| Biomechanics in human terms is all about
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| | Using different techniques, many of which
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| the study of movement and how it relates
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| | now include computerised analysis
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| to the structures of the body. It is an
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| | technology, an extremely detailed picture
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| enormous area of study involving the
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| | of the way someone moves and holds
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| professions of medicine,
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| | themselves can be built up.
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| physical-therapy, podiatry and orthotics.
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| | This information can then be used like
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| In relation to humans it has a major role
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| | pieces of a jigsaw to produce a treatment
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| in diagnosis and treatment of physical
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| | regime to solve the problem. This may
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| problems of all kinds. It is essentially
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| | involve physical-therapy in the form of
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| how a foot problem can cause back pain.
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| | joint mobilisation or manipulation,
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| Any qualified professional in this field
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| | rehabilitative exercises or the provision
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| will understand that a problem in one
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| | of orthoses.
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| part of the body can have its cause
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| | The orthoses we are talking about in the
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| elsewhere. The patient's symptom may be
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| | main will be insoles specially made from
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| caused by a problem elsewhere in the
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| | purpose designed materials to alter foot
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| body.
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| | posture which can have extraordinary
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| There often arises a significant question
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| | effects.
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| from the addict of "if it aint broke
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| | If it is that you have been suffering
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| don't fix it." In biomechanical circles
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| | from something for a while it may be that
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| this means that when assessed by a doctor
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| | a biomechanical analysis is just what you
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| or therapist you are very likely to have
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| | need. This may well invove a few hours of
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| some evidence of biomechanical
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| | your time and a little investment of
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| abnormality. No one is perfect in other
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| | money. At the time of writing this can be
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| words.
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| | around the $400 or �200 mark, depending
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| However the question is whether to do
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| | on the particular practitioner you
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| something about it if the patient is not
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| | choose.
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| complaining about that particular thing?
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| | I would say in circumstances like this
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| Really that depends on the opinion of the
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| | though that if you are visitng a
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| professional as to whether the
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| | professional with a gait analysis
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| abnormality is likely to develop or cause
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| | facility that the money you are paying is
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| further problems.
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| | going to be well spent in terms of
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| Sports participants and athletes are much
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| | information you get as well as the
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| more aware now of the benefits of
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| | resultant product i.e. a decent orthotic
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| consulting a biomechanics expert with
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| | and improved performance and/or quality
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| respect to injury and performance.
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| | of life.
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| A biomechanical assessment can involve
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| | Rob is a successful International
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| the following :
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| | Chartered Physical Therapist. He has been
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| Posture examination
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| | a lecturer, researcher and therapist for
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| Joint assessment
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| | over two decades. His rich experience of
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| Gait and movement analysis
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| | International and Premiership Football
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| All of the above are involved in looking
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| | underpins his specialist knowledge of
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| for evidence of asymmetry, imbalance and
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| | orthopedics, sports medicine and
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| compensatory changes in any component
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| | rehabilitation.
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| parts of the musculo-skeletal system.
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