BPK 142 Lecture Notes - Mechanical Advantage, Sneakers, Shear Force

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Biomedical Physio & Kines
• Course: BPK 142
• Professor: Paul Lee

Document Summary

Biomechanics - the application of mechanical laws to __living___ structures, specifically to the ___locomotor____ system of the human body. 1: uses of biomechanical analyses, improvement of sports skill ___techniques_, design of sports ____equipment____, prevention of ____injuries_, clinical analysis of movement ___pathologies_, design of ___prostheses__, design of ____rehabilitation______ devices. Qualitative analysis - a __non-numerical_____ description of a movement based on direct ___observation____. Quantitative analysis - a movement is analyzed __numerically__ based on. ___measurements_____ from data collected during the performance of the movement. Lever a rigid bar that turns about an axis in the body, the bones represent the bars and the joints are the axes. Force point the exact point where the effort is applied. Resistance point the exact point on which the resistance acts. Force arm the perpendicular distance from the fulcrum to the line of action of the force acting on the force point.