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Index<br />

abduction 6, 7, 226<br />

thumb 228<br />

abseiling 171<br />

acceleration 118<br />

angular 93, 95–6, 114<br />

caused by rotation 146, 147<br />

displacement–time graphs 90–1<br />

extending 95<br />

flexing 96<br />

acceleration path, maximising 78<br />

acceleration–time patterns 186–8<br />

adduction 6, 7, 226<br />

thumb 228<br />

aerodynamic forces 145<br />

aerofoils 170, 175, 177<br />

agonists 246<br />

air flow 173, 174<br />

air resistance 175<br />

aliasing 128, 129, 261<br />

American football 35<br />

amplitude, EMG signal 268–71<br />

analog 151<br />

analysis of variance (ANOVA) 107<br />

ana<strong>to</strong>mical landmarks 235, 236<br />

ana<strong>to</strong>mical position 4, 5, 225<br />

ana<strong>to</strong>my 223–80<br />

angle–angle diagrams 86, 96–103,<br />

111<br />

quantitative analysis 118–19<br />

with time points 102–3<br />

<strong>to</strong>pological equivalence 102<br />

variability 107<br />

angle–time patterns 93–6, 112–14<br />

local maximums 113–14<br />

local minimums 113<br />

angular displacement 93<br />

angular kinetics 191–5<br />

angular momentum<br />

generation and control 195–201<br />

principle of conservation 192<br />

single rigid body 194–5<br />

system of rigid bodies 194, 195<br />

trading 200<br />

transfer 199–200<br />

whole body 211, 212<br />

see also rotation<br />

angular motion see rotation<br />

angular motion vec<strong>to</strong>r 141<br />

angular velocity 93<br />

angle–time patterns 95–6, 112, 113, 114<br />

isokinetic dynamometry 275<br />

animation sequences, computer-generated 85,<br />

86, 119<br />

ankle 237<br />

antagonists 246–7<br />

anterior tilt, shoulder girdle 229<br />

anteroposterior plane see sagittal plane<br />

APAS 122<br />

aponeuroses 235, 243<br />

appendicular skele<strong>to</strong>n 232<br />

aspect ratio 176–7<br />

assistant movers 246<br />

au<strong>to</strong>matic marker-tracking systems 118, 122<br />

axes of movement 3–4, 41, 225<br />

axial skele<strong>to</strong>n 232<br />

axis of rotation 3, 41<br />

background, video recordings 52, 127<br />

backspin 177–80<br />

backward tilt, pelvis 230–2, 231<br />

badmin<strong>to</strong>n 145<br />

ball and socket joints 239, 240<br />

ballistic movements 23, 28, 41<br />

phase analysis 78–80<br />

281

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