Phase-aware pose modeling sharpens throw-distance prediction from broadcast video
A new study of 500 elite throwing clips shows that modeling the four biomechanical phases of a throw reduces prediction ...
Tag: Biomechanics
Natural coumarins from Qinpi rebalance bone cells to fight osteoporosis in mice
Eculin and esculetin, coumarins from the traditional medicine Qinpi, simultaneously stimulate bone-forming osteoblasts and suppress bone-resorbing osteoclasts in mice, offering ...
Personalized Foot Models Improve Walking Simulation Accuracy
A new study shows that personalized foot-ground contact models significantly improve the accuracy of predictive walking simulations compared to generic ...
ERC Grant Targets Sex-Based Biology Behind Women’s Heart Disease
A €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant project at Aarhus University will combine laboratory experiments, imaging and computational modelling to study ...
Pressure insoles show fair-to-excellent repeatability for on-ice skating measurements
A reliability study of ten competitive short-track speed skaters found that plantar pressure insoles delivered fair-to-excellent intra-session repeatability for pressure ...
AI research on sports injury prediction has exploded, a new map shows
A new bibliometric analysis of 809 publications shows that research on artificial intelligence for predicting and preventing sports injuries grew ...
Plantar pressure patterns offer a partial window into skiing experience
A deep-learning classifier partially separated beginner and novice skiers from plantar-pressure images, but limited accuracy, small samples and self-reported experience ...
Stem cell therapies improve tendon-bone healing in ACL animal models
A meta-analysis of 16 controlled animal studies found that stem cell-based interventions improved mechanical strength, bone volume fraction and histological ...
High heels weaken ankle position sense on stairs, study finds
A controlled study of 18 healthy young women found that 7 cm high heels reduced ankle angle discrimination during stair ...
Scientists Replace Peak Pressure With Predictive Force Model for Personalized Orthoses
A new device-independent model predicts the plantar force field of any individual from body mass, walking speed, and foot length, ...
Built to Break the Surface: How Reinforced Vertebrae Save Diving Seabirds from Deadly Impact
A University of Washington study finds that gannets and boobies survive high-speed plunge dives thanks to stockier neck vertebrae and ...
Markerless Judging Support System Matches Gold-Standard 3D Motion Capture in Gymnastics Split Angles
A validation study finds a markerless gymnastics judging support system measures split angles within about one degree of gold-standard 3D ...
Stress-Feedback Algorithm Reshapes 3D-Printed Jaw Implants Where They Need It Most
A new FEA-driven algorithm selectively reinforces high-stress zones of 3D-printed titanium jaw reconstruction plates, cutting peak stress by up to ...
How Heart Valves Survive Decades of Beating: Strain Protects Collagen From Enzymatic Breakdown
A new study from North Carolina State University shows that the biomechanical strain ratio experienced by heart valve leaflets with ...
Rare Double Spine Fracture With Two Different Causes Stuns Surgeons
A case report documents an exceptionally rare lumbar spine injury in which bilateral pars defects at L3 and L4 arose ...
Stiff Necks Raise Injury Risk for Baseball Pitchers, UConn Study Finds
A University of Connecticut study of 126 college pitchers found that reduced preseason neck mobility predicts arm problems, pitching-related shoulder ...
Calf Muscles Squeeze Deep Veins During Every Step, and a New Model Shows Where Clots Strike
A retrospective study of 160 patients combined with finite-element simulation shows that calf-muscle contraction measurably compresses deep veins at specific ...
Benchtop Device Replicates the Impact Energy of Spinal Fusion Surgery
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people undergo lumbar interbody fusion, a spinal operation in which a degenerated disc is ...
Sturgeon experiments reveal early tetrapods had surprisingly stiff necks
Material tests on lake sturgeon reveal that the earliest land-dwelling vertebrates had surprisingly rigid necks, suggesting the head–shoulder separation evolved ...
AI Coach in Your Pocket: Deep Learning System Delivers Real-Time Sports Pose Correction
A new deep learning system distills a high-accuracy pose estimation model into a lightweight edge-deployable AI coach that corrects athletes' ...
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