[Can the human posture be explained by biomechanics? (author's transl)].
Up to now, lacking a bio-mechanical model, human posture has only been examined morphologically, although the physics of posture respond to simple laws. With the help of a physical model, based on the hypothesis of a minimal rotating movement of the trunk and head from the spine, this report gives a description of a normal posture. The model can be extended mathematically to establish a computer simulation of each case examined by X-ray, showing which posture would use the smallest amount of ligamentary and muscular force. The above bio-mechanical analyses of the spine as a whole is being further examined and improved mathematically.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006257:Head / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008141:Lordosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008954:Models, Biological; D011187:Posture; D013131:Spine / Q000502:physiology
Biomechanische Aspekte der menschlichen Haltung