Thixotropy, tensegrity, fibroblast mechanotransduction, manual therapy, and gait mechanics, when examined collectively, reveal a complex web of interrelated biomechanical processes crucial for understanding therapeutic practices and their...
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TENSEGRITYTensegrity, a portmanteau of “tensional integrity,” is a structural principle that has found significant applications in biological systems. At its core, tensegrity structures are composed of components under pure...
ORTHOTIC FOOTWEARThe orthotic footwear industry, encompassing products like orthopedic shoes and foot orthotic insoles, represents a significant market with considerable growth projections: Orthopedic Footwear Market: As of 2022, the orthopedic...
There are multiple, conflicting descriptions of “normal” human gait. Describing gait in other animals is straightforward, as their movement patterns are finely honed stimulus/response patterns well integrated with their environment...
Mechanotransduction refers to the processes by which cells sense and respond to mechanical stimuli. Both fibroblasts (cells responsible for producing the extracellular matrix and collagen in connective tissues) and osteoclasts (cells...
While deeply embedded within our built surroundings, it is challenging for us to understand the movement dynamics of our hunter/gatherer ancestors. A recent discovery in White Sands National Park of ancient footprints, perhaps 23,000 years old...
Our reflexes, qualities of the tensile fabric of our connective tissue matrix, muscle strength, and conceptual framework influence how we move. Our characteristics of movement can be captured with Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) in the three...
In the context of General Relativity, our understanding of motion, stability, and interaction with gravity undergoes a profound transformation from the notions embedded within an Aristotelian or even Newtonian framework. The relativistic...
It takes about 4.5 hours from the Bay Area to get into the town of Mt Shasta City. The last hour, north of Redding, is beautiful as you drive up the Sacramento River gorge. Just before Dunsmuire, you can catch a glimpse of Castle Crags, a very...
The model of the gravitational force we employ, as we move about, is deeply embedded within our social construct. This model can be described thus: “Gravity pulls us downward and we have to push ourselves upward against this force to move...