Introduction: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is characterized by anterior knee pain,
which may limit the performance of functional activities. The influence of hip joint motion on …

Objective The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the effect of exercise-based
programmes in the prevention of non-contact musculoskeletal injuries among football …

For any given animal, the sources of mechanical disturbances inducing tissue deformation
define environment from the perspective of the animal's haptic perceptual system. The …

BACKGROUND: Rearfoot pronation–supination and hip internal–external rotation are
commonly assumed to be temporally coupled. Many mechanisms of musculoskeletal injury …

This study compared the passive stiffness of wrist flexors and the strength of wrist flexors and
extensors in three different wrist positions (30° of flexion, neutral, and 30° of extension) …

Although mild leg length discrepancy is related to lower limb injuries, there is no consensus
regarding its effects on the biomechanics of the lower limbs during gait. Biomechanical data …

Abstract Background and Purpose. The atypical walking pattern in children with spastic
cerebral palsy is assumed to involve kinematic and morphological adaptations that allow …

Background Investigations on the causes of patellar tendinopathy should consider
impairments at the hip and foot/ankle because they are known to influence movement …

Objective: To establish the injury profile of soccer players from a first division Brazilian
soccer team. In addition, we investigated the association between the characteristics of the …

Background Leg length discrepancy greater than 1 cm increases odds of progressive knee
osteoarthritis in the shorter limb. Methods Biomechanical data of 15 knee osteoarthritis …