Articles tagged with 'joint mechanics'

Join Cindy Williams in this informative walkthrough and refresher on effective body mechanics, and how to apply various full-body techniques.

TMD is the label for temporomandibular joint disorders—and that is the focus of our discussion here. We'll look at the joints actions, movements, and disorders that can occur.

A muscle's joint action is based on its line of pull relative to the joint it crosses, and this relative line of pull can change if the position of the bones of the joint changes.

Does the sacroiliac joint move a little or a lot? Experts generally agree that, in spite of being one of the most stable joints in the body, the sacroiliac joint does have at least a little movement. There is much less agreement, though, about how much movement is good.