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• A robot that runs like a cat

  
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  Thanks to its legs, whose design faithfully reproduces feline morphology, EPFL’s four-legged “cheetah-cub robot” has the same advantages as its model: it is small, light and fast. Still in its experimental stage, the robot will serve as a platform for research in locomotion and biomechanics. Even though it ...
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• Risk of injury from ‘foot type’ – back to ‘overpronation’

  
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  The whole understanding of the concept of ‘overpronation’ and what association that it may or may not have with injury in runners continues to evolve. Historically ‘pronation’ was somehow evil and had to be eliminated at all costs as it was the cause of almost every injury that runners got¹. Over time it was ...
  4 days ago

• Cheetah Agility More Important Than Speed

  
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  Sophisticated radio collars capture big cats on the hunt
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• To kill, cheetahs use agility and acceleration, not top speed

  
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  Flickr user Taraji Blue Researchers have used gadget-laden collars to record cheetahs movements in the wild. They found that cheetahs succeed not because they are the fastest animal on land but because of their incredible acceleration and unmatched turning speeds. Most of what we know about cheetahs in ...
  5 days ago

• Acceleration and Agility, Not Speed, Secret to Cheetah Success

  
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  The cheetah is ranked as the fastest creature on land. What makes it run so fast? That question has long intrigued Alan Wilson. He specializes in locomotive biomechanics at the Royal Veterinary College in the UK. Hes been studying cheetahs in the wild in southern Africa and finds that the secret to the cheetahs ...
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• Fatigue Causes Decline in Lower Extremity Biomechanics

  
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  Changes in Lower Extremity Biomechanics Due to a Short-Term Fatigue Protocol Cortes N, Greska E, Kollock R, Ambregaonkar J, & Onate JA. Journal of Athletic Training . 2013, E-pub ahead of print. doi:10.4085/1062-6050-48.2.03 http://natajournals.org/doi/abs/10.4085/1062-6050-48.2.03 ...
  6 days ago

• Mark Cuban Funding Flop Study at SMU

  
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  The Dallas Mavericks owner is funding a study of how much force is required to cause loss of balance and how much a player can influence that force. Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage. div#grabpreview { [...]
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• Biomechanics of the Foot: My Love of Teaching

  
  drblakeshealingsole — Authority: 115
       I have practiced the subtle art of podiatric biomechanics within the world of sports medicine and injury rehabilitation now for 32 years. I believe I have helped most I served, with some exceptions. After my podiatric medical school, I did a one year medical/surgical residency and then a fellowship in ...
  2 weeks ago

• Staying Sticky, a Frogs Journey

  
  Science Storiented — Authority: 98
  Climbing is good. It allows for gaining access to habitats that would otherwise be unavailable. And while this access is important (otherwise, why climb in the first place?), equally important is not falling to a gruesome death. This means that your method of adhesion to the surface you are climbing needs to be ...
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• Earliest Terrestrial Tetrapods Had A Weak Bite

  
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  What had the legs of a ‘gator and the jaws of a fish? Why, the earliest land animals. Because a new study shows that animals evolved weight-bearing limbs long before they had the chompers to really take advantage of a terrestrial diet. The research is in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology. [Philip S. L. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Shooting Science: Monitoring Brain Waves and Muscle Activity

  
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  “[Elite] shooters have this specific thing that happens in their brain when they are shooting well. Maybe you’d call it a ‘quiet time’. One interpretation is that it is a lack of self-instruction or analysis. Once you are an expert you really shouldn’t be [thinking] ‘don’t do this, don’t do that’.” ...
  3 weeks ago

• Three Minute Egg Workshop – Yoga for Healthy Knees and Hips with Jules Mitchell

  
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  Our good friend and yoga therapist, Jules Mitchell, is teaching a workshop for Healthy Knees & Hips on July 13 and she’ll be using Eggs! If you are in the Los Angeles, CA area, definitely check out this workshop. We can all benefit from this information and Jules’ experience in biomechanics. Workshop will ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Effects of Fatigue on Foot Function

  
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  One of the shortcomings of a lot of biomechanical laboratory testing is that it is done on runners who are fresh and not fatigued. A number of studies have shown how foot function is different at, for example, the beginning of a marathon vs what it is at the end of a marathon. While this is not close to pointing to a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Preferred Foot Strike Pattern and Soft Tissue Vibration

  
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  The simplified version of the ‘ Preferred Motion Pathway ‘ model is that each individual has a preferred pathway for a given task (and that will vary from person to person). The model considers that if you function within that pathway, then you are more efficient and have a less risk for injury. If you function ...
  4 weeks ago

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