Biomechanics for Life: Introduction to Sanomechanics [Hardcover]

The reader will find in this book a new approach to improving health. The author has called this approach sanomechanics, combining the Latin sanus (healthy, sound) and mechanicus (science of the motion of bodies subjected to forces). The focus of sanomechanics is on exercising with an understanding of the biomechanical consequences of the actions. This understanding is based on the authors theory of the floating skeleton, which postulates a hydraulic connection of synovial joints. The theory explains the greater or lesser success of any exercise utilizing the ability of the human skeleton to absorb and transform forces and moments from the body segments and the environment. This ability vanishes with age and illnesses, and the deeper our understanding of the nature of skeletal functioning is, the better we shall be able to improve, protect, and prolong the skeletons health.

Setting out a new approach to improving health, this volume on what the author calls sanomechanics aims for greater vitality and skeletal health through exercising at the same time as having an understanding of the biomechanical consequences of our activity.

Floating skeleton concept.- Sanomechanics.- Biomechanics for life.- Sanomechanical exercises.- About forces and moments in locomotion.- Sanomechanics of respiration.

From the reviews:

This book is fantastic; I read it with great interest. The author provides an in depths explanation of the functioning of the human skeleton and its underlying mechanisms. It is a thorough and comprehensive scientific book, yet is it easy to understand for a layman. It offers step by step explanations for exercises as well as lots of pictures and diagrams. & I highly recommend this book for everyone who is interested in improving their exercise practice and for those who experience problems with joints. (Anna S. Klevak, Amazon.com, December, 2013)

Dr. Mark Pitkin of Tufts Unls5