Kinetic Chain
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The kinetic chain is an engineering concept used to describe human movement. It is used in a wide spectrum of clinical conditions, including musculoskeletal conditions, sports medicine neuro-rehabilitation as well as prosthetics and orthotics. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
The concept was introduced by Franz Reuleaux , a mechanical engineer, in 1875. He proposed that “rigid, overlapping segments were connected via joints and this created a system whereby movement at one joint produced or affected movement at another joint in the kinetic link. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
