1;About the Author and the Book;6 2;Preface;8 3;Acknowledgments;10 4;Introduction;12 5;Contents;14 6;Floating Skeleton Concept;18 6.1;1.1 Borelli's Biomechanics and Its Limitations;18 6.2;1.2 Loads and Pressures Applied to Joint Heads;19 6.3;1.3 New Hypothetical Protective Structure;25 6.4;1.4 Floating Skeleton Concept;26 6.5;1.5 Future Verification or the Gap Junction Scenario;35 6.6;1.6 A Common Basis for Therapeutic Procedures;37 6.7;1.7 First Experimental Evidence of the Hydraulic Connection Between Joints;38 6.8;References;39 7;Sanomechanics;42 7.1;2.1 Sanomechanical Approach to Exercises;42 7.2;2.2 Conceptual Autosuggestion;42 7.3;2.3 Criterion of Correctness of the Exercise;46 7.4;2.4 Technique of Exercising;49 7.5;2.5 Conclusion;52 7.6;References;53 8;Biomechanics for Life;54 8.1;3.1 Art of Standing, Sitting, and Walking;54 8.2;3.2 How Do We Stand?;58 8.3;3.3 How Do We Sit?;63 8.4;3.4 How Do We Walk?;70 8.5;3.5 We Do Not Need a Special Time to Do Sanomechanical Exercises;75 8.6;3.6 Conclusion;79 8.7;References;79 9;SanomechanicsTM Exercises;80 9.1;4.1 Introduction Regarding Safety;80 9.2;4.2 Make Your Morning;80 9.3;4.3 Why Are My Joints Stiffer After I Sleep?;81 9.4;4.4 The Difference Between Exercising on a Yielding and a Firm Surface;81 9.5;4.5 Sanomechanical In-Bed Series;83 9.6;4.6 Sanomechanical Day Series;93 9.7;4.7 Conclusion;109 9.8;References;109 10;About Forces and Moments in Locomotion;110 10.1;5.1 Biomechanical Investigations of Gait;110 10.2;5.2 Modeling the Human Body for Motion Analysis and Related Equipment;114 10.3;5.3 Architecture of Computerized Gait Analysis;115 10.4;5.4 Ballistic Synergy in Normal Gait;117 10.5;5.5 Resonance and Anti-resonance;129 10.6;5.6 Conclusion;135 10.7;References;135 11;Sanomechanics for Respiration;139 11.1;6.1 Nasal Polyps;139 11.2;6.2 Pathway of Air;140 11.3;6.3 Sanomechanics for Breathing;142 11.4;6.4 Conclusion;144 11.5;References;144 12;Postface;145 12.1;References;146 13;Index;147