Clinical Biomechanics

This key text presents the basic entities, measurements, and applications of biomechanics in a clear, easy-to-understand manner. It analyses the mechanical interactions of various tissue systems such as bone, ligament, tendon and muscle while also demonstrating the importance of biomechanical analysis to the understanding of muscle-joint interactions, and implications for normal and abnormal functioning. It details the clinical application of biomechanics for an array of diagnostic and treatment methods allowing the reader to apply the theory to everyday life.

Introductory Biomechanics: Units and Their Systems of Measurement. Joint Biomechanics: Static and Dynamic Analysis. Joint Biomechanics: Redundancy. Clinical Biomechanics of Connective Tissue: Bones. Clinical Biomechanics of Connective Tissue: Cartilage, Discs, Ligaments, And Tendons. Integration: Clinical Biomechanics of the Lumbar Spine. Integration: Clinical Biomechanics of the Shoulder. Biomechanics of Orthoses. Clinical Biomechanics of Balance. Clinical Biomechanics of Neurological Treatments. The Biomechanical Bases of Manual Therapy

Dr. Zeevi Dvir PhD, LLB, Professor and Chairman, Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel