When animals walk overground, mechanical stimuli activate various receptors located in
muscles, joints and skin. Afferents from these mechanoreceptors project to neuronal …

Despite the many reviews and research papers on the limitations of surface
electromyography (EMG), there are relatively few that address this issue by considering …

For Students: Fundamentals of Biomechanics is written for Kinesiology/Exercise and Sports
Science majors taking the required introductory biomechanics course. Welcome to the …

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Synergy discusses a general problem in biology: The lack of an adequate language for
formulating biologically specific problems. Written for an inquisitive reader who is not …

Success in tennis requires a mix of player talent, good coaching, appropriate equipment,
and an understanding of those aspects of sport science pertinent to the game. This paper …

The absorption of impacts resulting from contact with a landing surface during gait, running
and drop landings has received considerable attention in the literature. This research has …

Abstract PRILUTSKY, BI, and VM ZATSIORSKY. Optimization-based models of muscle
coordination. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., Vol. 30, No. 1, pp 32–38, 2002. Optimization-based …

Investigations using quadrupeds have suggested that the motor programs used for slope
walking differ from that used for level walking. This idea has not yet been explored in …

Fundamental movement patterns require continuous skeletal muscle coordination, where
muscle fibers with different timing of activation synchronize their dynamics across muscles …