Ergonomics is concerned with the ‘fit’ between people and their work. With an increasing number of people becoming conscious about their health and participating in sport or physical activity, ergonomics has become an increasingly prominent concern within the sport and exercise sciences. From the design of footwear and artificial playing surfaces, to studies of proprioception by obese children , the way in which people interact with their environment - designed and natural – has important implications for performance sport and for the design of safe and beneficial forms of physical activity. The Routledge Handbook of Ergonomics in Sport and Exercise is the first book to offer a comprehensive and in-depth survey of cutting-edge scientific research into ergonomics in sport and exercise. Written by world-leading international scientists and researchers, the book explores key topics such as: Musculoskeletal adaptation to sports and exercise Environmental factors of injury and fatigue Load weight and performance Ergonomics in adapted sports and exercise Measurement in sports and exercise Modeling and simulation in ergonomics design Influence of playing surface, footwear and equipment design Bridging the gap between fundamental scientific research in sport and exercise and applications in sport and exercise contexts, this is an important reference for all advanced students, researchers and professionals working in sport and exercise science, kinesiology, sports technology, sports engineering, ergonomics, and product design.
Now in a fully updated and revised new edition, this is still the only up-to-date, practical guide to the use of technology in sport and exercise biomechanics. It includes detailed explanations of the key theory underlying biomechanics testing and measurement, along with advice on choosing equipment and using it effectively. The second edition includes two completely new chapters on qualitative movement analysis and the assessment of movement coordination, and covers every key functional area in the biomechanics curriculum, including: motion analysis using video and on-line systems measurement of force and pressure measurement of torque and power using isokinetic dynamometry electromyography computational simulation and modelling of human movement research methodologies data processing. Published in association with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), it includes contributions from world leading researchers and pioneers in the field of sport and exercise biomechanics. Biomechanical Evaluation of Movement in Sport and Exercise is a must-have text for all biomechanics laboratories and for any student undertaking a research project or course in methods, measurement or analysis in biomechanics.
This is a practical guide to laboratory and field research in sports biomechanics. The text explains the key theory underlying biomechanics testing, along with advice concerning choice of equipment and how to use your laboratory equipment most effectively.
Fundamentals of Biomechanics introduces the exciting world of how human movement is created and how it can be improved. Teachers, coaches and physical therapists all use biomechanics to help people improve movement and decrease the risk of injury. The book presents a comprehensive review of the major concepts of biomechanics and summarizes them in nine principles of biomechanics. Fundamentals of Biomechanics concludes by showing how these principles can be used by movement professionals to improve human movement. Specific case studies are presented in physical education, coaching, strength and conditioning, and sports medicine.
This book explores the role of artificial Intelligence in Telemedicine. It explains the concepts through the detailed study and processing of biosignals, physiological parameters, and medical images. The book focuses on computational algorithms in telemedicine for the processing of biosignals, physiological parameters, and medical Images. The book is presented in two section. The first section presents the role of computational algorithms in the processing of biosignal and medical images for disease diagnosis and treatment planning. Noise removal in ECG signal using an improved adaptive learning approach, classification of ECG signals using CNN for cardiac arrhythmia detection, EEG signal analysis for stroke detection, and EMG signal analysis for gesture classification were discussed in this section. Application of CNN in pertussis Diagnosis by temperature monitoring, physician handwriting recognition using deep learning model, melanoma detection using ABCD parameters, and transfer learning enabled heuristic approach for pneumonia detection was also discussed in this section The second section focus on the role of IoT and artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector. IoT in smart health care and applications of artificial intelligence in disease diagnosis and prediction was discussed in this section. The importance of 5G/6G in the pandemic scenario for telemedicine applications, wireless capsule endoscopy image compression, leukemia detection from the microscopic cell images, and genomic signal processing using numerical mapping techniques was also discussed in this section. This book can be used by a wide range of users including students, research scholars, faculty, and practitioners in the field of engineering for applications in biomedical signal, image analysis, and diagnosis.