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Foundation concepts

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Foundation concepts

Post-graduate level of understanding and application of Biomechanical first principles for analysis of human movement including:

  • Newton’s three laws of motion, inertia, mass, force, momentum (linear and angular) and impulse.
  • Types of forces (friction; drag; 3D contact forces, moments and joint reaction forces).
  • Interrelationship between linear and angular motion components (displacement; velocity and acceleration)
  • Equilibrium and human movement including levers (force, axis, resistance and the mechanical advantage of anatomical levers), stability and balance (centre of gravity, base of support and line of gravity)

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