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Biomechanics of Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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This chapter discusses four main areas that clinicians should understand to improve the effectiveness of orthopedic rehabilitation. The first part is about the biomechanical factors that affect orthopedic rehabilitation process. The second part is about the types of exercises during orthopedic rehabilitation and their underlying biomechanical principles. The third part is about how to apply these biomechanical principles to manage common orthopedic disorders. The fourth part is about the biomechanical guidelines for the use of assistive devices during orthopedic rehabilitation.

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  1. Rehabilitation Engineering Lab, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA

    Ayman A. Mohamed, Yih-Kuen Jan & Ian M. Rice

  2. Department of Basic Science and Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt

    Ayman A. Mohamed

  3. Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China

    Fang Pu

  4. School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

    Cheng-Kung Cheng

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Mohamed, A.A., Jan, YK., Rice, I.M., Pu, F., Cheng, CK. (2020). Biomechanics of Orthopedic Rehabilitation. In: Cheng, CK., Woo, S.LY. (eds) Frontiers in Orthopaedic Biomechanics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3159-0_14

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