What is medical imaging?
Medical imaging refers to techniques and processes used to create images of various parts of the human body for diagnostic and treatment purposes within digital health. The term, medical imaging,…
Hand transmitted vibrations
Mechanical vibration arising from powered processes or tools and entering the body at the fingers or the palm of the hands is called hand-transmitted vibration. Frequent synonyms for hand-transmitted vibration are…
Musculoskeletal disorders
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are conditions that can affect your muscles, bones, and joints. MSDs include: tendinitiscarpal tunnel syndromeosteoarthritisrheumatoid arthritis (RA)fibromyalgiabone fractures MSDs are common. And your risk of developing them…
Introduction to finite element analysis
What is the finite element method The finite element method (FEM) is a numerical technique for solving problems which are described by partial differential equations or can be formulated as…
Types Of Joints
One of the key characteristics that distinguish living organisms from non-living is the ability to locomote and move. This is feature is crucial for survival as living organisms need to…
Free body diagrams
Drawing Free-Body Diagrams By the end of the section, you will be able to: Ø Explain the rules for drawing a free-body diagram Ø Construct free-body diagrams for different situations The first…
Equilibrium of rigid bodies
Static equilibrium for a rigid body: A body (or any part of it) which is currently stationary will remain stationary if the resultant force and resultant moment are zero for all the forces…
Long-Term Care Needs Among Retirees Varies Widely, New Research Shows
We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
skeletal joints
Joints Joints aka articular surface can be defined as a point where two or more bones are connected in a human skeletal system. Cartilage is a type of tissue which keeps two adjacent bones to…
Fracture mechanics
Overview Fracture mechanics is a methodology that is used to predict and diagnose failure of a part with an existing crack or flaw. The presence of a crack in a part magnifies…
