Biomechanics

Foot Biomechanics, Part 4: Preferred Movement Path and Muscle Tuning

Do current theories of biomechanics adequately describe the functioning foot and lower limb? Recently ...

Foot Biomechanics, Part 3: Windlass Mechanism

The most widely taught and accepted theory of foot biomechanics was developed by Merton ...

Aspects of the Gait Cycle: Part 2

In the July issue of The O&P EDGE, I discussed the traditional phases of gait and major ...

Aspects of the Gait Cycle: Part 1

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. – Lao Tzu One ...

The Biomechanics of Running: Part 2

Injuries, Orthotics, and Shoes A previous article, “The Biomechanics of Running” (The O&P EDGE, March ...

The Biomechanics of Running: Part 1

Courtesy of Shutterstock Inc. In the late 1870s the eccentric Eadweard Muybridge began pioneering ...

Conducting a Biomechanical Evaluation, Part 2

In Part I of this series, we considered the biomechanical evaluation of the foot ...