Asymmetry as a Foundational and Functional Requirement in Human Movement: From Daily Activities to Sports Performance

by José Afonso, Filipe Pinto, Cristiana Bessa

This book describes the structural and functional asymmetries in human body movement by providing cases and examples using illustrations and easy-to-understand scenarios. Specifically, it adopts an evidence-based approach to demonstrate (i) the role of structural (e.g., bone dimensions) and functional (e.g., hemispheric dominance) asymmetries in the human body; (ii) the asymmetric nature of most daily activities (e.g., gait, mastication); (iii)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 981152548X
• ISBN13: 9789811525483
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 35 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"