Overuse injuries are predominant in sports involving the repetition of similar movements
patterns, such as in volleyball or beach volleyball, and they may represent as much a …

Background Objective assessment methods to monitor residual limb volume following lower-
limb amputation are required to enhance practitioner-led prosthetic fitting. Computer aided …

The dynamics of body center of mass (BCoM) 3D trajectory during locomotion is crucial to
the mechanical understanding of the different gaits. Forward Dynamics (FD) obtains BCoM …

Repetitive stresses and movements on the shoulder in the volleyball spike expose this joint
to overuse injuries, bringing athletes to a career threatening injury. Assuming that specific …

We hypothesized that, as occurring in cars, body structural asymmetries could generate
asymmetry in the kinematics/dynamics of locomotion, ending up in a higher metabolic cost of …

Abstract Tackling in Rugby Union is an open skill which can involve high-speed collisions
and is the match event associated with the greatest proportion of injuries. This study aimed …

Background Numerous sensing techniques have been investigated in an effort to monitor
the main parameters influencing the residual limb/prosthesis interface, fundamental to the …

Although most of the literature on locomotion energetics and biomechanics is about constant-
speed experiments, humans and animals tend to move at variable speeds in their daily life …

Skyscraper running is here analyzed in terms of mechanical and metabolic requirements,
both at the general and at the individual level. Skyscraper runners' metabolic profile has …

The objective of personalization is to create a product that matches the exacting
requirements of the individual consumer. Where these products must interface with the …