ScienceDirect