Biomechanics

Body mechanics play an important role in any task you perform. Having good body mechanics is important because it keeps the body in good alignment and prevents stress of the joints, which helps to prevent conditions that can cause lower back or leg pain. For proper body mechanics you must have the “load” close to your body, trunk in an upright position, and use the muscles in the leg instead of the back (Early, 2013 pg 191).Proper body mechanics for the activity of tug of war, would be to stand…

physics. Eventually, I became an undergraduate teaching assistant as well. Both of these made me realize how much I enjoy helping students learn, which made me think about pursuing graduate education to become a college professor. Assisting in a biomechanics lab made it clear that it was something I wanted to pursue. My goal is to enter the accelerated master’s program in biomedical engineering at Wichita State University this spring. As a high school student, I took every math and science…

themselves, is important to the health of the caregiver as well. For example, in providing quality service to the patients, nurses in their daily work are at risk of occupational hazards, one of which is a injuries caused by the use of improper biomechanics of the body, such as back pain, back and neck injuries, muscle disorders, and inflammation. According to the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, “nursing personnel are consistently listed as one of the top ten occupations for work-related…

In addition to chiropractic intervention, MyChild™ believes massage therapy is beneficial for a person with cerebral palsy. Massage therapy is the “Manipulation of soft body tissues applied in a painless and comforting way to treat, heal, and balance the mind, body, and soul (Stern, 2015). Massage therapy is known for alleviating symptoms such as: arthritis, discomfort, low back pain, and balance. Each of these symptoms affect a patient with cerebral palsy. A session typically consists of a…

as increasing power, strength, or flexibility doesn't make you a better diver. ,Instead improvements on dryland give you the opportunity for improving your diving skills. Tips on Improving your Diving Dryland 1. Landing Biomechanics One unique aspect of diving are the biomechanics on the loading phase of the board. As you can see in image-1, the diving lands with their feet relatively close together. Many strength coaches will feel this is a poor squatting technique. However, the hip, knee,…

Basketball is one of the widely played and viewed games in the world. This game involves lots of running, jumping, analysis and judgment. As basketball is a fast action game, it helps in keeping us fit by building endurance, motor coordination, muscle strengthening, and improving balance. Other than these health benefits, basketball is a social sport and hence it helps us to be a good team player (http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au). As the number of basketball players are increasing, so the…

across. Usually, you can't balance because you don't want to go fast. The faster you go, the easier it is to balance. Controlling a moving force is easier than balancing at a standstill. Developing balance is the first step in understanding the biomechanics in bicycling. Once you pass balance, the next part to understand is the cadence or the rhythm of pedaling. Keeping a good…

Kansas City Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez is the ace of the Royals pitching staff and he just pitched them to a World Series victory over the New York Mets. You may think that he can only throw that fast and accurate because he is bigger than you but there is much more to pitching than just the size of the pitcher. Even though pitching deals with the strength someone has to be a good pitcher you have to understand the physics and the force behind the actual pitch. In pitching you will need to…

As for the legs the angle of the foot and entire leg will predict the location the pitch will go. This will also affect the position the ball crosses the plate at. The average stride orientation of elite pitchers is close to 30 degrees (Werner, Biomechanics of pitchin- An analysis of the windmill pitch, 1994). This stride gives a pitcher a good destination point to the location of where they want the pitch to…

Start with a relatively light load and focus on optimizing technique, with mind to muscle connection, and increasing the force and acceleration in the concentric phase. It is important to master the correct biomechanics of the bench press before increasing the loads,. This compound movement is a common “ego lift” exercise that causes career lasting injuries. The turtle wins the race in bench pressing, especially in the longevity of health. As stated earlier, train…