Applied Biomechanics: Sport Performance and Injury Prevention

• Other Authors: Navarro, Enrique (Editor), Navandar, Archit (Editor), Veiga, Santiago (Editor), Juan Ferrer, Alejandro San (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; vertical jump; flight time; take-off velocity; fatigue; muscle overload; performance; force platform; smartphone application; APP; female soccer; muscular activity; blocking agility; maximum vertical jump height; median frequency; 3D motion capture; full-body biomechanical modeling; X-factor; hip flexibility; whip-like movement; dispersion of impact load during falling; risk factors; team sport; groin; hamstring; pubic pain; pubic symphysis; symphyseal pain; force ratio; hamstrings; rectus femoris; pelvic torsion; pelvic position; hemi pelvises; athletic pubalgia; core function; football; field test; reliability; double pendulum; kinematic sequences; delayed release; transition phase; postural control; center of pressure; in-season intervention; injury risk; ankle sprain prevention; youth ski racing; biological maturity; anthropometric characteristics; core flexion to extension strength ratio; talent development; track and field; kinematics; performance analysis; competition; DLT algorithms; 3D shape modeling; aerodynamics; computational fluid dynamics; cycling; projected frontal area; inertial sensors; joint biomechanics; motion capture system; inter-limb coordination; direct linear transformation; volleyball spike landing; sagittal biomechanics; non-contact ACL injuries; statistical parametric mapping (SPM); electromyography; ratio; prevention; injury; n/a
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This Special Issue had, as its main objective, the compilation of biomechanical studies on sports performance and its relationship with musculoskeletal injuries. It is a collection of research on eight different sports (soccer, volleyball, swimming, cycling, skiing, golf, athletics, and hockey) considering injuries in general and specific injuries such as hamstring muscle injury, anterior cruciate ligament of the knee, and pain of the pubic symphysis. Additionally, it is noteworthy that most of the studies considered both men and women. Classical biomechanical tools have been used, such as 2D and 3D motion analysis, force platforms, and electromyography.