Professional Dancers Distinct Biomechanical Pattern during Multidirectional Landings

Biomechanical Analyses of Snowboard Jump Landings

Snowboard jump landings represent an important topic of study within the area of sports biomechanics. This is due to the high risk nature of this activity and the potential to modify this risk through equipment design and skill development. This paper presents a summary of a comprehensive series of experiments designed to quantify landing biomechanics and the influence of external factors on th...

The effects of floor incline on lower extremity biomechanics during unilateral landing from a jump in dancers.

Retrospective studies have suggested that dancers performing on inclined ("raked") stages have increased injury risk. One study suggests that biomechanical differences exist between flat and inclined surfaces during bilateral landings; however, no studies have examined whether such differences exist during unilateral landings. In addition, little is known regarding potential gender differences ...

Bone mineral density in professional female dancers.

OBJECTIVES To measure the long term effects of dance training and the contribution of the timing and duration of any menstrual disruption on bone mineral density (BMD). DESIGN Measurement of BMD in 57 premenopausal, previously professionally dance trained women and the relationship to menstrual and training history. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Bone density measurements at lumbar spine and femoral...

Multidirectional Binary Pattern for Face Recognition

Attentional Focus in Classical Ballet: A Survey Of Professional Dancers.

Focus of attention and its effects on skilled motor performance has become an important line of research in the motor learning domain. Numerous studies have demonstrated that an external focus of attention (i.e., on the movement effect) enhances motor performance and learning relative to an internal focus (i.e., on body movements). Thus, small differences in the wording of instructions or feedb...