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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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Biomechanics Analysis: The integration of the laws of physics, human structural anatomy, and engineering to describe the motion of the body and body segments. |
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Injury Causation Analysis: Coupling the knowledge of force and motion with a thorough understanding of functional human anatomy, biomechanics and human tissue mechanics to explore the possible relationships between external events and mechanically-induced human tissue injury. |
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Injury Mechanisms: Detailed descriptions of the injury causing sequence of events and how such events produce specific tissue damage (injury) in humans. |
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