A Method for Analyzing Fundamental Kinesiological Motions of HumanBody by Applying Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM)

摘要

The objective of this paper is to analyze interconnectedness of kinesiological motions by applying arnwell-known systems modeling approach called the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM). This approach isrnapplied to the previously proposed Somatic Balance Restoration Therapy (SBRT), developed by one of thernauthors and offers a safe way in correcting imbalances and distortions that occur in the human body. Thernhuman body is a complex system composed of over 200 bones and 630 muscles that comprise thernmusculoskeletal system, which works not only as the frame for the human body, but as the engine of humanrnkinetic motion as well. As a practitioner, one of the authors developed a visually identifiable diagnosisrnsystem through many years of accumulated therapy data. Although the authors attempted to find a morernmethodical approach to justify the SBRT by inventing the unique “Motion Diagram”, a more systematicrnapproach was required for a more efficient and homogeneous treatment. In this paper, the fundamentalrnpatterns produced by the SBRT are mapped into an n-square matrix of dimension 70, based on thernFundamental Body Motions and analyzed by the ISM. This will be followed by graphical representationsrnand classification of the body motions into several categories based on the degree of interaction andrnactiveness. The results has revealed a priority of the fundamental motion patterns which helps find the mostrneffective motions to be used for identifying imbalanced or distorted parts from the larger dimension set.