1st Edition

Whole Body Vibrations Physical and Biological Effects on the Human Body

270 Pages
by CRC Press

270 Pages 9 Color & 98 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

270 Pages 9 Color & 98 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Whole Body Vibrations: Physical and Biological Effects on the Human Body allows an understanding about the qualities and disadvantages of vibration exposure on the human body with a biomechanical and medical perspective. It offers a comprehensive range of principles, methods, techniques and tools to provide the reader with a clear knowledge of the impact of vibration on human tissues and... Read more

1. Instrumentation for Human Mechanical Vibration Analysis. 2. Signal Processing. 3. Numerical and Experimental Assessment of Mechanical Vibrations. 4. Effect of Mechanical Vibration on Performance. 5. Effect of Mechanical Vibration on General Health. . 6. Effects of WBV in Individuals with Diabetes and Diabetic Neuropathy. 7. Effects of Whole Body Vibration in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. 8. Whole Body Vibration, Cognition and the Brain. 9. Effects of Whole Body Vibration in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome. 10. Effect of Mechanical Vibration on Bone Tissue.

Biography

Prof. Redha Taiar, Ph.D. is a Professor at the University of Reims Champaign France. He is a specialist in Biomechanics of health disease and rehabilitation. His research focuses on engineering for medicine and high level sport. His specialties include fluid mechanics analysis, finite elements analysis, stress analysis, gait analysis, biomechanical modeling, biomaterials, posturography, mechanical loads acting on the skeletal system during physical exercise, and clinical applications of movement analysis. He is also Head of the Laboratory of Biomechanics at the University of Reims, Vice Head of the Department of Sport Science and has held the positon of Vice Head of the Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Society (SOFMER) in Reims city.