The Routledge Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science is a landmark work of reference. Now available in a concise paperback edition, it offers a comprehensive and in-depth survey of current theory, research and practice in sports, exercise and clinical biomechanics, in both established and emerging contexts.

Including contributions from many of the world's leading biomechanists, the book is arranged into five thematic sections:
biomechanics in sports injury, orthopedics and rehabilitation health and rehabilitation training, learning and coaching methodologies and systems of measurement.

Drawing explicit connections between the theoretical, investigative and applied components of sports science research, this book is both a definitive subject guide and an important contribution to the contemporary research agenda in biomechanics and human movement science. It is essential reading for all students, scholars and researchers working in sports biomechanics, kinesiology, ergonomics, sports engineering, orthopaedics and physical therapy.

Contents

Section 1

Biomechanics in sports

1.1

Biomechanics of Throwing

Roger Bartlett and Matthew Robins

1.2

The Biomechanics of Snowboarding

Greg Woolman

1.3

Biomechanics of Striking and Kicking

Bruce Elliott, Jacqueline Alderson and Machar Reid

1.4

SWIMMING

Ross H. Sanders, Stelios Psycharakis, Roozbeh Naemi, Carla McCabe, and Georgios Machtsiras

1.5

Biomechanics of the Long Jump

N.P. Linthorne

1.6

External and Internal Forces in Sprint Running

Joseph P. Hunter, Robert N. Marshall, and Peter J. McNair

1.7

Biomechanical Simulation Models of Sports Activities

M.R. Yeadon and M.A. King

Section 2

Injury, orthopedics and rehabilitation

2.1

Lower Extremity Injuries

William C. Whiting and Ronald F. Zernicke

2.2

Upper Extreuries

Ronald F. Zernicke, William C. Whiting, and Sarah L. Manske

2.3

Biomechanics of Spinal Trauma

Brian D. Stemper and Narayan Yoganandan

2.4

In vivo biomechanical study for INJURY PREVENTION

Mario Lamontagne, D. L. Benoit, and A. Caraffa, G. Cerulli,

2.5

Impact attenuation performance and injury with artificial turf

Rosanne S. Naunheim

Section 3

Health and rehabilitation

3.1

Influence of backpack weight on biomechanical and physiological responses of children during treadmill walking

Youlian Hong, Jing Xian Li, and Gert-Peter Brüggemann

3.2

Ankle proprioception in young ice hockey players, runners, and sedentary people

Jing Xian Li and Youlian Hong

3.3

The plantar pressure characteristics during Tai Chi exercise

De Wei Mao, Youlian Hong, and Jing Xian Li

3.4

BIOMECHANICAL STUDIES FOR UNDERSTANDING FALLS IN OLDER ADULTS

Daina L S...