ALL-ENCOMPASSING and EXPANDED, now covering the WHOLE BODY (lower quadrant PLUS upper quadrant and spine) – The Comprehensive Textbook of Clinical Biomechanics (formerly Biomechanics in Clinic and Research) presents the latest research in a form which is accessible, practical, thorough and up-to-the minute.
New to this edition
• Addition of upper quadrant and spine
• Title has changed to truly reflect the resource’s expanded and comprehensive approach
• Case studies and additional clinical examples
• New methods in EMG analysis
• Updated elearning course which is compatible with tablet and mobile devices
• A global team of writers
Key Features
• Starts from basic principles and builds up to complex concepts
• Highly practical with a constant clinical emphasis
• Written for all health care professionals including physiotherapists and podiatrists
Author Information
By Jim Richards, BEng, MSc, PhD, Professor of Biomechanics, Department of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Section 1: Mechanics and Biomechanics Theory
- Maths and Mechanics
Jim Richards
- Forces, Moments and Muscles
Jim Richards
- Ground Reaction Forces and Plantar Pressure
Jim Richards, Aoife Healy, Nachiappan Chockalingam
- Motion and Joint Motion
Jim Richards, Dominic Thewlis, Robert Needham, Nachiappan Chockalingam
- Work and Power During Human Movement
Jim Richards
- Inverse Dynamics theory
Jim Richards
Section 2: Methods of Measurement and Modelling
- Measurement of Force and Pressure
Jim Richard, Aoife Healy, Dominic Thewlis, Nachiappan Chockalingam
- Methods of Analysis of Movement
Jim Richards, Dominic Thewlis, Jonnie Sinclair and Sarah Jane Hobbs
- Anatomical Models and Marker Sets
Jim Richards, Dominic Thewlis, Ricardo Matias, Robert Needham, Nachiappan Chockalingam
- Electromyography
P. Contessa, C.J. De Luca, Serge Roy and Jim Richards
Section 3: Clinical Assessment
- The Biomechanics of Clinical Assessment
James Selfe, Jim Richards, Dave Levine, Dominic Thewlis
- Biomechanics of Orthotic Management
Jim Richards, Aoife Healy, Nachiappan Chockalingam
- Biomechanics of the Management of Lower Limb Amputees
Natalie Vanicek
"a great overview, and a theoretical underpinning to clinical biomechanics."
"it would be a useful reference resource for many health departments"
"a brilliant textbook that assists the reader through a large, difficult topic"
“This book is a complete course comprising of fully integrated print and online components which bring quality animations to life.
"This book is recommended for the library of any practitioner who has a strong interest in biomechanics and wishes to study further the concepts of biomechanics taking it to the next level."
Shaun Kelly, Podiatry Review. Vol. 65 No. 4
