Sports biomechanics

Sports biomechanics is a quantitative based study and analysis of professional athletes and sports' activities in general. It can simply be described as the Physics of Sports. In this subfield of biomechanics the laws of mechanics are applied in order to gain a greater understanding of athletic performance through mathematical modeling, computer simulation and measurement. Biomechanics is the study of the structure and function of biological systems by means of the methods of “mechanics.” – which is the branch of physics involving analysis of the actions of forces. Within “mechanics” there are two sub-fields of study: statics, which is the study of systems that are in a state of constant motion either at rest (with no motion) or moving with a constant velocity; and dynamics, which is the study of systems in motion in which acceleration is present, which may involve kinematics (the study of the motion of bodies with respect to time, displacement, velocity, and speed of movement either in a straight line or in a rotary direction) and kinetics (the study of the forces associated with motion, including forces causing motion and forces resulting from motion).

Theoretical sports biomechanics

 * Computer simulation
 * Engineering mechanics
 * Muscle mechanics
 * Motor Coordination
 * Kinematics
 * Inverse dynamics
 * Statics
 * Kinetics
 * Velocity
 * Displacement
 * Acceleration
 * Moment of Inertia
 * Torque
 * Digital filters

Experimental sports biomechanics
Methods:


 * 3D Motion capture analysis
 * Force plates
 * Force transducers
 * Strain gauges
 * Anthropometric measurements (mathematical models)
 * Surface EMG (Electromyography)

Research and applications

 * Golf swing
 * Tennis
 * Gymnastics
 * Track and field
 * Running blades
 * Swimming
 * Diving
 * Skiing
 * Trampoline
 * Rowing
 * Baseball
 * Figure Skating
 * Exergaming design and evaluation

Scientific journals

 * Sports Biomechanics
 * Journal of Biomechanics
 * Online Conference Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the ASB
 * BioMechanics - The Magazine of Body Movement and Medicine
 * Bone
 * Clinical Biomechanics
 * Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
 * Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics
 * Ergonomics Australia On-Line
 * Gait and Posture
 * Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
 * Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
 * The Knee
 * Mathematical Biosciences
 * Neuromuscular Disorders
 * BMES Bulletin - Biomedical Engineering Society
 * Sport Science Magazine
 * SPORTSCIENCE
 * Biomimetics Email Discussion Group