Biomechanics And Gait Analysis by Nicholas Stergiou, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Biomechanics and Gait Analysispresents 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. Details the fundamental issues leading to the biomechanical analyses of gait and postureCovers the theoretical basis and practical aspects associated with gait analysisPresents methods and tools used in the field, including electromyography, signal processing and spectral analysis, amongst others | Biomechanics And Gait Analysis by Nicholas Stergiou, Paperback | Indigo Chapters