Problem: Paxton, a physical therapy professor at Pacific Grove University, used the story of a colleague named Morara to discuss the effect of mechanical loads on the body. Morara, a paragliding afficionado, lost control of the aircraft, landed badly, and suffered multiple injuries.
Based on this scenario, address the following in one to two paragraphs:
1. Explain the concept of a mechanical load on the body.
2. Identify and describe three forces that affect mechanical load.
3. Identify one injury for each of the three forces that Morara may have suffered upon landing.