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Principles of biomechanics and application of video analysis to human movement.
Introduction to Biomechanics
Principles of Biomechanics and Applications of Video Analysis to Human Movement
Human beings have always studied their own movement and that of other animals. Originally, the purpose of this study was probably to assess their own movement abilities in relation to the prey to catch or the predators to escape, or to find forms of movement that could give them an advantage in a life very far from today's world, without technologies or machines to reduce physical fatigue in everyday activities. At the basis of this primordial study there was undoubtedly the observation and the generic, qualitative description of movement. The concepts of Force, Acceleration, Gravity, Energy etc. as we know them today were not present except empirically, inseparably linked to practical experience of the real world.
The Main Instruments for Biomechanical Functional Assessment
What characteristics should instruments have to provide useful, real data? Which parameters are worth measuring?
The number of instruments for movement analysis is constantly growing and keeps pace with technological development. This is very positive, because it makes ever more up-to-date tools available at prices that keep falling compared with many years ago.
Photocells
Linear wire encoders
Electrogoniometers
Inertial sensors
RADAR
GPS and LPM
Optoelectronic 3D stereophotogrammetric systems
Load cells and force platforms
Pressure platforms
Electromyographs
Video Analysis
Use and advantages of this method
Video analysis is certainly not a new tool in Biomechanics: it has been used for many years and today is applied in the study of human movement. With the wide spread of video as a communication device, coaches and health practitioners in general use it more and more, with many advantages:
- Immediate feedback on motor performance.
- Ability to draw and create references directly on the video.
- A striking, highly emotional visual effect for those who watch themselves back.
- Intuitiveness.
Video Analysis Examples
In Kinesiological and Postural Assessment
Movement analysis starts from the study of posture, which without a doubt cannot be ignored. The study of posture and human movement has evolved enormously and analysis tools tend to be ever less invasive; nevertheless, the simplest way to understand the dynamic aspect of posture remains the kinesiological approach to the human body, an approach that studies the body's movements on the different planes, considering the connection of the body segments. For these reasons, postural and kinesiological assessment are an integral part of the study of Biomechanics and movement analysis.
Video Analysis in various contexts
Thanks to the collaboration of over 20 authors, several types of video analysis are covered, specifying for each one the literature, the methodological aspects, the measurement of the various techniques and practical applications in the field.
Cycling
Swimming
Weight Training
Sports technique management
Injury prevention management
Video Analysis in Match Analysis
Use, principles and measurable data
Match analysis has many definitions in the literature and each author has highlighted particular aspects of it. In general, match analysis studies, records and catalogues the behaviours that describe sports performance, individual or team, in order to collect information useful to the training process. Match analysis aims to record and examine the behavioural events that occur during a competition, thereby describing a model of play. In this perspective attention is placed on the so-called "athletic behaviour": the behaviours athletes adopt during a performance, which is why match analysis takes on the characteristics of a tool of sports pedagogy.
Contents
Discover the table of contents of the Book Biomeccanica and all the information you will learn.
Reading this book, you will understand which instruments are most valid for biomechanical functional assessment and video analysis of human movement. Numerous practical examples of biomechanical assessment are covered.
- Definition of Biomechanics and fields of application.
- Levels of study of human movement.
- The human body and the vocabulary of human movement.
- Main study parameters of the Biomechanics of human movement and their functional meaning.
- Instruments for biomechanical functional assessment.
- Photocells.
- Linear wire encoders.
- Electrogoniometers.
- Inertial sensors.
- RADAR.
- GPS and LPM.
- Optoelectronic 3D stereophotogrammetric systems.
- Load cells and force platforms.
- Pressure platforms.
- Electromyographs.
- Video analysis, software, studies and report creation.
- Historical notes on video and characteristics of video acquisition tools.
- Creating the filming set-up.
- Applying the markers.
- 2D video analysis software tools.
- The study of space and the calibration process.
- The study of time.
- The study of angles.
- Creating reports.
- Video analysis in kinesiological and postural assessment.
- Examples of using video analysis for kinesiological and postural assessment in dancers.
- Examples of using video analysis for kinesiological and postural assessment in young footballers.
- Examples of using video analysis to assess the squat test.
- Examples of using video analysis to study forward trunk flexion.
- Examples of using video analysis to study upper-limb flexion.
- Examples of using video analysis to study jumping.
- Examples of using video analysis to study gait.
- Examples of using video analysis to study motor skills.
- Video analysis of running.
- Introduction and notes on endurance running technique.
- The most studied aspects in the analysis of running movement.
- Examples of using video analysis to study running.
- Video analysis of the riding position.
- Literature and introduction to the problem of analysing the riding position.
- Methodological and procedural aspects of the saddle analysis and measurable data.
- Aspects to consider in the saddle analysis when the cyclist reports pain.
- Video analysis in swimming.
- Literature and introduction to video analysis in swimming.
- Methodological and procedural aspects of the analysis.
- Examples of analysis and measurable data.
- Analysis of the swimming start: indications in the literature.
- Analysis of the swimming turn: indications in the literature.
- Video analysis in weight training.
- Literature and introduction to the problem.
- Video analysis procedures in weight training.
- Kinematic analysis of the bench press performed with and without a pause.
- Procedures for using video analysis to assess strength training.
- Video analysis in sports technique management. An example from basketball.
- Brief introduction to the study of shooting in basketball.
- The study of shooting technique through video analysis.
- Examples of video analysis and measurable data in the study of shooting technique.
- Video analysis in injury prevention management.
- Notes on sports injuries.
- Examples and epidemiology of sports injuries.
- Examples of analysis and measurable data.
- Example of combining video-analysis data with other data for biomechanical functional assessment.
- Video analysis in match analysis.
- Brief introduction to match analysis.
- Uses and principles of match analysis.
- Types and methods of observation.
- Development of notational systems.
- How and why is match analysis used?
- Video match analysis as an assessment and measurement tool to integrate into the training process.
- Key aspects of measurement and of statistics applied to the training process.
- Possible applications of video match analysis to the sports training process.
- Future applications and developments.
Look inside the Book Biomeccanica
Biomechanics and Scientific Literature
The information in these pages will be useful to all those who, in any professional capacity — clinical, functional, performance or research — approach human movement analysis, as well as to all university students who need a teaching guide to grow in their training. Over the last 10 years of work, health and movement practitioners have increasingly asked for simple, immediately applicable information, founded on scientific bases and at the same time usable straight away "in the field", during functional assessments of athletes and sedentary people, in order to improve their performance or health. This book is the fundamental study text for all Operators Certified through the Biomechanics Professional Course and an extraordinary reference tool for all those who want to deepen their knowledge of the kinematic and dynamic analysis of human movement.
The award
Winner of the CONI Literary Award
54th Edition of the CONI Literary Competition, Technical Section
The 54th edition of the CONI Literary Competition awarded the Book by Luca Russo, Biomeccanica, among the Winners of the Technical Section. An absolute reference text for all professionals in the Movement Sciences, who will find in this teaching aid the fundamental lessons to start using the principles of Biomechanics in practice.
Presentation
Presentation of the Book Biomeccanica with Luca Russo and Giacomo Catalani
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Giacomo Catalani in conversazione con Luca Russo per parlare delle origini e lo sviluppo del progetto: 580 pagine dedicate a una materia che raccoglie crescente attenzione da parte dei professionisti della salute e dello sport.
Biomechanics and Video Analysis
The aim behind the whole work is to teach the reader the kinematic analysis of human movement, the most easily understood branch of biomechanics, inviting them to explore more complex biomechanical topics in more specialised texts. Video analysis thus becomes a practical tool that can be used immediately "in the field", designed to make the practitioner's work easier by offering a form of analysis similar to "one's own eye" and therefore easy to manage. The text also contains detailed information on other types of instruments that can be used in biomechanics for more in-depth analysis.
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