Pitkin Biomechanics for Life

Introduction to Sanomechanics
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-642-17177-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 132 Seiten

Reihe: Medicine

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pitkin, Mark R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;About the Author and the Book;6
2;Preface;8
3;Acknowledgments;10
4;Introduction;12
5;Contents;14
6;Floating Skeleton Concept;18
6.1;1.1 Borelli’s Biomechanics and Its Limitations;18
6.2;1.2 Loads and Pressures Applied to Joint Heads;19
6.3;1.3 New Hypothetical Protective Structure;25
6.4;1.4 Floating Skeleton Concept;26
6.5;1.5 Future Verification or the Gap Junction Scenario;35
6.6;1.6 A Common Basis for Therapeutic Procedures;37
6.7;1.7 First Experimental Evidence of the Hydraulic Connection Between Joints;38
6.8;References;39
7;Sanomechanics;42
7.1;2.1 Sanomechanical Approach to Exercises;42
7.2;2.2 Conceptual Autosuggestion;42
7.3;2.3 Criterion of Correctness of the Exercise;46
7.4;2.4 Technique of Exercising;49
7.5;2.5 Conclusion;52
7.6;References;53
8;Biomechanics for Life;54
8.1;3.1 Art of Standing, Sitting, and Walking;54
8.2;3.2 How Do We Stand?;58
8.3;3.3 How Do We Sit?;63
8.4;3.4 How Do We Walk?;70
8.5;3.5 We Do Not Need a Special Time to Do Sanomechanical Exercises;75
8.6;3.6 Conclusion;79
8.7;References;79
9;SanomechanicsTM Exercises;80
9.1;4.1 Introduction Regarding Safety;80
9.2;4.2 Make Your Morning;80
9.3;4.3 Why Are My Joints Stiffer After I Sleep?;81
9.4;4.4 The Difference Between Exercising on a Yielding and a Firm Surface;81
9.5;4.5 Sanomechanical In-Bed Series;83
9.6;4.6 Sanomechanical Day Series;93
9.7;4.7 Conclusion;109
9.8;References;109
10;About Forces and Moments in Locomotion;110
10.1;5.1 Biomechanical Investigations of Gait;110
10.2;5.2 Modeling the Human Body for Motion Analysis and Related Equipment;114
10.3;5.3 Architecture of Computerized Gait Analysis;115
10.4;5.4 Ballistic Synergy in Normal Gait;117
10.5;5.5 Resonance and Anti-resonance;129
10.6;5.6 Conclusion;135
10.7;References;135
11;Sanomechanics for Respiration;139
11.1;6.1 Nasal Polyps;139
11.2;6.2 Pathway of Air;140
11.3;6.3 Sanomechanics for Breathing;142
11.4;6.4 Conclusion;144
11.5;References;144
12;Postface;145
12.1;References;146
13;Index;147