ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Biomechanics

Biomechanics is like playing with toys that help study how bodies move. Think of your body as a complex machine with lots of different parts, each doing important jobs - your bones help you stand up and move, your muscles help you walk and run, and your skin keeps everything together. Biomechanics helps us understand how all these parts work together when we move around – like walking, running or jumping.

For example, have you ever tried to push or pull something really heavy and it was hard to move? That’s because of biomechanics! Biomechanics helps us understand how our muscles move our bodies, and how force (like pushing or pulling) can affect those movements. Scientists and doctors use biomechanics to learn how to help people move better and more easily, to avoid getting hurt, and to help heal injuries.

So, biomechanics is like a big giant puzzle with a lot of moving pieces, and when we put it all together, we can study how our bodies work and how to make them work even better!