PURPOSE To determine whether older golfers have better static and dynamic balance control than older but nongolfing healthy adults. METHODS Eleven golfers and 12 control participants (all male; 66.2 +/- 6.8 and 71.3 +/- 6.6 yr old, respectively) were recruited. Duration of static single-leg stance was timed. Control of body sway was assessed in single-leg stance during forward and backward pl...

BacKGRoUnD The correct cementing technique for knee replacement involves maintaining the knee in extension for a protracted period of time to compress the cement effectively during polymerisation.1,2 Wound closure can be completed in flexion or extension with no difference in functional outcome3 but is often also completed with the leg maintained in extension due to decreased tissue tension. Wi...

background: single leg drop landing is one of the common sport activities that have greater likelihood of leading to traumatic oflower extremity. however, there is limited understanding of biomechanics of this maneuver. hence, this study aimed to compare the activities of lower limb muscles during pre- and post phases of single leg drop landing. methods: this semi-experimental research of 13 ph...

BacKGRoUnD The correct cementing technique for knee replacement involves maintaining the knee in extension for a protracted period of time to compress the cement effectively during polymerisation.1,2 Wound closure can be completed in flexion or extension with no difference in functional outcome3 but is often also completed with the leg maintained in extension due to decreased tissue tension. Wi...

The ground reaction forces exerted by the legs of freely walking stick insects, Carausius morosus, were recorded during normal and perturbed locomotion. The animals walked along a path into which a three-dimensional force transducer was integrated. The transducer registered all three components of the forces produced by a single leg when, by chance, it walked on the force platform. The stiffnes...

OBJECTIVES Anterior cruciate ligament injury leads to adaptive responses to maintain postural control. However, there is no consensus regarding whether leg dominance also affects postural control in athletes with anterior cruciate ligament injury. The purpose of this study was to evaluate dynamic and static postural control among athletes with and without anterior cruciate ligament injury to th...

We present the development and application of small buoy systems for wave energy harvesting (free-floating or slackly moored), to produce about 1 KW per unit at full scale. These systems are targeted for powering distributed marine surveillance and instrumentation networks, and should be simple in concept, easily deployable, storm resilient, and low maintenance. Our work involved design, experi...