What is the origin of Pilates? Admittedly‚ the history of many ancient fitness activities is sometimes sketchy. Tai chi‚ swimming‚ yoga‚ and even running all started thousands of years ago‚ and although there is some documentation‚ the precise beginnings are unknown. Things are different with Pilates. The beginning is clear. It was created in the 1920s by the physical trainer Joseph Pilates (1880-1967) for the purpose of rehabilitation. Some of the first people treated by Pilates were soldiers returning
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machines to replace or augment human touch. 3. computer haptics -algorithms and software associated with generating and rendering the touch and feel of virtual objects (analogous to computer graphics). Consequently‚ multiple disciplines such as biomechanics‚ neuroscience‚ psychophysics‚ robot design and control‚ mathematical modeling and simulation‚ and software engineering converge to support haptics. Wide varieties of applications have emerged and span many areas of human needs such as product design
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A Study of the Swimwear Industry in North America Table of Contents Page Ø Introduction q Mission 2 q Briefing 2 Ø Historical Timeline of the Bathing Suit Ø Secondary Data Search q The North American Swimwear Market 4 q Influential Factors of Demand 5 q Swimwear Industry 9 q Brands 10 q Manufacturing 13 q Distribution 13 q Retailing and Advertising 16 q External
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Manual Therapy (2003) 8(2)‚ 66–79 r 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 1356-689X/03/$ - see front matter doi:10.1016/S1356-689X(02)00157-1 Masterclass Lateral epicondylalgia: a musculoskeletal physiotherapy perspective B. Vicenzino Department of Physiotherapy‚ University of Queensland‚ Australia SUMMARY. Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylalgia (LE) is a challenging musculoskeletal condition to treat. This is largely due to the lack of research-based evidence of the clinical
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Intelligent Interaction Technologies from the University of Tsukuba‚ Japan in 2002. He has been pursuing the PhD degree in the Doctoral Program in Intelligent Interaction Technologies‚ University of Tsukuba since 2002. His research interests include biomechanics‚ biorobotics and the human–machine interface including assistive exoskeletal robots and haptic devices. He is a member of the Robotics Society of Japan‚ and the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Virtual impedance adjustment in unconstrained
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a worker and not the other way around (OSHA 3125)‚ had taken place in order to delineate a safe work environment for a worker. Together with this come several other fields of sciences that contribute into other aspects of work like physiology‚ biomechanics‚ psychology‚ anthropometry‚ industrial hygiene‚ and kinesiology. Nowadays‚ industries have needed higher production rates to be competitive and secure the longevity of the business. Like any other profit-based organization‚ as much as possible
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INTRODUCTION Founded in 1968 in Oregon‚ Nike’s business activities involve design‚ development and the worldwide marketing of high quality apparel‚ equipment‚ footwear and accessory products. Nike sells to approximately 140 countries around the world and currently boasts an approximate revenue of $8‚776‚900‚000 These revenues are based on product sales of shoes‚ clothing‚ and other sports products. Advertising expenditures currently total $223‚300‚000 and include the following allocations: $64‚975
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THE FUTURISTS - Embraced new technology and urbanism as expressions of the modern. more important theoretically and ideologically‚ than formally or technically - First Manifesto‚ Feb.20‚ 1909 on the front page of Le Figaro‚ Paris; important gesture for the future development of media art written by F.T. Marinetti (1876-1944)‚ poet influenced by Walt Whitman‚ who offered "a vision of a world of grandiose individuality‚ a world where machinery was an accepted part of life." Marinetti mailed copies
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St. John’s University Student Managed Investment Research Equity Research NIKE (NKE) April 4‚ 2004 Recommendation: Sector: Industry: BUY Consumer Cyclical Footwear 76.64 78.56 49.60 263.12M .80 20.17B 10‚697M 21.66% $94.85 Price: 52 – Week High: 52 – Week Low: Shares Out (mil): Dividend: Market Cap: 2003 Revenue: Project EPS Growth: 2005 Target Price: Highlights Rudy Dermesropian rdermes@hotmail.com Jason A. Drago Jdrag636@stjohns.edu Gintare Grigaite Gintare.grigaite01@stjohns.edu
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SECTION A. INTRODUCTION There has been a growing awareness about concussion injury in sport‚ particularly in the last decade. Ten years ago‚ it was estimated that upwards of “…300 000 sport-related concussions occur[ed] annually in the United States and account[ed] for 75% of all sport-related brain injuries” (Bloom et al.‚ 2008‚ p.295). Given the more educated understanding of concussion injury and its symptoms‚ coupled with the significant increase in international sport participation‚ this
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