"In our biomechanical tests, the femur performed as well as a human femur." Dr. Weinschenk, who specializes in musculoskeletal oncology, and study co-author Richard Samade, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant ...

Scientists have known for decades that electrical signals send messages to cells to tell our bodies what to do. New research published by teams in a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative ...

Women's bodies undergo some of the most intense mechanical demands in human physiology during childbirth and yet the science behind this crucial moment in human life has been largely overlooked for as ...

The biomechanical and metabolic effects of lower limb prostheses and exoskeletons on walking, running, hopping, jumping, bicycling, and sprinting. The requirements for undergraduate students who would ...

The purpose of this study was to compare some biomechanical variables of decathletes and world class sprinters while running the 100 metre race. Sixteen Swiss national decathletes and three world ...

Aim Biomechanical studies of the rugby union scrum have typically been conducted using instrumented scrum machines, but a large-scale biomechanical analysis of live contested scrummaging is lacking.

The ankle joint plays a central role in human locomotion and postural control. Adequate ankle mobility and neuromuscular coordination are essential for ...

(Phys.org) -- Two swimming strokes -- one that pulls through the water like a boat paddle and another that whirls to the side like a propeller -- are commonly used by athletes training for the Olympic ...