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'''Lower limb neuromechanics''' is an interdisciplinary field which combines [[neuroscience]] and [[biomechanics]] to study human movement and its relation to the [[brain]], specifically in limbs below the waist. [[Lower limbs]] consist of four parts: the [[human pelvis | hip bone girdle]], [[thigh]], [[lower leg]], and the [[foot]]<ref name="O'Rahilly">{{cite book|last=O'Rahilly|first=Ronan|title=Basic Human Anatomy: A Regional Study of Human Structure|year=1982|publisher=W B Saunders Co|isbn=0721669905|url=https://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/index.html}}</ref> .
'''Lower limb neuromechanics''' is an interdisciplinary field which combines [[neuroscience]] and [[biomechanics]] to study human movement and its relation to the [[brain]], specifically in limbs below the waist. [[Lower limbs]] consist of four parts: [[human pelvis | hip bone girdle]], [[thigh]], [[lower leg]], and [[foot]]<ref name="O'Rahilly">{{cite book|last=O'Rahilly|first=Ronan|title=Basic Human Anatomy: A Regional Study of Human Structure|year=1982|publisher=W B Saunders Co|isbn=0721669905|url=https://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/index.html}}</ref> .





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Lower limb neuromechanics is an interdisciplinary field which combines neuroscience and biomechanics to study human movement and its relation to the brain, specifically in limbs below the waist. Lower limbs consist of four parts: hip bone girdle, thigh, lower leg, and foot[1] .


Background

Inverted Pendulum Theory

Muscle Synergies

Adaptation

References

  1. ^ O'Rahilly, Ronan (1982). Basic Human Anatomy: A Regional Study of Human Structure. W B Saunders Co. ISBN 0721669905.