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  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
9,271 Views
15 Pages

Shoulder Pain Biomechanics, Rehabilitation and Prevention in Wheelchair Basketball Players: A Narrative Review

  • Giacomo Farì,
  • Francesca Latino,
  • Francesco Tafuri,
  • Laura Dell’Anna,
  • Maria Vittoria Raele,
  • Annatonia Fai,
  • Carlo De Serio,
  • Giorgia Intonti,
  • Anna Lisa De Salvo and
  • Vincenzo Ricci
  • + 6 authors

10 August 2023

Wheelchair basketball (WB) is an increasingly popular sport that guarantees numerous health benefits for people with disabilities who regularly practice it, such as an improved quality of life and psychophysical well-being. However, WB is a contact a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,536 Views
21 Pages

Stem Cell Scaffolds for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury—A Review

  • Grace Hey,
  • Matthew Willman,
  • Aashay Patel,
  • Michael Goutnik,
  • Jonathan Willman and
  • Brandon Lucke-Wold

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a profoundly debilitating yet common central nervous system condition resulting in significant morbidity and mortality rates. Major causes of SCI encompass traumatic incidences such as motor vehicle accidents, falls, and s...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,510 Views
17 Pages

Biomechanical Research Methods Used in Acrobatic Gymnastics: A Systematic Review

  • Isaura Leite,
  • Pedro Fonseca,
  • Lurdes Ávila-Carvalho,
  • João Paulo Vilas-Boas,
  • Márcio Goethel,
  • Luis Mochizuki and
  • Filipe Conceição

The biomechanical analysis of Acrobatic Gymnastics elements has not been extensively explored in scientific research to date. Due to the increased challenge of implementing experimental protocols and collecting data from multiple individuals, it is r...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,408 Views
12 Pages

An Overview of Selected Material Properties in Finite Element Modeling of the Human Femur

  • Pourya Bazyar,
  • Andreas Baumgart,
  • Holm Altenbach and
  • Anna Usbeck

Specific finite detail modeling of the human body gives a capable primary enhancement to the prediction of damage risk through automobile impact. Currently, car crash protection countermeasure improvement is based on an aggregate of testing with inst...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,777 Views
16 Pages

Evolution of Documents Related to Biomechanics Research in Gymnastics

  • Víctor Hernández-Beltrán,
  • Mário C. Espada,
  • Jesús Muñoz-Jiménez,
  • Kiko León,
  • Cátia C. Ferreira,
  • Jose A. Parraca and
  • José M. Gamonales

11 October 2023

Biomechanical analysis has been one of the most used procedures when aiming to improve performance in sports and is also very relevant and decisive in the final classification of competitive events in sports such as gymnastics. Hence, this study soug...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,126 Views
11 Pages

Horizontal Deceleration Performance in Professional Female Handball Players

  • Nicolas M. Philipp,
  • Dimitrije Cabarkapa,
  • Kennedy M. Marten,
  • Damjana V. Cabarkapa,
  • Dragan M. Mirkov,
  • Olivera M. Knezevic,
  • Jelena Aleksic,
  • Lucija Faj and
  • Andrew C. Fry

Given the multidirectional nature of the sport, handball athletes must frequently perform high-intensity decelerations to avoid defenders, generate space, or perform directional changes. The aim of the present study was twofold: (i) to investigate di...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
11,345 Views
19 Pages

Spine Bracing: When to Utilize—A Narrative Review

  • John L. Cerillo,
  • Alexander N. Becsey,
  • Chai P. Sanghadia,
  • Kevin T. Root and
  • Brandon Lucke-Wold

Spinal bracing is a common non-surgical technique that allows clinicians to prevent and correct malformations or injuries of a patient’s spinal column. This review will explore the current standards of practice on spinal brace utilization. Spec...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,671 Views
54 Pages

Gait Biomechanical Parameters Related to Falls in the Elderly: A Systematic Review

  • Jullyanne Silva,
  • Tiago Atalaia,
  • João Abrantes and
  • Pedro Aleixo

According to the World Health Organization, one-third of elderly people aged 65 or over fall annually, and this number increases after 70. Several gait biomechanical parameters were associated with a history of falls. This study aimed to conduct a sy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,747 Views
10 Pages

Performance, Perceptual and Reaction Skills and Neuromuscular Control Indicators of High-Level Karate Athletes in the Execution of the Gyaku Tsuki Punch

  • Márcio Fagundes Goethel,
  • João Paulo Vilas-Boas,
  • Leandro Machado,
  • Ulysses Fernandes Ervilha,
  • Pedro Vieira Sarmet Moreira,
  • Antonio Roberto Bendilatti,
  • Joseph Hamill,
  • Adalgiso Coscrato Cardozo and
  • Mauro Gonçalves

4 September 2023

This study aimed to investigate and compare the performance, perceptual and reaction skills and neuromuscular control indicators of sub-elite (SEG) and elite (EG) karate athletes during the execution of a Gyaku Tsuki punch. The study included 14 male...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,226 Views
13 Pages

The purpose of this study was to examine the cross-over influence of lower limb fatigue on postural control. Using two experiments, cross-over fatigue was investigated using a proximal (Experiment 1—single-leg squat) and distal (Experiment 2&md...

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Biomechanics - ISSN 2673-7078