Biomechanics – What is it?

**The submission of mechanical laws to dwelling structures.

**The mechanical bases of biological schemes.

**The science worried with the interior and external forces acting on the human body and the consequences made by these forces.


Biomechanics: Does it exist in more than one field?


**workout and sport biomechanics

**Occupational biomechanics

**Orthopedic biomechanics

**Biomechanics of other biological systems


--workout and sport biomechanics

-advancing athletic performance, decrease of athletic injuries

--Orthopedic biomechanics

-artificial limbs, junctions, and orthoses to improve purposeful movement capability

--Biomechanics of other biological schemes

-relative biomechanics (e.g., bathing in fish, locomotion in apes) 

-Equine (horse) and canine (dog) rushing performance


What do we have in common?


** submission of basic mechanical values to the study of structure and function of dwelling schemes.

** Common estimation and investigation tools.

Divisions of Mechanics
Statics
Dynamics:Kinematics, Kinetics.
Deformable Solids:Stress, Strain.
Fluids


Why Study Biomechanics?

**From a mechanical viewpoint…

**How do we generate and command our movements?

**What mechanical and/or anatomical components work out or limit 
movement outcomes?

**How can we make our movements “better”?