Category Archive: Biomechanics

Do minimalist running shoes help prevent injury?

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Continuing with our guest blog submissions, we’ve got a great new post looking at the minimalist running shoe craze. As most runners are probably aware, minimalist shoes are currently all the rage. Proponents… Read More

How your Christmas present might revolutionise sports science

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When you open your Christmas present this year it might not be obvious that you are helping a revolution in sports science.  Some of the most popular presents are likely to be mobile… Read More

The Trouble with Oscar

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Over the past couple of years I have been quite busy speaking about the role of technology in disability sport at numerous science festivals and conferences. South Africa’s ground breaking decision to select… Read More

Kinect Biomechanics: Part 2

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This series of posts looks at the Kinect as a potential tool for analysis in Biomechanics. Previously we explored the quality of algorithms which detect a user’s body segments, finding real potential should… Read More

Kinect Biomechanics: Part 1

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The Hardware Dubbed ‘the fastest selling electronic product in history’, Microsoft’s Kinect has clearly captured the attention of the gamer. The market was fundamentally changed by Nintendo and the Wii, the Kinect is Microsoft’s attempt… Read More

Running with breasts, a weighty issue

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Recently, I received an email from Inside the Games, an online newsletter used to keep people up-to-date on the London 2012 Olympics and other events.  It had the following headline: Rawlinson removes breast… Read More

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