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Alexander H. Slocum.
Tsai, Helen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
2008-03-27T18:25:36Z
2008-03-27T18:25:36Z
2007
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40939
212409882
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.
29 p.
eng
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