Biomechanics, Volume 5, Issue 2

Background/Objectives: The assessment of relationships between trunk muscle activity and thoraco-lumbar movements during sagittal bending has demonstrated that low back pain (LBP) subgroups (flexion pattern and active extension pattern motor control...

Objectives: Wheelchair seat sagging is hypothesized to increase pressure and shear forces, potentially leading to pressure injuries. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of correcting wheelchair seat sagging on ischial pressure, shear...

The running cycle is distinguished from the gait cycle by the presence of a flight phase and distinct biomechanical characteristics. Despite existing frameworks for the temporal segmentation of running, these models remain underutilized in comprehens...

Background/Objectives: Stroke survivors often develop asymmetric gait patterns that may lead to abnormal knee joint loading and potentially increased risk of osteoarthritis. This study aimed to investigate differences in knee joint loading between pa...

Robotic cadaveric testing provides a controlled approach to studying knee ligament biomechanics under continuous motion, addressing limitations in static or mechanical loading testing. Our study describes an alternative method for soft-tissue strain...

Background/Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the skating determinants and differences between male and female bandy players in the spatiotemporal variables during acceleration and maximum sprint skating velocity. Methods: Seventy-four femal...

A brain aneurysm is a structural deterioration of the arterial wall in the brain, resulting in the formation of a bulge in or ballooning of a blood vessel. Around 3–5% of the global population is affected by brain aneurysms, wherein only a smal...

Background: CrossFit^® aims to be equitable between both males and female athletes, supporting equal representation and equal prize money at international events. However, to date, limited information is known on CrossFit^® athletes’ perf...

(1) Background: Plantar heel pain (PHP), a common overuse foot injury, significantly impacts runners. While the mechanical role of the plantar fascia during gait is established, its effect on foot function during running, particularly foot joint coup...

This study investigated kinetic and physiological load characteristics of Self-Manual Resistance Training (SMRT) lat pulldown. SMRT lat pulldown is a training method in which practitioner generates resistance manually using their own muscular force b...

As powerful actions commonly proceed goal scoring opportunities within soccer, enhancing powerful actions could be essential to optimize performance. There is a large body of evidence supporting the positive associations between maximal isometric mid...

Background: Gravity profoundly influences human locomotion. Studies examining the effects of hyper-gravity on gait have largely relied on added external mass, potentially confounding results with changes in inertia and center of mass. This study atte...

Background/Objectives: Research examining mobility in older adults often utilizes spatiotemporal gait parameters obtained from computerized walkway systems like GAITRite (Franklin, NY, USA) and Zenometrics, LLC (Peekskill, NY, USA). However, such par...

Introduction: Therapeutic footwear has been often prescribed in clinical practice for accommodating foot deformities and preventing the development of ulceration, yet scientific evidence is limited and outdated. This study aimed to investigate the ef...

Background/Objectives: Children continually learn and develop new motor skills towards mastery, resulting in varying movement patterns at different stages of motor competence. Understanding this progression and confidently recognising development del...

Background: Drug treatments for gait disorders in post-stroke patients aim to reduce muscular hyperactivity. The analysis of muscle activity is essential to help clinicians understand these disorders. This study aimed to quantify changes in muscle sy...

Background/Objectives: The conventional practice in clinical settings involves using multi-use surgical instrumentation (SI). However, there is a growing trend towards transforming these multi-use SIs into disposable surgical instruments, driven by e...

Background: This technical note proposes a deep learning-based, few-shot automatic key point tracking technique tailored to sports biomechanics research. Methods: The present method facilitates the arbitrary definition of key points on athletes&rsquo...

Background: Gait assessment is a complex task involving locomotion and balance control across all body segments, requiring a global analysis in the event of motor disorders. Among these are spinal disorders, where an understanding of spinal kinematic...

Background/Objectives: Groin and hip injuries are common in sport, and muscle weakness has been identified as an intrinsic risk factor. So, analyzing the strength of the hip musculature becomes important. To date, there are no hip adductor isometric...

Background/Objectives: Currently, there is no strong evidence to support interventions for medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), a common running injury associated with tibial loading. Vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) and axial tibial accelerati...

Background/Objectives: The manual tuning of exoskeleton control parameters is tedious and often ineffective for adapting to individual users. Human-in-the-loop (HIL) optimization offers an automated approach, but existing methods typically rely on me...

Background/Objectives: Kinematic measurements obtained from functional tests have been used to identify associated and risk factors for the development of lower limb dysfunction, allowing targeted interventions to reduce potential risks and guide reh...

Background/Objectives: Postural control describes our ability to maintain an upright position. This study explored the impact of prolonged ankle plantar-flexed standing on postural control variability and strategy in an older adult population. The ab...