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BIOMECHANICS: THEORY AND

    APPLICATIONS SERIES



     Biomechanics: Principles, Trends and Applications

                         Jerrod H. Levy (Editor)



                    2010. ISBN: 978-1-60741-394-3

                 BIOMECHANICS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS SERIES



BIOMECHANICS: PRINCIPLES, TRENDS

           AND APPLICATIONS



                    JERROD H. LEVY



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                           CONTENTS



Preface                                                                      vii



Chapter 1 Arts Biomechanics � An Infant Science: Its Challenges and Future   1



           Gongbing Shan and Peter Visentin



Chapter 2 Understanding Corneal Biomechanics through Experimental



           Assessment and Numerical Simulation                               57



           Ahmed Elsheikh



Chapter 3 Biomechanics Concepts of Bone-Oral Implant Interface               111



           Ahmed Ballo and Niko Moritz



Chapter 4 Biomechanical Remodeling of the Diabetic Gastrointestinal Tract    137



           Jingbo Zhao, Donghua Liao, Jian Yang and Hans Gregersen



Chapter 5 Biomechanics of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Health and Disease   163



           Jingbo Zhao, Donghua Liao and Hans Gregersen



Chapter 6  Electromyography in the 21st Century: From Voluntary Signals



           to Motor Evoked Potentials                                        207



           Petra S. Williams and Brian C. Clark



Chapter 7 Biomechanics in Children with Cerebral Palsy                       233



           Jessie Chen and Dinah Reilly



Chapter 8 Biomechanical Properties of Cornea                                 251



           Sunil Shah and Mohammad Laiquzzaman



Chapter 9  Some Aspects of the Biomechanics of Skilled Musical Performance 267

           Jessie Chen and George Moore



Chapter 10 Contact Hip Stress Measurements in Orthopaedic Clinical Practice  281



           Blaz Mavcic, Matej Daniel, Vane Antolic, Ales Iglic



           and Veronika Kralj-Iglic



Chapter 11 External Pelvic Fixation during Lumbar Muscle Resistance Exercise 295

                    Michael C. McGlaughlin, Philip A. Anloague and Brian C. Clark

vi                             Contents



Chapter 12 Bone Cell Adhesion: An Important Aspect of Cell Biomechanics in



       the Development of Surface Modifications for Orthopaedic



       Implants                                                              305



       Andreas Fritsche, Frank Luethen, Barbara Nebe,



       Joachim Rychly, Ulrich Lembke, Carmen Zietz,



       Wolfram Mittelmeier and Rainer Bader



Chapter 13 The Differences in Biomechanical Patterns of Fast Motor Learning



       of Children and Adults                                                315



       A. Skurvidas, A. Zuoza, B. Gutnik and D. Nash



Chapter 14 Applying Pressure Sensors and Size Differences in Running Shoes



       Fit Measurement                                                       317



       Y. L. Cheng and Y. L. Hong



Chapter 15 Improvement of the Input Data in Biomechanics: Kinematic and



       Body Segment Inertial Parameters                                      351



       Tony Monnet, Mickael Begon, Claude Vallee



       and Patrick Lacouture



Index                                                                        385

                           PREFACE



     Biomechanics is the application of mechanical principles (statics, strength of materials

and stress analysis to the solution of biological problems of living organisms. This includes

bioengineering, the research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms and the

application of engineering principles to and from biological systems. This research and

analysis can be carried forth on multiple levels, from the molecular, wherein biomaterials

such as collagen and elastin are considered, all the way up to the tissue and organ level. This

new and important book gathers the latest research from around the globe in the study of this

dynamic field with a focus on issues such as; art biomechanics, understanding corneal

biomechanics, biomechanical remodeling of the diabetic gastrointestinal tract, biomechanics

in children with cerebral palsy, cell biomechanics for orthopaedic implants, and others.



     Chapter 1 - While biomechanics has achieved successes in many fields involving

locomotion, motor learning, skill acquisition, technique optimization, injury prevention,

physical therapy and rehabilitation, one area has heretofore been scarcely represented in the

literature � Arts Biomechanics. Biomechanics clearly has significant potential for application

in the performance arts, such as music and dance, since skills needed for these activities are

visibly related to the human musculoskeletal and nervous systems. In such areas, Arts

Biomechanics should begin by focusing on skill analyses and acquisition necessary for the

performance of the artistic act. Subsequently it should engage in a deeper discourse that

explores the relationship between these and the desired aesthetic outcome. Less apparently,

biomechanics may also enhance the analysis and comprehension of other arts, such as

painting, where gesture is often embedded in the artwork by means of symbolism, tradition,

the process of art creation, or as an inherent product of the existential nature of humanity.



     Chapter 2 - The Ocular Biomechanics Group was established in 2002 with one clear

target; to develop a virtual reality model of the human eye that can be used effectively and

reliably to predict ocular response to surgery, injury and disease. This ambitious, and

seemingly illusive, target helped plan our activities over the last 6 years and will still be

focusing our efforts as the authors strive to create the necessary knowledge using

experimental methods, build the predictive tools using programming and analysis means, and

validate the findings in both the laboratory and the clinic. This chapter presents an overview

of our biomechanical studies from laboratory material characterisation to finite element

numerical simulation. The chapter describes what has been achieved and points at the

remaining gaps in our knowledge. It explains that while much remains unknown in ocular

behaviour, the authors are now in a good position to use available knowledge to progress

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predictive modelling and use it in actual applications such as improving the accuracy of

tonometry techniques, planning of refractive surgeries and design of contact lenses. The

discussion focuses on the cornea, although scleral biomechanics receive some mention. The

chapter also refers to microstructural, biomechanical and topographic studies conducted by

other research groups. Coverage of these studies has been necessary to provide a more

complete image of current understanding of corneal biomechanics.



     Chapter 3 - Osseointegrated implants are actually replacements for natural teeth, and, like

natural teeth, they are exposed to various forces. The success of osseointegration is based on

the clinical outcome; clinicians must ensure that the stresses that the superstructure, implant,

and surrounding bone are subjected to are within the tolerable limits of the various

components. Structural compatibility is the optimum adaptation to the mechanical behavior of

the host tissues. Therefore, structure compatibility refers to the mechanical properties of the

implant material, such as elastic modulus, strength, implant design and optimal load

transmission (minimum interfacial strain mismatch) at the implant/tissue interface, which is

the key to the successful functioning of the implant device.



     This chapter reviews some of the reaction, properties and characteristics of the bone and

explains how the bone-implant interface will react under loading condition. The chapter also

includes characteristics, properties and other important information about the implant

biomaterials and implant coating.



     Chapter 4 - Gastrointestinal tract sensory-motor abnormalities are common in patients

with diabetes mellitus with symptoms arising from the whole GI tract. Common complaints

include dysphasia, early satiety, reflux, constipation, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and

diarrhea. The pathogenesis of GI symptoms in diabetes mellitus is complex in nature, multi-

factorial (motor dysfunction, autonomic neuropathy, glycemic control, psychological factors,

etc.) and is not well understood. Histologically, many studies have demonstrated prominent

proliferation of different GI wall layers during diabetes. During the past several years, several

studies demonstrated that experimental diabetes induces GI morphological and biomechanical

remodeling. Following the development of diabetes, the GI wall becomes thicker and the

stiffness of the GI wall increases in a time-dependent manner. It is well known that

mechanosensitive nerve endings exist in the GI tract where they serve a critical role for tissue

homeostasis and symptom generation. Mechanoreceptor-like structures such as

intraganglionic laminar nerve endings and intramuscular arrays have been identified. The

changes of stress and strain in the GI wall will alter the biomechanical environment of the

mechanosensitive nerve endings, therefore, the structure as well as the tension, stress and

strain distribution in the GI wall is important for the sensory and motor function.

Biomechanical remodeling of diabetic GI tract including alterations of residual strain and

increase in wall stiffness will alter the tension and stress distribution in the vicinity of the

mechanosensitive afferents with consequences for perception and motility of the GI tract.



     Chapter 5 - The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is functionally subjected to dimensional

changes. Hence, biomechanical properties such as the stress-strain relationships are of

particularly importance. These properties vary along the normal GI tract and remodel in

response to growth, aging and disease. The biomechanical properties are crucial for GI motor

function because peristaltic motion that propels the food through the GI tract is a result of

interaction of the passive and active tissue forces and the hydrodynamic forces in the food

bolus and remodeling of the mechanical properties reflects the changes in the tissue structure

that determine a specific motor dysfunction. Therefore, biomechanical data on the GI wall are

Preface  ix



important to understand the pathogenesis to the GI motor-sensory function and dysfunction.

Moreover, biomechanical studies of the GI tract pave the way for further mathematical and

computational modelling. Biomechanical studies of the GI tract will advance our

understanding of GI physiological function, diseases such as dyspepsia and visceral pain, and

GI dysfunction due to systemic diseases. Furthermore, integrated GI simulation models will

be beneficial for medical education and for evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new drugs

on GI function.



     Chapter 6 - The force produced by skeletal muscle is controlled by the electrical signals

being sent from motor neurons to muscle fibers. These electrical signals, which are known as

action potentials, can be recorded as they travel along the muscle cell membrane and are

referred to as an electromyogram (EMG) signal. It has been more than a century since the

first recording of a voluntary EMG signal was reported, and today it has become a classic

technique for evaluating and recording the activation of skeletal muscles during human

movement. In recent years, the advent and development of transcranial magnetic stimulation

has re-invigorated EMG research, and it is now possible to safely and painlessly evoke EMG

signals directly from the motor cortex of conscious humans. This chapter reviews the

recording and measurement issues associated with EMG and its respective applications.

Particular attention is paid to its role in understanding the neuromechanics of human

movement.



     Chapter 7 - Children with cerebral palsy (CP) lack the higher-level motor skills present in

age-matched typically developing (TD) children. The development of postural control is

critical to the acquisition of increasingly complex motor skills as well as to the production of

coordinated motor behavior, such as locomotion. This chapter examines recent developments

in understanding the abnormal postural control in children with CP and assessments of the

effectiveness of rehabilitation techniques using biomechanics measurements. The authors

show that the delayed and impaired development of postural control in children with CP is

not only due to the immaturity of central nervous system but also abnormal postural

alignment and muscle force production.



     Children with CP often have difficulty maintaining stability when facing unexpected

threat to balance. The authors present studies comparing reactive balance control in children

with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (SDCP) and TD children using support surface

perturbation and show that a number of factors contribute to poor balance control in children

with SDCP. 1) There was a temporal disorganization of joint torque activation. 2) There was

a spatial disorganization of the joint torque profiles. 3) Children with SDCP also showed

slower speed to reach peak torque value. In addition, the authors show that when TD children

were asked to mimic crouched stance as that seen in children with SDCP, they exhibited

abnormal postural control as well, indicating that musculoskeletal constraints are also

contributors to the atypical postural muscle response patterns seen in children with SDCP.

These findings suggest that the neuromuscular response patterns of some children with SDCP

may be appropriate strategies for their musculoskeletal constraints secondary to deficits in the

neural system.



     In this chapter the authors also discuss the culmination of our findings in relation to

clinical applications in the management of musculoskeletal impairments to improve postural

control in children with SDCP, and the significance of using biomechanical measures to show

a direct relationship between the impairments of the musculoskeletal system and reactive

postural control as well as possible coping strategies used by children with SDCP. The

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authors examine the current biomechanical research used to ascertain the effectiveness of two

therapeutic interventions purported to affect the musculoskeletal system for the improvement

of function in children with SDCP, ankle foot orthoses (AFO) and strength training.



     Finally, the authors examine the gaps in current clinical research when assessing the

effectiveness of interventions to reduce the musculoskeletal impairments constraining static,

reactive, and dynamic balance control in children with SDCP.



     Chapter 8 - The knowledge of corneal biomechanical properties of cornea has gained

importance in recent years. Investigators have been trying to find easy and practical ways to

establish these biomechanical properties but to date have had to rely on corneal thickness

measures to give an idea of corneal biomechanics. This review explores what is known about

the biomechanical properties of the human cornea.



     An overview of corneal thickness measurements, its impact on measurement of

intraocular pressure and its importance in various disease states is discussed. The recent

advent of the Ocular Response Analyser, an in-vivo measure of ocular hysteresis and corneal

resistance factor and the pulse waveform associated with this will be discussed. The

importance of this machine with respect to corneal biomechanics will be presented.



     Chapter 9 - This chapter addresses a fundamental aspect of musical performance in string

players: how the physical geography of the instrument and bow, and the anthropometric

dimensions of the player interact to produce the stereotypic motor behavior.



     Several factors determine movement, but, unlike most biomechanical tasks, the

determining outcome here is acoustic. Both upper extremities are involved in the performance

but in very different ways.



     The left arm governs the contact position of the fingers on the string, and hence the pitch

of a note. The spatial relations of the instrument to the body, the contact point of the finger on

the string, the length of the fingerboard, and the dimensions of the arm determine a unique

posture, and thus the muscle activation patterns, for the left arm for each individual player.

The left arm has quite different postures in relation to the body and the instrument for cello

players in comparison to violinists.



     The bowing (right) arm draws the bow across the string. Its travel velocity is the principal

determinant of loudness, but its distance from the bridge, the contact position along the bow

length, bow pressure, and its angle of attack on the string leave a noticeable effect on the tone,

or timbre. Bowing movements are essentially determined by the flexion and extension of the

elbow, with subtle motions of the shoulder and wrist to keep the bow moving in a straight line

perpendicular to the string. Given a fixed spatial relation between the body of the performer

and the instrument, the posture of the arm for a given bow/string contact point is uniquely

determined.



     In addition, the force of gravity plays a role in the control of movement. The authors

show, however, that it affects cellists and violinists in very different ways. Left arm

movements of cellists are more affected by gravity than those of violinists; whereas gravity

affects the right arm more in violinists.



     In this chapter the authors focus on a series of specialized topics: 1) control of the left

arm during shifting movements; 2) fine control of the left arm during corrections of intonation

errors; 3) coordination between the upper arm and forearm; and 4) coordination between the

left and right arms.



     Chapter 10 - There exist several invasive and noninvasive methods to measure the

contact hip stress but due to their complexity only few have so far been tested in clinical trials

Preface  xi



with large numbers of participating subjects. Consequently, the use of contact hip stress

measurements in orthopaedic clinical practice is still in its experimental phase.



     Biomechanical studies of human hips based on the analysis of 2-D pelvic radiographs

have turned out to be a reasonable compromise between the measurement accuracy and the

feasibility in clinical setting. Clinical studies have shown significantly higher values of hip

stress in adult dysplastic hips when compared to normal hips. It has been found that the

cumulative hip stress independently predicts the WOMAC score after 29-years of follow up

in dysplastic hips and does so better than morphological radiographic parameters of hip

dysplasia or the resultant hip force alone. The preoperative value of the contact hip stress and

the magnitude of its operative correction have been found predictors of the long term success

of the Bernese periacetabular osteotomy. Elevated shear stress in femoral neck, but not

elevated hip contact stress, has been found to be a risk factor for slipping of the capital

femoral epiphysis. A statistically significant correlation between the contact hip stress and the

age at the total arthroplasty has been shown in a group of hips with idiopathic hip

osteoarthritis.



     Through advances in 3-D imaging with MRI and CAT scan, visualisation of the femoral

head coverage and pelvic muscle attachment points has improved considerably. However, the

need to supplement the morphological hip status with biomechanical analysis remains. The

current trend is to combine the kinetic gait measurements of the resultant hip force with 3-D

imaging of the hip weight-bearing surface in order to better estimate the contact hip stress for

a given activity/body position. The added value of such measurements over 2-D pelvic

radiograph analysis has not been established yet in clinical trials.



     Chapter 11 - Resistance exercise has long been used to promote musculoskeletal health

with the application of training regimens for the clinical treatment and prevention of low back

pain growing in popularity over the last couple of decades. A variety of exercise modes have

been utilized in an attempt to stimulate and promote increases in muscle function of the

lumbar extensors. This chapter examines the current state of knowledge regarding the

application of external pelvic fixation during trunk extension exercise and its importance on

the concomitant increase of functional outcomes such as muscle strength, muscle activation

patterns and compensatory muscle growth.



     Chapter 12 - Most revisions of total joint replacements are due to implant loosening,

which is mainly caused by wear particles (wear disease) and inadequate primary implant

stability. The optimised integration of cementless total hip and knee endoprostheses into the

bone stock is the most adequate approach to achieve secondary implant stability and to

prevent implant loosening. Secondary stability is characterized by bone ingrowth of the

implant and decreases the amount of relative implant motion between the implant and bone

stock. It has also been suggested that prostheses which are fully occupied by bone cells are

less susceptible to infection. The economic impact of implant loosening is immense, hence

orthopaedic implant manufactures refine their products continuously.



     Many technical developments have improved the survival rate of endoprosthetic

implants. Modern materials and surface modifications such as coatings help to reduce wear

rates, promote cell ongrowth or prevent infections. The cell adhesion of bone cells onto

implant surfaces has not been thoroughly investigated so far. However, different methods to

measure cell adhesion have been described. Some workgroups investigate short-term

adhesion or proliferation of bone cells on implant materials in-vitro, but little is known about

the long-term adhesion. Proliferation or short-term adhesion cannot predict how strong the

xii  Jerrod H. Levy



bonding between bone and implant will be. In most cases, cost intensive animal studies have

to be performed in order to gain expressive data. Hence, it is important to assess the bone cell

adhesion forces in an adequate experimental setup in- vitro.



     The exploration of bone cell adhesion on surfaces of orthopaedic implants encourages the

development of bio-compatible, bio-active and anti-infectious surfaces. The authors have

developed a test device, based on the spinning disc principle, which allows quantitative

measurements of osteoblastic cells on implant surfaces. First results show differences in

adhesion forces depending on the substrate. In future assessments different bio-active and

anti-infectious surface modifications will be analyzed regarding bone cell adhesion prior to

animal studies.



     Chapter 13 � The aim of this chapter was to establish and compare the patterns expressed

on the fast model of motor learning of children and adults executing a fast and accurate task.



     The acquisition of a new motor skill follows two distinct stages with continued practice:

first, there is an early, fast learning stage in which performance improves rapidly within a

single training session; later, there is a slower learning stage within the time period of several

sessions of practice. Motor learning is characterized by a specific set of changes in

performance parameters. These changes occur gradually in the course of a learning period.

While the decreases or increases in these parameters have been documented in a variety of

tasks, it remains to be determined whether the time of fast learning is different for children

and adults. Therefore the main aim of this study was to establish if there are differences in

reaction time, average and maximal velocity, trajectory, and accuracy as well as the

variability of these parameters during motor learning. The tasks involved 5 series with 20

repetitions in each.



     Chapter 14 � Fit is one of the most critical factors affecting footwear comfort. Blistering,

chafing, bunions and pain may be the result of poor fitting shoes. In long run, it may cause the

foot skeleton deformity.



     In order to find out the proper fitting of footwear, it involves getting to know the size of

feet, shoes, and the subjective perception for the shoes selection. Traditional method in

measuring the feet size is to measure the length and width of the feet which can be obtained

easily by tape measure and devices like Brannock. However these are considered to be

insufficient for good footwear fitting. Furthermore, researchers were also encountering

problem in quantifying fit as it is rather subjective which was also suggested to be affected by

shoe wearing experience such as tightness and looseness of the shoes. Therefore researchers

are exploring new method in measuring footwear fit, both objectively and subjectively.



     Chapter 15 � Usually, biomechanical models used for human motion analysis are

oversimplified, especially for clinical analyses (Helen Hayes model). The calculated net

joint forces and torques are sensitive to the input data: segment kinematics and body segment

inertial parameters. It is therefore necessary to improve these input data using new methods

and models adapted to the population and movement of interest. The general problem is

divided into three parts: (i) minimization of soft tissue artefacts, (ii) joint centre location and

(iii) identification of the personalized body segment parameters.

In: Biomechanics: Principles, Trends and Applications  ISBN: 978-1-60741-394-3



Editor: Jerrod H. Levy, pp. 1-55                       � 2010 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.



Chapter 1



    ARTS BIOMECHANICS � AN INFANT SCIENCE:

             ITS CHALLENGES AND FUTURE



                    Gongbing Shan and Peter Visentin



                                     1Department of Kinesiology,

                                        2Department of Music,



                                       University of Lethbridge,

                4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta. Canada, T1K 3M4



                                  1. OVERVIEW



     While biomechanics has achieved successes in many fields involving locomotion, motor

learning, skill acquisition, technique optimization, injury prevention, physical therapy and

rehabilitation, one area has heretofore been scarcely represented in the literature � Arts

Biomechanics. Biomechanics clearly has significant potential for application in the

performance arts, such as music and dance, since skills needed for these activities are visibly

related to the human musculoskeletal and nervous systems. In such areas, Arts Biomechanics

should begin by focusing on skill analyses and acquisition necessary for the performance of

the artistic act. Subsequently it should engage in a deeper discourse that explores the

relationship between these and the desired aesthetic outcome. Less apparently, biomechanics

may also enhance the analysis and comprehension of other arts, such as painting, where

gesture is often embedded in the artwork by means of symbolism, tradition, the process of art

creation, or as an inherent product of the existential nature of humanity.



     There are many challenges facing the integration of the Sciences with the Arts. On a

fundamental level, the principles and goals of one often seem at odds with the other. In

reality, neither science nor art is antithetical to the other.



           "The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental

     emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and

     can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed. It was



 Ph: (403) 329-2683, e-mail: g.shan@uleth.ca

2  Gongbing Shan and Peter Visentin



   the experience of mystery -- even if mixed with fear -- that engendered religion. A knowledge

   of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, our perceptions of the profoundest reason

   and the most radiant beauty, which only in their most primitive forms are accessible to our

   minds...I am satisfied with the mystery of life's eternity and with a knowledge, a sense, of the

   marvelous structure of existence -- as well as the humble attempt to understand even a tiny

   portion of the Reason that manifests itself in nature."(Einstein, 1931)



However, the self-perceptions of artists and scientists may be problematic. Scientists take

reductionist and reasoned approaches to the world: there is a position/argument; it is

structured in logical steps; a topic sentence names and proves each idea in the discourse; and,

the discourse is aimed at a specific result. For the scientist, these give feelings of comfort,

power, and/or control over the phenomenon. Conversely, the artist is less interested in the

factual and desires to convey the emotional and sensual; reductionist, topical arguments are

considered antithetical to the creation of good art; too precisely formulated a conceptual

structure is perceived as negating mystery and limiting artistic possibilities; and, the result is a

product of the moment � an ever shifting target in time-based performance art. Repeatability

is only a desirable quality in that it can be a measure of skill level. Hence it shows little in

terms of creative ability. The artist wants power and control over others` perceptions of the

phenomenon; each individual audient`s experience of the art responding to and thus

validating the artwork and, by extension, the artist. Perhaps it is the way in which scientists

and artists perceive their own roles that a binary view pervades their respective disciplines �

something is or isn`t. Given this seeming dichotomy, the question arises Why bother with

Arts Biomechanics?



     The issue that provides the main inertia to expand this nascent field of biomechanics

comes from artists. It is a medical one. Epidemic rates of debilitating injury (48-76%) occur

in performing arts such as music and dance (Brown, 1997; Fry, 1986, 1987, 1988; Fry, Ross,

and Rutherford, 1988; Hagglund, 1996; Hartsell and Tata, 1991; Lockwood, 1988;

Middlestadt and Fischbein, 1989; Zaza, 1992, 1998). Unfortunately, there is currently little

quantitative research examining the aetiology of performance injuries. Existing strategies to

address injuries are largely qualitative and experience based. And they are normally

employed only after injury has occurred. Even as artists are becoming increasingly aware

regarding their physical needs, career longevity and injury downtime are becoming pervading

arts industrial issues. Only recently have researchers begun to explore scientific approaches,

such as human performance engineering, to trace causal factors related to human bone,

muscle, and nervous systems injuries in the performing arts (Chesky, Kondraske, Henoch,

Hipple, and Rubin, 2002; W. J. Dawson, 2003, 2007; Solomon and Solomon, 2004). Finally,

artists themselves are slowly turning toward science to provide preventative answers and not

merely remedial ones. From a phenomenological point of view, the performing arts share

many characteristics, including health risks, in common with other skill-oriented activities

(Chesky et al., 2002; Lehmann and Davidson, 2002; Wilson, 1986). Commonalities between

athletic and artistic performance seem obvious, particularly in the area of motor skill analysis,

acquisition during skill learning and performance. Like athletes, elite musicians practice, with

many hours of repetition, to perfect complex motor control sequences. However, music

students are seldom introduced to basic principles of movement science and physiology that

underpin that activity. This is largely because the focus of music teaching is artistic and

outcome driven rather than process oriented � this is a difference between practicing and

Arts Biomechanics � An Infant Science  3



training. While some teachers are knowledgeable regarding efficient use of the body for the

benefit of good performance, many are not. In many parts of the world, classical musicians

today are taught in a manner virtually indistinguishable from that used 50 years ago. Nowhere

in the world could the same be said for elite sport.



     As such, it seems logical to build on the successes of Sports Biomechanics in the service

of the Arts. Motor learning, skill acquisition and learning while minimizing injuries constitute

the main research focuses of Sports Biomechanics (Ballreich and Baumann, 1996). However,

there is a fundamental ethical difference between these two fields. Whereas Sports

Biomechanics typically directs is energies to achieving specific, goal-driven, quantifiable

results that are valued for their repeatability (e.g. faster, higher, stronger, etc.), Arts

Biomechanics must be satisfied with guiding the process without appearing to identify an

absolute goal � for reasons of artistic and creative freedom. The emphasis of each is on

training, but Arts Biomechanics needs to contribute to a demystification of the learning and

skill acquisition processes, so that artists can realize their full potential and survive their

chosen vocation.



           My early love affair with dance gradually had been replaced by a struggle to become

     what I could not be. I had selected teachers who felt it was their responsibility to tell me over

     and over what was wrong, rather than helping me generate the knowledge that would give me

     tools to make things right (Evans, 2003)



     Clearly, the need to consider artistic values as well as scientific ones creates particular

challenges for the field of Arts Biomechanics. Facing these challenges is, in our opinion, best

served by a multidisciplinary approach � one where research does not simply adopt a

scientific or artistic practice, but engages in discussion that ultimately transcends the

viewpoint of each discipline. Meaningful and relevant research results will be those where

science informs artistry rather than attempting to modify it. Currently, music and dance are

the two dominant areas of biomechanics research in the arts. For this reason, discourse below

will primarily focus on these disciplines. The main effort of this chapter is to summarize the

state of Arts Biomechanics in the following areas: 1) skill analysis, acquisition and pedagogy,

2) injury risk identification, quantification, prevention and compensation strategies, and 3)

Innovative uses of the tools of movement science in the analysis and creation of art. Further,

this chapter will provide discussion that identifies some of the challenges facing Art

Biomechanics, elaborate on its potential and identify some future directions.



         2. PERFORMANCE SKILL ANALYSIS AND ACQUISITION



2.1. Historical Overview



     Documentation pertaining to instrumental performance and dance has a long history. In

terms of modern classical performance traditions, documentation that incorporates

information on mechanics and motor skills begins as early as the 16th century for instrumental

performance and the 17th century for dance (Hilton, 1997; Kolneder, 1993). Its very existence

can be considered evidence of a general desire to improve overall quality of music/dance

performance, both stylistically and technically. Most of the documents are pedagogical in

4  Gongbing Shan and Peter Visentin



nature and they are clearly not targeted at the mature or virtuoso performer. For example, in

his seminal treatise on learning to play the keyboard, Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach clearly states

his intent.



           ...keyboard instruction could be improved in certain respects to the end that the truly

     good which is lacking in so much music, but particularly keyboard music, might thereby

     become more widespread. The most accomplished performers, those whose playing might

     prove instructive, are not to be found in such numbers as might perhaps be imagined. (Bach,

     1759)



     In terms of classical dance, the beginnings of ballet and classical notation are associated

with the Court of Louis XIV of France (1639-1714) (Hilton, 1997). Iconography, dance

manuals and descriptions of the desired aesthetic provide some of the first rudimentary

(bio)mechanics information for analysis and acquisition of dance skills (Figure 1 and 2).



Figure 1. Choreography of a Minuet providing rudimentary instruction on placing the feet. The original



source is from an English dance manual by Kellam Tomlinson, and documents the influence of French

culture in the 18th century.

Arts Biomechanics � An Infant Science  5



Figure 2. A choreography of steps from Balet de Neuf Danseurs by Feuillet. Paris, 1700.



     Collectively, such sources contain fundamental instruction on music/dance and their

contemporary aesthetic goals. They include postural descriptions, instruction pertaining to

skill acquisition such as: fingerings in basic positions, embouchure (for wind instruments) and

bowing techniques (for strings), and they describe the phenomenology of physically

interacting with a musical instrument (how to hold it, the consequences of certain muscular

tensions, tablatures revealing mechanical insights, etc.). Choreographed movement in dance

also create a gestural map for both the performer and dancer, since the music must maintain

aesthetic of bodiliness required in dancing (Bach, 1759; Hilton, 1997; Mozart, 1756; Quantz,

1752; Tromlitz, 1791). Clearly, these point to an awareness of the mechanics of the human-

tool interface, whether that interaction is with an instrument or a physical space.

6  Gongbing Shan and Peter Visentin



     Further, almost on a century-by-century basis, one can observe a progression to more and

more systematic approaches toward artistic performance. Documentation pertaining to violin

performance can be considered exemplary in this regard. Earliest documentation, from the

16th century, was descriptive, providing relatively little instruction on technique. The 17th

Century included some of the earliest tutors. They contained fundamental postural

descriptions and instruction on music basics: string tunings, fingerings in basic positions,

elementary bowing techniques. Included are some instructions on bow direction, accents, and

attempts to describe articulations and expression. Tablatures (musical fingering charts)

revealed insights into pedagogy. Information on style and technique may also be gathered

from music that incorporated performance indications by the composer. The 18th Century rise

of a middle class and a corresponding increased interest in education lead to maturation of

instruction methods and pedagogy. More methods and music were published. Contents

became more detailed with broader variety of musical examples and more instructions how to

coordinate techniques in order to play expressively. Some compositions dealt with specific

technical difficulties or material for specific skill acquisition.



     The 19th Century showed evidence of a paradigm shift (Baillot, 1835). There was a move

from general education and a collective consciousness to a focus on individual training and

virtuosity. The period marked the beginnings of music pedagogy as a science.



Figure 3. Position of the right arm and wrist held closer to the body when the violinist plays sitting

down. The neck of the violin is then held slightly lower. Position of the hand, wrist and fourth finger in

extensions (top-right). Forced and improper position of the hand, wrist and fourth finger in extensions

(bottom-right).

Arts Biomechanics � An Infant Science                                                                    7



     Documentation used a new tone emphasizing the development of technique as a means to

achieve the highest degrees of artistry. The focus was on technical training (Figure 3). During

the period, a gradual increase in notion of finding the best way to practice can be observed.

Some writers advocated a mechanical approach to the instrument with attempts to apply

scientific methods to describe these mechanics. Others began to approach the subject of

performance psychology. Regarding anatomy and physiology, methods to this point may be

summarized as rudimentary. They were experience/practitioner-based with superficial

descriptions of postures or (bio)mechanics (Baillot, 1835). Attempts to include an

understanding of anatomy and physiology were a development of late 19th and early 20th

centuries.



     Over the course of the 20th century, there was a continued development of systematic

teaching methods. Also, there was an increasing trend toward learning from the standpoint of

different disciplines: physiology, psychology, (bio)mechanics. Some training exercises were

developed (at times by individuals who may have had little to no practical experience

playing music � e.g. medical doctors, physiology professors) that pushed mechanics to

conceptual and physiological limits. As can be seen in Figures 4-6, the body was typically

treated as a machine which could be trained, or programmed, through repeated and structured

movement variations (Hodgson, 1958).



     Most 20th-century writings that attempted to document teaching methods of successful

practitioner/pedagogues failed to deal with fundamental psyco-physiological learning,

biomechanics, or neural control except in superficial terms (G. B. Shan, Visentin,

Wooldridge, Wang, and Connolly, 2007). For example, after mentioning postural or internal

motor control factors in general terms, most typically continue with experience-based

description of techniques and their application in selected passages of repertoire. Thus, they

are written in such a way that only those who have experience with the phenomenon and the

aural tradition being described can sympathize with the descriptions.



Figure 4. Illustration considering the curve which results from the identified ordering of notes, while

using a down bow. The two dotted lines give variations in the track followed by the hand.



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                                                         Index  397



oxides, 125                                                     periodontal, 118, 124

oxygen, 61, 81, 122                                             periodontium, 118, 135

                                                                peripheral nerve, 214, 215, 216, 217, 223, 224,

                                P

                                                                   225

pain, viii, ix, xi, xii, 12, 20, 26, 35, 137, 139, 141,         peristalsis, 161, 165, 170, 194, 197

   155, 158, 159, 161, 163, 170, 174, 182, 186,                 permeability, 160, 203

   188, 196, 202, 224, 231, 288, 295, 296, 298,                 perturbation, ix, 233, 234, 236, 237, 239, 240,

   299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 317, 320, 321

                                                                   241, 247

pain management, 300                                            perturbations, 243, 244, 245

pancreas transplant, 158                                        pH, 221, 226

pancreatic, 139, 175, 193                                       pharmacotherapy, 139

pancreatic insufficiency, 139                                   pharynx, 188

paradigm shift, 6                                               phenomenology, 5

parameter, 30, 32, 33, 89, 91, 190, 236, 252, 256,              Philadelphia, 248, 259

                                                                philosophical, 10

   264, 290, 377, 378, 380, 381                                 phosphate, 125, 126, 128, 132, 133, 306

parameter estimation, 378                                       photon, 259

parathyroid, 135                                                physical activity, 49, 226, 291

parathyroid hormone, 135                                        physical environment, 164

Paris, 5, 50, 350, 382                                          physical health, 9

Parkinson, 188, 199                                             physical properties, 115, 123, 276

particles, xi, 126, 131, 132, 255, 305                          physical therapy, 1, 222, 248

passenger, 50                                                   physics, 17, 28, 29, 280

passive, viii, 16, 138, 144, 153, 163, 165, 168,                physiological, ix, 7, 10, 11, 18, 24, 26, 27, 30, 32,



   172, 175, 176, 178, 183, 201, 202                               37, 61, 112, 119, 127, 151, 153, 163, 164, 168,

patella, 353                                                       174, 175, 177, 178, 183, 198, 200, 208, 209,

pathogenesis, viii, ix, 137, 138, 142, 152, 154,                   211, 219, 221, 223, 227, 284

                                                                physiological factors, 221

   159, 163, 182, 263, 301                                      physiologists, 221

pathogenic, 125                                                 physiology, 2, 7, 153, 158, 164, 193, 198, 203,

pathology, 27, 155, 222, 286, 294                                  209, 217, 223, 226

pathophysiological, 178                                         physiotherapy, 303

pathophysiology, 152, 156, 164, 193, 196, 234,                  piezoelectric, 105

                                                                pilot study, 134, 135

   244, 245                                                     pitch, x, 19, 20, 35, 267, 268, 269, 270, 272, 273,

pathways, 152, 157, 164, 177, 182, 186, 189,                       275

                                                                placebo, 161

   207, 217, 224                                                planar, 45, 275

patterning, 176                                                 planning, viii, 14, 20, 57, 89, 102, 252, 290

PCT, 63, 66, 100, 102                                           plantar, 243, 244, 322, 324, 325, 349

pedagogical, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 22,              plasma, 126, 127, 131, 132, 134, 150, 306

                                                                plasticity, 220, 226, 230

   23, 34, 53                                                   platforms, 20

pedagogy, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 20, 22, 24, 25,              plexus, 142, 156, 158

                                                                PMMA, 132

   26, 34, 35, 279                                              POAG, 256

pediatric, 289                                                  Poisson, 66, 84, 116

PEEK, 124, 132, 308                                             polyetheretherketone, 308

pelvic, xi, 224, 227, 281, 282, 283, 287, 288, 289,             polyetheretherketone (PEEK), 308

                                                                polyethylene, 124

   291, 292, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 302                  polymer, 124, 132, 306

pelvis, 186, 239, 293, 297, 300, 355, 357, 366                  polymeric materials, 124

pendulum, 235                                                   polymers, 122, 124

Pennsylvania, 248

peptide, 150, 155

peptides, 155, 161

perceptions, 2, 14, 15, 22, 26, 50

perforation, 139

performers, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 22, 24, 26, 34,



   35, 36, 38, 269, 270, 274, 279

398                                                     Index



polymyositis, 223                                              proteoglycans, 59, 104, 105, 307

polynomial, 75                                                 protocol, 19, 20, 35, 119, 221, 258, 296, 298,

poor, ix, xii, 12, 15, 119, 125, 224, 233, 300, 317,

                                                                  299, 318, 324, 330, 344, 354, 357, 369, 379

   320, 347                                                    protocols, 18, 245, 258, 300, 353

population, xii, 138, 261, 286, 287, 289, 291,                 prototype, 282

                                                               proxy, 48, 166

   298, 321, 351, 352, 355, 381                                pseudo, 139, 367, 368, 380

pores, 107, 130                                                psychiatric disorder, 229

porosity, 124, 132                                             psychiatric disorders, 229

porous, 130, 133                                               psychology, 7, 54

portal vein, 197                                               pubis, 355

postoperative, 290                                             public health, 138

postsynaptic, 216, 217                                         pulse, x, 99, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 226, 251,

postural instability, 246

posture, x, 23, 35, 44, 234, 235, 236, 243, 244,                  255

                                                               PUMA, 368

   247, 248, 267, 269, 275, 276, 277, 329                      pumping, 61

potassium, 209, 211, 221                                       pylorus, 141, 176, 194

power, 2, 11, 39, 44, 45, 48, 58, 71, 174, 176,                pyramidal, 219



   214, 221, 222, 226, 227, 231, 251, 263, 303,                                                Q

   346, 347, 349

powers, 36                                                     quadriceps, 227

pragmatic, 303                                                 quality of life, 138, 160

pre-clinical, 124, 283, 292                                    quantitative research, 2, 10, 11, 21, 22, 27, 36

predictability, 257                                            quantitative technique, 26

prediction, 90, 323, 342, 346, 347, 378                        quasi-linear, 174, 186

predictive model, viii, 57

predictors, xi, 226, 281, 294, 340, 341, 342, 343                                              R

press, 38, 265, 306, 349

presynaptic, 216, 217                                          radial distance, 308

prevention, vii, xi, 1, 3, 11, 12, 15, 20, 26, 27, 32,         radial keratotomy, 109

   34, 35, 36, 53, 295, 301, 303, 349                          radiation, 178, 186, 234

primary care, 349                                              radiation therapy, 186

primary open-angle glaucoma, 262                               radiography, 37, 284

primates, 107                                                  radiological, 289, 303

proactive, 236                                                 radiopaque, 141, 157

probe, 140, 166, 176, 186, 201, 253                            radiotherapy, 186

production, ix, 20, 35, 139, 210, 233, 234, 237,               radius, 61, 62, 66, 69, 90, 92, 176, 255, 283, 284,

   239, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 272, 296, 300,

   302, 319                                                       286, 287, 288, 364, 367

professions, 222, 325                                          RAGE, 155, 160

prognosis, 228, 231                                            random, 18, 252, 355, 362, 364

program, 98, 287, 301                                          ratings, 318, 323, 324, 335, 336, 337, 346

programming, vii, 57, 248                                      reaction time, xii, 315

prolapse, 189, 196                                             reactivity, 125, 182

proliferation, viii, xi, 120, 129, 137, 142, 151,              real time, 49, 318, 347, 353

   305, 307                                                    reality, 1, 29, 34, 42, 57, 91

propagation, 221, 228                                          receptive relaxation, 176, 188

prostheses, xi, 129, 130, 133, 134, 136, 305                   receptors, 151, 152, 154, 159, 161, 177, 189, 218,

prosthesis, 112, 113, 114, 122, 131

protection, 172                                                   219, 229, 312

protein, 151, 154, 155, 179, 184, 195                          reconstruction, 16, 45, 47, 190, 366, 367

protein synthesis, 155, 195                                    recovery, 27, 32, 33, 181, 184, 220, 223, 224,

proteins, 51, 151, 158, 159, 186, 195, 199, 299,

   307                                                            226, 231, 236, 237, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244,

                                                                  245, 246, 248, 262, 298, 303

                                                               rectal prolapse, 189, 196

                                                               rectification, 18, 214

                                                      Index  399



rectum, 161, 174, 175, 177, 186, 188, 190, 195,              rigidity, 118, 189, 251, 253, 254, 255, 256, 263,

   196, 197, 198, 202                                           264, 346



rectus abdominis, 19, 20                                     rings, 90, 167, 170, 176, 177

recurrence, 140                                              risk, xi, 3, 13, 20, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 53,

red light, 332, 333

redundancy, 366, 367                                            125, 164, 254, 256, 258, 262, 281, 288, 289,

reference frame, 357, 361, 364, 365, 366, 369,                  290, 291, 293, 294, 306, 321, 349

                                                             risk assessment, 31, 32, 53, 349

   370, 372                                                  risk factors, 254, 288, 289

reflexes, 142, 160, 216, 248                                 risk management, 20, 34, 35, 36

refractive index, 58                                         risks, 2, 34

refractory, 199                                              robotics, 201, 378

regeneration, 36, 119                                        rotations, 275, 353, 380, 382

regional, 103, 168, 204                                      rotator cuff, 26

regression, 54, 183, 185, 322, 323, 334, 339, 340,           Royal Society, 109

                                                             Rutherford, 2, 51

   341, 342, 343, 346, 347, 348, 349, 353, 355,

   381                                                                                       S

regression analysis, 183, 185

regression equation, 323, 341, 342, 346, 347,                sacrum, 239

   348, 353, 355                                             Salen, 130

rehabilitation, vii, ix, 1, 220, 222, 231, 233, 245,         sapphire, 131

   298, 301, 302, 303                                        SARA, 355

relaxation, 59, 74, 84, 85, 86, 87, 148, 151, 159,           scaffolding, 124

   172, 174, 176, 177, 183, 185, 186, 188, 195,              scaling, 282

   201, 204, 270, 299, 302                                   scalp, 220, 221

relaxation processes, 151                                    scapula, 355, 374

relaxation rate, 86                                          scattering, 105

relaxation time, 299, 302                                    Schmid, 203

relevance, 38, 49, 107, 264, 301                             school, 51, 52, 55

reliability, 67, 91, 110, 318, 330, 334, 335, 344,           scientific method, 7, 15

   377, 380                                                  sclera, 66, 89, 90, 93, 103, 106, 108, 110, 259

REM, 228                                                     scleroderma, 189, 201

remediation, 12, 14, 27, 34, 36                              sclerosis, 159, 178, 179, 185, 202, 224

remodelling, 63, 127, 161, 162, 164, 178, 179,               sclerotherapy, 181, 197, 199

   180, 184, 186, 187, 188, 189, 195, 204, 205               search, 253, 361

repeatability, 3, 20, 330, 344                               searching, 35, 377

repetitions, xii, 300, 315                                   secondary schools, 51

research design, 225                                         secretion, 164

resection, 178, 179, 185, 195                                segmentation, 190

reservoir, 71, 72, 172                                       seizure, 18

resilience, 120                                              self-awareness, 34

resin, 124, 129, 130                                         self-perceptions, 2, 26

resistance, x, 60, 61, 63, 91, 97, 107, 120, 122,            self-report, 288

   125, 176, 188, 189, 203, 226, 251, 252, 256,              SEM, 135

   264, 265, 268, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301,              semiconductor, 325

   302, 306                                                  sensation, 152, 170, 186, 202, 321, 330, 347

resolution, 71, 175, 201, 215, 258, 303, 353, 369,           sensations, 156

   376                                                       sensitivity, 18, 94, 141, 182, 202, 258, 344, 345,

retention, 141

retinal detachment, 254, 262                                    346, 378

rheological properties, 194                                  sensitization, 182

rhythm, 296, 300                                             sensors, 20, 53, 117, 270, 318, 323, 326, 330,

riboflavin, 109

                                                                331, 332, 333, 341, 342, 343, 347, 348, 349,

                                                                351

                                                             sensory nerves, 141

400                                                       Index



separation, 86, 223, 235, 246, 247                               smoothness, 44

serum, 310                                                       sodium, 209, 211

severity, 55, 140, 156, 186, 222, 287, 301                       soleus, 215, 231

sex, 115, 204, 259, 321                                          sol-gel, 126, 128, 131, 135

shape, 13, 58, 61, 62, 90, 92, 93, 112, 118, 119,                solid waste, 165

                                                                 solidification, 364, 379, 381

   176, 211, 226, 251, 252, 255, 284, 286, 289,                  solid-state, 270

   291, 292, 307, 317, 319, 322, 323, 325, 345,                  spastic, ix, 230, 233, 234, 235, 236, 238, 243,

   347, 349, 375, 376

sharing, 127                                                        244, 245, 247, 248, 249

shear, xi, 59, 83, 84, 96, 116, 127, 143, 166, 180,              spasticity, 243

   281, 290, 307, 308, 311                                       spatial, ix, x, 21, 43, 48, 170, 175, 176, 208, 213,

shear deformation, 166

shear strength, 127                                                 216, 220, 233, 243, 244, 267, 269, 274, 275,

sheep, 131, 194                                                     276, 277, 351, 379, 382

Shell, 104, 105                                                  spatial location, 208, 220

shoulder, x, 23, 25, 26, 35, 45, 53, 224, 228, 267,              species, 60, 115, 168

   269, 271, 275, 364, 366                                       specificity, 221, 302

side effects, 139                                                spectrum, 122, 214, 221, 222, 226, 227, 230, 288

sigmoid colon, 142, 174, 188, 190, 191, 196, 202                 speed, ix, 11, 23, 39, 44, 45, 48, 71, 103, 233,

signal transduction, 117, 164                                       237, 243, 244, 248, 310, 316, 324

signals, ix, 18, 21, 27, 29, 50, 117, 193, 207, 208,             spheres, 366

   209, 211, 212, 213, 214, 218, 221, 223, 224,                  sphincter, 140, 175, 176, 177, 188, 189, 193, 194,

   225, 229, 236, 239, 259                                          195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 201, 202, 203, 204,

signal-to-noise ratio, 208                                          205

signs, 51, 289                                                   spinal cord, 207, 216, 217, 221, 223, 231

silica, 126, 131                                                 spinal cord injury, 231

silicate, 135                                                    spindle, 216

similarity, 74, 276                                              spine, 239, 295, 296, 303

simulation, vii, ix, 57, 58, 59, 79, 83, 87, 91, 93,             spondylolisthesis, 303

   98, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 128, 163, 164,               spondylolysis, 303

   205, 208, 356, 362, 379                                       spontaneous recovery, 220

simulations, 83, 89, 94, 97, 102, 103, 199, 200,                 SPSS, 333, 334

   349                                                           stability, ix, xi, 44, 49, 125, 130, 132, 233, 234,

singular, 236                                                       241, 244, 245, 246, 251, 295, 299, 305, 306,

sintering, 130, 283                                                 311

sites, 119, 161, 162, 206, 220, 223                              stabilization, 297, 298, 301, 302, 303

skeletal muscle, ix, 52, 54, 55, 207, 209, 220,                  stabilize, 272

   226, 227, 230, 298, 299                                       stages, xii, 10, 11, 13, 14, 25, 27, 36, 86, 99, 101,

skeleton, xii, 317, 320, 354                                        286, 307, 311, 315

skill acquisition, vii, 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15,           stainless steel, 123, 126, 308

   25, 26, 36                                                    standard deviation, 62, 214

skills, vii, ix, 1, 3, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22,         standard error, 240, 356

   25, 26, 48, 52, 233, 234, 246, 279                            standard model, 352

skin, 16, 18, 31, 52, 209, 225, 239, 270, 351, 353,              standardized testing, 127

   354, 355, 356, 357, 362, 367, 377, 378, 380,                  starvation, 183, 195

   381                                                           statistical analysis, 83, 85, 86, 334

slipped capital femoral epiphysis, 290, 294                      steady state, 236, 256

Slovenia, 281                                                    steatorrhea, 139

SMA, 293                                                         steel, 123, 126, 308

smooth muscle, 144, 159, 174, 176, 177, 185,                     stem cells, 312

   186, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201                             stimulus, 215, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 226

smooth muscle cells, 177, 198                                    stomach, 138, 139, 141, 144, 145, 157, 160, 161,

smoothing, 357, 377, 380                                            165, 168, 170, 175, 176, 177, 182, 188, 190,

                                                                    192, 194, 199, 200, 201, 203, 205

                                                       Index  401



strains, 67, 68, 105, 165, 170, 171, 174, 180, 182,           thoracic, 139, 158

   205, 258                                                   thorax, 16, 374

                                                              threat, ix, 10, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 239

strategies, ix, 2, 3, 11, 14, 15, 26, 27, 32, 34, 53,         threats, 10, 237, 239, 241, 243, 247

   136, 154, 228, 233, 234, 236, 237, 244, 245,               three-dimensional, 54, 105, 106, 128, 145, 168,

   246, 247

                                                                 170, 172, 174, 177, 182, 198, 200, 282, 284,

stress level, 94, 98, 177, 185, 186                              291

stress-strain curves, 79, 147, 150, 165, 168, 169,            threshold, 152, 161, 170, 189, 215, 218, 219, 228,

                                                                 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 344

   175, 181, 183, 185                                         threshold level, 215, 219

stromal, 59, 60, 61, 63, 65, 74, 80, 82, 83, 84, 96,          thresholds, 44, 140, 182, 204, 216

                                                              tibia, 130

   97, 102, 103, 107, 252, 254, 259, 266                      time consuming, 90, 376

subjective experience, 10                                     time pressure, 204, 347

subluxation, 288, 292, 293                                    timing, 17, 18, 21, 119, 208, 212, 215, 224, 270

subjective, xii, 10, 25, 26, 38, 223, 317, 318, 319,          TiO2, 125, 135, 307

                                                              tissue engineering, 124

   322, 323, 324, 325, 328, 330, 333, 334, 339,               tissue homeostasis, viii, 137

submucosa, 142, 143, 144, 149, 153, 166, 167,                 titania, 128

                                                              titanium, 122, 124, 125, 126, 128, 129, 130, 132,

   168, 172, 174, 180, 182                                       133, 134, 135, 136, 306, 310

substances, 110, 124                                          titanium dioxide, 307

subcutaneous tissue, 211                                      tonic, 153, 174, 177

subcutaneous injection, 161                                   tonometry, viii, 57, 58, 89, 102, 103, 107, 110,

supramaximal, 214, 215, 216                                      253, 254, 255, 259, 261, 262, 263, 265

surface tension, 84, 145, 253                                 topographic, viii, 57, 108

surgical, 89, 105, 133, 155, 164, 193, 252, 257,              torque, ix, 233, 236, 237, 239, 241, 242, 243,

                                                                 244, 245, 248, 296, 299, 302, 352

   289, 294, 298, 306                                         total joint replacements, xi, 305

surgical intervention, 89, 252                                trabeculae, 117

stroke, 224, 226, 231, 276                                    trabecular bone, 116, 135

survival rate, xi, 305, 306, 311                              traction, 188

susceptibility, 55, 254                                       training, x, xi, xii, 3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20,

swallowing, 131, 175, 188, 199, 204                              48, 53, 226, 227, 228, 234, 237, 245, 246, 270,

swelling, 60, 61, 63, 65, 81, 103, 252, 259, 262                 295, 297, 298, 299, 301, 302, 303, 315

symptoms, viii, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142,                 training programs, 301

                                                              trajectory, xii, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 269, 315

   145, 152, 154, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 182,               transcranial magnetic stimulation, ix, 207, 224,

   202, 222, 288, 289                                            226, 230, 231

synchronization, 211                                          transducer, 71, 166

synchronous, 214, 216                                         transduction, 117, 129, 161, 164

syndrome, 26, 51, 155, 188, 196, 202, 263                     transfer, 12, 13, 15, 20, 34, 112, 118, 128, 136

synergistic, 235, 298, 299, 300                               transformation, 379, 382

synthesis, 52, 150, 155, 195, 248                             transition, 63, 277

systemic sclerosis, 159, 178, 185, 202                        translation, 16, 234, 356, 357, 358, 361, 364, 365,

                                                                 366, 372

                                T                             translational, 372

                                                              transmembrane, 209

tensile, 83, 84, 105, 106, 109, 119, 120, 122, 127,           transmission, viii, 111, 112, 122, 131

   132, 171, 173, 174, 254, 255                               transplantation, 136, 158

                                                              transport, 50, 61, 141, 158, 165, 166, 172, 175,

tensile strength, 83, 84, 106, 109, 127, 174, 254,               199, 205

   255                                                        transverse colon, 174, 186



tensile stress, 172

tensile, 83, 84, 105, 106, 109, 119, 120, 122, 127,



   132, 171, 173, 174, 254, 255

tensile strength, 83, 84, 106, 109, 127, 174, 254,



   255

test-retest reliability, 335

therapeutic interventions, x, 234, 237, 244

therapy, 1, 150, 158, 186, 223, 227, 248, 293, 301

thermal expansion, 126

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trapezius, 224, 228                                          US Department of Health and Human Services,

trauma, 27, 32, 36, 37, 124, 293                                301

trial, 15, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 35, 228, 239, 241,

                                                                                             V

   263, 273, 278, 303, 321, 330, 332, 366, 367

tribological, 133                                            valgus, 320

triceps, 270, 271, 272                                       variability, xii, 26, 190, 214, 216, 224, 229, 230,

triggers, 273

trochanter, 282, 283, 286, 287, 353, 354                        264, 270, 280, 282, 286, 315, 316, 367

tumor, 139, 151, 156                                         variables, 21, 30, 236, 248, 271, 316, 318, 324,

Turku, 111

two-dimensional, 291                                            339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 350

type 1 diabetes, 159, 202                                    vascular disease, 138

type 2 diabetes, 157, 160                                    vastus lateralis, 213

                                                             vector, 20, 112, 282, 357, 358, 361, 362, 364,

                                U

                                                                366, 368, 370, 372

UES, 175, 188, 201                                           vessels, 196, 197

ulcer, 139, 321, 349                                         veterans, 321, 350

ulceration, 320, 321                                         virtual reality, vii, 42, 57

ulcerative colitis, 186, 200, 202                            viscoelastic properties, 74, 151, 174, 182, 186,

ultrasonography, 164, 170, 190, 197, 198, 200,

                                                                203

   201                                                       viscosity, 172, 175, 308

ultrasound, 37, 140, 141, 145, 152, 156, 164, 165,           Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), 318, 319



   170, 194, 199, 204, 205, 253, 258, 260, 261                                              W

ultrasound biomicroscopy, 260

uncertainty, 358, 366                                        walking, 215, 234, 235, 236, 246, 247, 249, 283,

underlying mechanisms, 220, 223, 280, 290                       291, 292, 321, 324, 326, 330, 332, 335, 336,

uniaxial tension, 73, 87, 88                                    344, 362, 366, 367, 368, 376, 378, 379, 380

uniform, 65, 67, 71, 73, 74, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,

                                                             weakness, 13, 234, 243, 244, 245, 369

   96, 97, 98, 165, 167, 168, 171, 180, 252, 286,            wound healing, 103, 266

   288, 293, 308

urinary, 224, 227                                                                            Z



                                                             zirconia, 128, 130, 132

                                                             zirconium, 128