OBJECTIVES Golf is a popular sport played by an estimated 57 million people. Previous studies on wrist injuries in elite golfers have been of simple design and have demonstrated such injuries to be frequent, although no studies report the incidence, variety, severity or impact on the activity of wrist injuries in detail. This prospective cross-sectional study assesses these factors in a cohort ...

The problems of mobility impairment in the elderly constitute new and major challenges for biomechanics research. This paper outlines what some of the important problems are, discusses the relevance of biomechanics research to these problems, and reviews some of the current state of knowledge about factors related to the biomechanics of mobility impairments in the elderly. The population of old...

1 Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña S/N, Arucas, 35413 Las Palmas, Spain 2Department of Compared Anatomy and Pathology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Carretera Madrid-Cádiz Km 396 A, 14071 Córdoba, Spain 3 Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Ger...

the effect of tamoxifen citrate on bone mass in immobilization osteoporosis was studied in 10 dogs.osteoporosis was induced by fiberglass cast immobilization of the right hind-limb for 28 days, while the lefthind-limb served as a non-immobilized control. five dogs received tamoxifen citrate (1.5 mg/kg per os) once daily for 28 days; five dogs received no treatment. all dogs were euthanized on d...

OBJECTIVE To survey the drinking habits of young children with reference to the consumption of plain water, and to estimate the proportion of a child's recommended energy intake contributed by drinks. DESIGN A prospective survey. SETTING Health centres, mother and toddler groups, and infant schools in and around Southampton. SUBJECTS 39 preschool and 66 infant schoolchildren. INTERVENTI...

OBJECTIVE The present study investigates the changes and tracking of dietary behaviours in Norwegian 11-year-olds and examines the association between parental education and dietary tracking over a time period of 20 months. DESIGN Longitudinal data from the Norwegian HEalth In Adolescents (HEIA) cohort study followed up at three time points (2007-2009). SETTING Intakes of fruits, vegetables...

Self-esteem, psychological masculinity and femininity, and attitudes toward women in female athletes were investigated in an attempt to examine the validity o f various stereotypes. Subgroup distinctions based on sport played, level o f commitment to athletics, and experience level were also examined. Seventyone women participating in intercollegiate varsity teams (crew, basketball, squash, and...

For a proper functional restoration of the knee following knee arthroplasty, a comprehensive understanding of bony and soft tissue structures and their effects on biomechanics of the individual patient is essential. If the joint surface is altered due to arthritis, fracture or alloplastic knee surface replacement, knee biomechanics may be disturbed [Sharma2012, Delport2012]. Otherwise, if the l...

The International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community (i-FAB) is an international collaborative activity which will have an important impact on the foot and ankle biomechanics community. It was launched on July 2nd 2007 at the foot and ankle session of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) meeting in Taipei, Taiwan. i-FAB is driven by the desire to improve our understanding of foot ...

This article reviews developments in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in sports biomechanics over the last decade. It outlines possible uses of Expert Systems as diagnostic tools for evaluating faults in sports movements ('techniques') and presents some example knowledge rules for such an expert system. It then compares the analysis of sports techniques, in which Expert Systems have foun...