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 Who
are Biomechanists?
| A biomechanist might be an engineer or medical doctor; biomechanics, however, is not within the sole domain of either of these easily recognized professions. |
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Biomechanical
vs. Medical
| Biomechanics
- the science concerned with the action of forces, internal
and external, on the living body. (From Stedman’s Medical
Dictionary for the Health Professions) |
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What is Biomechanics?
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discipline of biomechanics integrates the laws of physics and the
working concepts of engineering... |
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When a Biomechanist can Help
| In general, a
biomechanist is a useful expert when liability questions involve human
motion... |
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Issue:
Could an individual strike their own hand
five+ times with an ax, amputating their
own fingers unknowingly?
Results:
Northstar Biokinetics demonstrated that
the amputations could not have occurred
as described because a single strike would
elicit a flexor withdrawal reflex.
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