Musculoskeletal Key

Fig. 17.1 Hang gliding: landing in Florida Ridge, Miami, Florida, USA ). During their flight, pilots are suspended from the glider by a special prone harness, and they control the…

Grade Definition I Low-difficulty river where little training is needed. Flow is slow moving and predictable. Obstacles are unobtrusive and easily negotiated. Self-rescue is easy with little risk to the…

Fig. 22.1 Open class “Clan des Team” at the Centomiglia del Garda regatta, Lake Garda, Italy. (Photo: Davide Casadio) ) while new equipment and race formats with an emphasis on…

Fig. 20.1 Performing a cutback. Surfer: Kenneth Taylor. El Salvador Fig. 20.2 Dropping into an overhead wave. Surfer: Kenneth Taylor. Spot: Blacks Beach, San Diego (CA) Fig. 20.3 Top turn….

A 5 kg head travelling at 9.9 m/s has a kinetic energy of 245 J. Dropping the 5 kg head 5 m will result in the head having 245 J…

Fig. 19.1 Operation of the slider ). BASE jumping from lower objects often requires a rapid canopy deployment, and in these cases, the slider may be eliminated (slider off pack…

Fig. 18.1 Intermediate paraglider from 1987 Fig. 18.2 High-performance paraglider from 2012 18.2 Incidents and Injuries Epidemiological data on injuries in paragliding are mainly from retrospective case series or cross-sectional…

Fig. 10.1 Sport climbing 10.2.1.2 Bouldering Bouldering consists of ropeless climbing involving a short sequence of powerful and technical moves to complete the graded route on large rocks. Bouldering can…

Fig. 14.1 The side of a skateboard with the deck, truck, and wheels (Photo taken with permission at Railside Skateshop, Frankfurt/Main, Germany) Between the baseplate and the hanger are the…

Fig. 29.1 Top: on-water hiking on a laser dinghy boat. Bottom: simulated hiking on a laser bench (simulator) in the laboratory What makes dinghy hiking a different form of physical…