Design of swimming fins to treat Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, June 2007.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008
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| author | Tsai, Helen |
| author2 | Alexander H. Slocum. |
| author_facet | Alexander H. Slocum. Tsai, Helen |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, June 2007. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/409392019-04-09T19:21:32Z Design of swimming fins to treat Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Tsai, Helen Alexander H. Slocum. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, June 2007. "May 2007." Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-29). This thesis project involves developing a pair of swimming fins to strengthen the Vastus Medialis, or inner quadriceps muscle, to help patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome. Configurations of mock up fins, made from Lexan, were designed based off of a known dry land exercise that consisted of leg lifts with the feet turned out 45 degrees that work the Vastus Medialis. From the feedback of a swimmer, new design iterations were made to compensate for how a person's body moves in the water as opposed to on land. An optimal design was chosen based off of testing. by Helen Tsai. S.B. 2008-03-27T18:25:36Z 2008-03-27T18:25:36Z 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40939 212409882 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 29 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Tsai, Helen Design of swimming fins to treat Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome |
| title | Design of swimming fins to treat Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome |
| title_full | Design of swimming fins to treat Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Design of swimming fins to treat Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of swimming fins to treat Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome |
| title_short | Design of swimming fins to treat Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome |
| title_sort | design of swimming fins to treat patellofemoral pain syndrome |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
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