00000cmm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217611212663 Buklod 20230215085534.0 m go j cr |n |||auu|a 110330s2011 xx u | eng d 9783642171772 (eBook) 364217177X (eBook) (iLib)UPD-00215704479 DML eng DMLU QP 303 P58 2011eb Pitkin, Mark R. Biomechanics for life introduction to sanomechanics [electronic resource] Mark R. Pitkin. Berlin Heidelberg New York Springer c2011. 1 online resource (xv, 132 p.) ill. (chiefly col.) Floating Skeleton Concept -- Sanomechanics -- Biomechanics for Life -- SanomechanicsTM Exercises -- About Forces and Moments in Locomotion -- Sanomechanics for Respiration. IP-based subscription, access limited to within on-campus computer network. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD University Library Website. The reader will find in this book a new approach to improving health. The author has called this approach ?sanomechanics,? combining the Latin sanus (healthy, sound) and mechanicus (science of the motion of bodies subjected to forces). The focus of sanomechanics is on exercising with an understanding of the biomechanical consequences of the actions. This understanding is based on the author?s theory of the floating skeleton, which postulates a hydraulic connection of synovial joints. The theory explains the greater or lesser success of any exercise utilizing the ability of the human skeleton to absorb and transform forces and moments from the body segments and the environment. This ability vanishes with age and illnesses, and the deeper our understanding of the nature of skeletal functioning is, the better we shall be able to improve, protect, and prolong the skeleton?s health. Electronic reproduction. New York SpringerLink c2011. Available via World Wide Web through SpringerLink. Human mechanics. Skeleton. Bone and bones. Joints. Physical Fitness. Health behavior. Biomechanical phenomena. Movement. Natural history. Physiology. Science. Electronic books. SpringerLink (Online service). Electronic Resource Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17177-2 FO Monograph UPD DMLR Electronic Resource