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Biomechanics and Gait Analysis

Nicholas Stergiou (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

412 Seiten

2020
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
9780128133729 (ISBN)

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Biomechanics and Gait Analysis presents a comprehensive book on biomechanics that focuses on gait analysis. It is written primarily for biomedical engineering students, professionals and biomechanists with a strong emphasis on medical devices and assistive technology, but is also of interest to clinicians and physiologists. It allows novice readers to acquire the basics of gait analysis, while also helping expert readers update their knowledge. The book covers the most up-to-date acquisition and computational methods and advances in the field. Key topics include muscle mechanics and modeling, motor control and coordination, and measurements and assessments.

This is the go to resource for an understanding of fundamental concepts and how to collect, analyze and interpret data for research, industry, clinical and sport.

Dr. Nikolaos “Nick Stergiou is a leading figure in biomechanics, serving as Distinguished Community Research Chair and Professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). He directs the Center for Research in Human Movement Variability and oversees the Division of Biomechanics and Research Development. Notably, he established the first academic Department of Biomechanics offering BS, MS, and PhD degrees. His research specializes in the variability inherent in human movement and nonlinear dynamics, with applications ranging from infant development to fall prevention in older adults. Dr. Stergiou’s work has influenced surgical training and rehabilitation for conditions like peripheral arterial disease. He has authored four scientific textbooks and over 250 peer-reviewed papers, accruing more than 17,000 citations and an H-index above 70. His contributions have earned him Fellow status in prestigious organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Dr. Stergiou has secured over $40 million in research funding from agencies such as NIH, NASA, and NSF. He notably received an NIH P20 grant exceeding $10 million—the largest in UNO’s history—which enabled the creation of the Center for Research in Human Movement Variability, later renewed with an additional $10.3 million. Beyond research, he has driven infrastructure development, obtaining $6 million in private donations to build the world’s first dedicated biomechanics research facility at UNO in 2013. He further secured $11.6 million for a 30,000-square-foot expansion opened in 2019 and recently procured $17.1 million for a second expansion set to open in 2026, underscoring his commitment to advancing biomechanics research and education.

1 Introduction to biomechanics
2 Basic biomechanics
3 Advanced biomechanics
4 Why and how we move: the Stickman story
5 Power spectrum and filtering
6 Revisiting a classic: Muscles, Reflexes, and Locomotion by McMahon
7 The basics of gait analysis
8 Gait variability: a theoretical framework for gait analysis and biomechanics
9 Coordination and control: a dynamical systems approach to the analysis of human gait
10 A tutorial on fractal analysis of human movements
11 Future directions in biomechanics: 3D printing

Erscheinungsdatum	03.04.2020
Verlagsort	San Diego
Sprache	englisch
Maße	191 x 235 mm
Gewicht	840 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Orthopädie
	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie
	Technik ► Medizintechnik
ISBN-13	9780128133729 / 9780128133729
Zustand	Neuware