Biomechanics for Life (eBook)

Introduction to Sanomechanics

Mark R. Pitkin (Autor)

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2011 | 2011
XV, 132 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-17177-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The reader will find in this book a new approach to improving health. The author has called this approach 'sanomechanics,' combining the Latin sanus (healthy, sound) and mechanicus (science of the motion of bodies subjected to forces). The focus of sanomechanics is on exercising with an understanding of the biomechanical consequences of the actions. This understanding is based on the author's theory of the floating skeleton, which postulates a hydraulic connection of synovial joints. The theory explains the greater or lesser success of any exercise utilizing the ability of the human skeleton to absorb and transform forces and moments from the body segments and the environment. This ability vanishes with age and illnesses, and the deeper our understanding of the nature of skeletal functioning is, the better we shall be able to improve, protect, and prolong the skeleton's health.

Inhalt

About the Author and the Book 6
Preface 8
Acknowledgments 10
Introduction 12
Contents 14
Floating Skeleton Concept 18
1.1 Borelli’s Biomechanics and Its Limitations 18
1.2 Loads and Pressures Applied to Joint Heads 19
1.3 New Hypothetical Protective Structure 25
1.4 Floating Skeleton Concept 26
1.5 Future Verification or the Gap Junction Scenario 35
1.6 A Common Basis for Therapeutic Procedures 37
1.7 First Experimental Evidence of the Hydraulic Connection Between Joints 38
References 39
Sanomechanics 42
2.1 Sanomechanical Approach to Exercises 42
2.2 Conceptual Autosuggestion 42
2.3 Criterion of Correctness of the Exercise 46
2.4 Technique of Exercising 49
2.5 Conclusion 52
References 53
Biomechanics for Life 54
3.1 Art of Standing, Sitting, and Walking 54
3.2 How Do We Stand? 58
3.3 How Do We Sit? 63
3.4 How Do We Walk? 70
3.5 We Do Not Need a Special Time to Do Sanomechanical Exercises 75
3.6 Conclusion 79
References 79
SanomechanicsTM Exercises 80
4.1 Introduction Regarding Safety 80
4.2 Make Your Morning 80
4.3 Why Are My Joints Stiffer After I Sleep? 81
4.4 The Difference Between Exercising on a Yielding and a Firm Surface 81
4.5 Sanomechanical In-Bed Series 83
4.6 Sanomechanical Day Series 93
4.7 Conclusion 109
References 109
About Forces and Moments in Locomotion 110
5.1 Biomechanical Investigations of Gait 110
5.2 Modeling the Human Body for Motion Analysis and Related Equipment 114
5.3 Architecture of Computerized Gait Analysis 115
5.4 Ballistic Synergy in Normal Gait 117
5.5 Resonance and Anti-resonance 129
5.6 Conclusion 135
References 135
Sanomechanics for Respiration 139
6.1 Nasal Polyps 139
6.2 Pathway of Air 140
6.3 Sanomechanics for Breathing 142
6.4 Conclusion 144
References 144
Postface 145
References 146
Index 147

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.3.2011
• Zusatzinfo: XV, 132 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Biomechanics • orthopaedics • physical therapy • Rehabilitation • Skeleton
• ISBN-10: 3-642-17177-X / 364217177X
• ISBN-13: 978-3-642-17177-2 / 9783642171772