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KIN 825 Sp 2003 Week 10 Preventing and treating injuries. Reading assignments Adrian, Chapter 14 Nigg Article in J Biomech Sitler Article in Am J Sp Med Junge Article in Am J Sport Med Eils article in Clinical Biomechanics Stacoff article in MSSE. Collisions and Impacts (Adrian, Ch 14).
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KIN 825 Sp 2003Week 10 Preventing and treating injuries • Reading assignments • Adrian, Chapter 14 • Nigg Article in J Biomech • Sitler Article in Am J Sp Med • Junge Article in Am J Sport Med • Eils article in Clinical Biomechanics • Stacoff article in MSSE
Collisions and Impacts (Adrian, Ch 14) • Understanding and measuring the forces of a collision • Mechanics of stopping moving objects • Protective equipment for catching • Foot protection • Baseball and softball • Biomechanics of head injuries and protection • Falling and landing • Sport surfaces
Mechanics of a collision • To decrease impact forces • Increase surface contact area • Increase distance and time of impact • Increase mass involved in catching to reduce accelerations • Use materials other than the human body
Evaluation of Playing Surfaces Correlation of material and subject test results is very low!
Evaluation of playing surfaces • For area-elastic floors • Cannot use force platform • Impact accelerations and/or deformation during controlled • Performance-related (maximum) jumping and bouncing • Friction • For point-elastic floors • Can use force platform • Impact force-time characteristics during controlled jumps • Performance-related (maximum) jumping and bouncing • Friction
Nigg, B.M. @Bobbert, M. (1990) On the potential of various approaches in load analysis to reduce the frequency of sports injuries. Journal of Biomechanics, 23 (Suppl. 1):3-12, 1990 • PURPOSE: to discuss two approaches used in load analysis regarding: • (1) Is there evidence that these approaches have actually contributed to a reduction of injuries? • (2) Is there potential for these approaches to reduce the frequency of injuries?
Nigg cont’d • GENERAL PATTERN OF INJURY PREVENTION RESEARCH: • (1) Study factors influencing particular injury of interest (Epidemiological studies) • (2) Understand the connection between these factorsand the injuries(Cause-effect or empirical?) • (3) Influence the relevant factors to reduce the frequency of injuries (Cause-effect or empirical?) • (4) Find evidence to verify that strategies have reduced the frequency of injuries (Epidemiological studies)
Nigg (cont’d) • CAUSE-EFFECT APPROACH • (1) Identify endangered or injured structure (e.g., shin splints) • (2) Determine individual critical limits of endangered structure (e.g., tibia) • (3) Determine stress actually imposed on endangered structure • (4) Identify factors influencing stress (use comparison technique) • Conclusion: Attempts to do steps 1, 2, 3 have been unsuccessful; therefore, this method has limited potential
Nigg cont’d • EMPIRICAL APPROACH: • (1) Identify factors influencing injury (e.g., type of shoe) • (2) Identify kinetics/kinematics related to injury (e.g., foot pronation, peak vert force) • (3) Design equipment, conditioning, training programs to cause changes in kinetics/kinematics • (4) Verify effects of equipment, etc., on kinetics/kinematics • Conclusion: This method has been successfully used in the design of running shoes and seems to have more potential