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Biomechanics!
Welcome to the Biomechanics Homepage! Everything you need to know about biomechanics for sport including sports technique, joint angles, and injury prevention!
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Scars and Scar Tissue
Patrick Ward
The topic of scars and scar tissue is one that comes up frequently when talking about athletes, tissue quality, and massage therapy. A recent question about scar tissues and adhesions on the forum got me thinking more about the topic and since I have been asked about this in the past I figured I would cover some of my ideas. While the original question was not about scars in particular, I felt that it would be good to include them in this piece as well. . . .
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Expanding on the Joint-by-Joint Approach, Part 1 of 3
Gray Cook
The original conversation between Mike Boyle and I regarding the joint-by-joint approach to training was more about the thought process than about physiological facts and absolutes. This has been the topic of lots of discussion, but here is the pearl: Our modern bodies have started developing tendencies. Those of us who are sedentary, as well as those of us who are active, seem to migrate to a group of similar mobility and stability problems. Of course you will find exceptions, but the more you work in exercise and rehabilitation, the more you will see these common tendencies, patterns and problems. . . .
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Mike Boyle on Biomechanics
Michael Boyle
The following was actually developed from a number of sources for a class I taught. Ray McCarthy had asked about some basic biomechanics info so I thought this might provide some. a hr . . .
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Your Quadriceps and Calves are Hip Extensors
Is it possible?
Aaron Brooks
I am going to go outside the box here a bit and suggest the textbook definition of what muscles qualify as hip extensors falls a little short. If you ask me your quads and calves should be added to the list, because I've repeatedly witnessed that addressing these two muscles will not only increase hip extension, but overall hip mobility as well. As you already know, the generally recognized hip extensors are glute maximus, the three hamstrings and to lesser degrees the adductor magnus and glute medius. Because you know those muscles are hip extensors you may be prone to specifically address them in attempts to increase hip extension. However, I feel that the muscles that are considered antagonists to the hamstrings, glutes, etc, can actually be synergists to their actions. As you will see later in the article, the antagonist and synergist relationship will dictate how and why I sequence the exercises in a particular manner--the end result being not only increased hip extension but also overall hip mobility as a bonus. . . .
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