Kinesiology 3550A/B- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 46 pages long!)
28 Mar 2018
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Strength: muscles respond to external constraints by exerting required force. Biomechanics: analysis of internal forces from tendons and muscles. Tissue/msk disorders from continuous break down (difficult to heal) Cases: primary force/posture/frequency/duration, environmental factors such as vibration/cold. Qualitative: gathers observational data, surveys, checklists leads to judgement: first step/screening. Semi quantitative mix of judgement and simple quantitative; simple decision rules to yield classification (ex: job demand risk: yellow flag problems (might be problematic) Quantitative: computation, strength/cardioresp, noish equations: red flag problems: risk level and interrelationships involved. Avoid extreme ranges in static and dynamic activities. Static position: when sum of all forces in any direction equal 0. If force of gravity not acting directly through centre of an object, there is a tendency for rotation, movement or torque. Ie: in non-relaxed vertical positions, body parts are maintained away from body, relaxed positions give no lever arms for torques to happen.
