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Neuromechanics

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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] .

Human leg bones labeled


Background

Neuroscience

Biomechanics

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.
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