Biomechanics Application in Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is a health profession whose primary purpose is the promotion of optimal human health and function through the application of scientific principles to prevent, identify, correct, or alleviate acute or prolonged movement dysfunction (Smidt; 1984). Biomechanics is a crucial applied scientific principle in physical therapy and may guide physical therapists in their practices. Therefore, Biomechanics is considered an inherent part of physical therapy, which purports the distinctive characteristics of prevention, evaluation, and treatment of movement dysfunction (Smidt, 1984). This paper presents two studies of biomechanics application in physical therapy. The first study described how to simplify and accurately measure tibia rotation in human locomotion since the measurement of tibia rotation is a challenge task and excessive external tibia rotation may lead to knee joint pain (Cubuk, et al., 2000; Laura, et al., 2004). The second study investigated the relationship between shoulder pain and the joint reaction forces during wheelchair propulsion since shoulder joint pain/injury is the most common site of musculoskeletal injuries in manual wheelchair users (Cooper, et al., 1999), and understand this relationship would help us prevent, correct the shoulder problems of manual wheelchair users.
Yongtai Wang LI-Shan Chang Weerawat Limroongreungrat
Division of Physical Therapy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia USA
国际会议
The 2008 International Sports Biomechanics Symposium(2008国际运动生物力学研讨会)
广州
英文
29-33
2008-07-30（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）