ThissecondeditionofFundamentalsofBiomechanicspresentsaclear,conceptualapproachtounderstandingbiomechanicswithinthecontextofthequalitativeanalysisofhumanmovement.Itprovidesreal-worldexamplesoftheapplicationofbiomechanicsinseveralways.Humanmovementexamplesandproblemsarediscussedtohelpteachbiomechanicalvariablesandconcepts.Thistext,however,goesbeyondthisphysicsclasswithsportexampleapproach.First,nineprinciplesofbiomechanicsaredevelopedtolinktheoreticalknowledgewithpractical/professionalprinciplesandapplication.Theseninegenericapplicationprinciplesarebasedonthelawsandconceptsofbiomechanics,sotheycanbeappliedtoallhumanmovements.Second,thelastsectionofthebookdevelopstheapplicationofbiomechanicsinqualitativeanalysisofseveralmovementsinfourprofessionalareas:physicaleducation,coaching,strengthandconditioning,andsportsmedicine.
