Biomechanical Analysis of Running Foot Strike in Shoes of Different Mass.

Different shoes and strike patterns produce different biomechanical characteristics that can affect injury risk. Running shoes are mainly designed as lightweight, minimal, or traditional cushioned types. Previous research on different shoes utilized shoes of not only different mass but also different shoe structures.

A comparison of methods to quantify control of the spine.

Low back pain (LBP) affects many individuals worldwide. The established association between LBP and spine motor control has led to the development of many control assessment techniques. To understand spine control and LBP, it is essential to know the relationship between assessment techniques.

The effect of attentional focus on local dynamic stability during a repetitive spine flexion task.

The association between low back pain and spine movement control suggests that it is important to reliably quantify movement behavior. One method to characterize spine movement behavior is to measure the local dynamic stability (LDS) of spine movement during a repetitive flexion task in which a participant is asked to touch multiple targets repetitively. Within the literature, it has been well established that an individual's focus of attention (FOA) can modulate their neuromuscular control and affect task performance.

Assessment of Three-Dimensional Trunk Kinematics and Muscle Activation during Cycling with Independent Cranks.

Independent cranks (IC) are recently introduced bicycle cranks that are decoupled; therefore allowing each leg to pedal independent of the other. Despite this introduction, limited research has been conducted assessing biomechanical changes when cycling with IC. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare trunk kinematics and surface electromyography (sEMG) during IC and normal crank (NC) cycling during a graded exercise test to volitional fatigue.