RT Book, Section
A1 Feeko, Kristofer J.
A1 Mallow, Michael
A2 Maitin, Ian B.
A2 Cruz, Ernesto
SR Print(0)
ID 1105126775
T1 Kinesiology
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071793292
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105126775
RD 2022/05/18
AB Successful  diagnosis  and  treatment  of  musculoskeletal  dysfunction  requires  an  understanding  of  both  basic  anatomy  and  the  dynamic  relationship  of  anatomic  structures  to  one  another  known  as  functional  anatomy.  Biomechanics  is  the  study  of  the  physical  actions  of  forces  or  mechanics  applied  to  a  biologic  system  and  the  implications  this  has  on  anatomic  and  functional  relationships.  The  forces  can  be  divided  into  static  and  dynamic  types.  Static  biomechanics  involve  a  physiologic  system  in  which  the  forces  result  in  a  state  of  equilibrium  with  a  net  of  zero  change  in  the  system  velocity.  In  this  case  the  body  can  remain  at  rest  or  in  motion;  however,  a  constant  velocity  persists  due  to  the  balance  of  forces.  Dynamic  forces  result  in  net  acceleration  of  the  physiologic  system  due  to  the  unbalanced  application  of  forces.