Applied Biomechanics: Sport Performance and Injury Prevention (4th Edition)
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 270
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sports biomechanics and injury prevention; running; kicking in soccer; hamstring injury; refereeing in soccer; performance analysis in swimming; strength exercises
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Interests: performance analysis; technical analysis; coordination analysis; skill acquisition; aquatic sports
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Interests: sports biomechanics and injury prevention and treatment; fatigue; strength evaluation; biomechanics, physiology, and exercise programs in chronic diseases (e.g., cancer); physical activity and ergonomics at work
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to present this Special Issue, the fourth on the topic of applied biomechanics in sport performance and injury prevention. There are a wider variety of reasons as to why this Special Issue is extremely topical and important, but they can be summarized in only two topics: the social and economic impact of sport, and the role of biomechanics in sport training.
The economic impact of professional sport is obvious, but we must also consider the importance of recreational sport. The number of recreational sports events grows day by day; currently, nonprofessional athletes train regularly, use high-cost equipment, and control their performance using portable sensors. However, while the beneficial effects of sport on health have been widely reported, it is known that the incidence of sport injuries in both professional and amateur athletes is now increasing, producing a concomitant increase in health care costs mainly due to injury rehabilitation treatments.
On the other hand, sports performance should be understood as the search for the best results and the reduction of injury risk. The paradigm of improving performance and preventing injury is currently a fundamental topic in sport sciences. There are many factors that determine human performance, but possibly one of the most important is the mechanical efficacy of movements (i.e., sport technique). In this sense, sports biomechanics, as a science that seeks to optimize human movements, plays an important role in sports training and injury prevention.
We know that the number of scientific publications on sports sciences is currently exceptionally large, and thankfully, it keeps growing. However, it is our aim for this Special Issue to serve as a forum of discussion on sports biomechanics and injury prevention to host results of sports science studies. We encourage authors to submit works focused on the biomechanical analysis of motor skills in sports (individual and collective) and its relationships with injuries in both men and women professional/recreational athletes.
Prof. Dr. Enrique Navarro
Dr. Santiago Veiga
Prof. Dr. Alejandro San Juan Ferrer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomechanical analysis
- injury biomechanics
- joint biomechanics
- sport injury
- injury prevention
- rehabilitation
- reconditioning
- hamstring strain
- motor skills
- mechanical efficacy
- sports technique
- individual sports
- collective sports
- performance analysis
- hard walk
- football
- soccer
- soccer refereeing
- swimming
- running
- sprinting
- kicking
- throwing
- golf
- jumping
- skiing
- fencing
- balance skills
- strength training
- electromyography
- motion capture system
- 2D analysis
- inverse dynamics
- movement energy
- accelerometry
- inertial sensors
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