Spine and Holistic Health · Module 2 · Spinal biomechanics

Spinal Biomechanics Walkthrough

Watch vertebrae rotate and glide, discs take load, ligaments stretch and muscles brace. Work through the lever math of lifting in newtons and newton metres, and see why holding a load close to the body matters. Go at your own pace. Nothing here is graded.

Speed

Think of it like this

Quick check

Wrong answers are fine here. Read why, then try again.

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Use the left and right arrow keys to move between steps. Ranges of motion, disc pressures, load shares and muscle lever arms are rounded teaching values from published studies, which vary between people and methods. Practise next in the Spinal Biomechanics Lab.