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• Kinesiology

  The study of human movements
• Biomechanics

  The study of the mechanical laws relating to the movement or structure of living organisms
• Biomechanics

  • Defines how different forces act on the musculoskeletal system and how the body tissue responds to these forces
  • Focuses on the actual movement of the body, the different body parts and how they move with each other
• Studying kinesiology improves understanding of human health

  
• Statics

  The study of systems that are in a state of constant motion, either at rest or moving with a constant velocity
• Dynamics

  The study of systems in which acceleration is present
• Kinematics analysis

  A branch of mechanics which deals with a basic description of motion without referring to its causes

  
• Kinetic analysis

  A branch of mechanics which deals with causal analysis of motion, meaning the forces that cause the motion
• Types of Kinematics

  • Qualitative Kinematics analysis
  • Quantitative Kinematics analysis

  
• Translation

  A linear motion in which all parts of a rigid body move parallel to and in the same direction as every other part of the body
• Angular motion

  A motion in which an assumed rigid body moves in a circular path around some pivot point

  
• The pivot point for angular motion of the body or body parts is called the axis of rotation

  
• Anatomical reference position is the neutral position, which is considered the starting position for all body segment movements

  
• Fundamental standing position is the point of reference of analyzed all the movements of the body

  
• Planes of the body

  • Frontal (coronal) plane
  • Sagittal plane
  • Transverse (horizontal) plane
• Axes of the body

  • Frontal or mediolateral axis
  • Sagittal or antero-posterior axis
  • Longitudinal or vertical axis
• Osteokinematics

  Describes the motion of bones relative to the three cardinal (principal) planes of the body: sagittal, frontal, and horizontal
• Arthrokinematics

  Describes the motion of articular surfaces of joints
• Degrees of Freedom (DOF)

  The number of independent directions of movements allowed at a joint
• Center of gravity

  The point at which the 3 planes of the body intersect each other, representing the weight center of an object or center of mass during normal standing
• Line of gravity

  The vertical line that passes through the center of gravity
• Recommended textbooks

  • Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System Foundations for Rehabilitation 3rd Edition
  • Textbook of Biomechanics & Kinesiology: Detailed Analysis of Muscles
  • Foundations in Kinesiology and Biomechanics First Edition
  • Fundamental Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise
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