The initiation of osteoarthritis occurs when healthy cartilage experiences some condition
(traumatic or chronic) that causes kinematic changes during ambulation at the knee to shift …

This review summarizes recent literature about obesity, knee osteoarthritis and joint pain.
Consideration of adipocytokines, metabolic factors, and mechanical loading-metabolic factor …

Measures of human movement dynamics can predict outcomes like injury risk or
musculoskeletal disease progression. However, these measures are rarely quantified in …

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury predisposes individuals to early-onset
knee joint osteoarthritis (OA). Abnormal joint loading is apparent after ACL injury and …

Research Methods in Biomechanics, Second Edition, demonstrates the range of available
research techniques and how to best apply this knowledge to ensure valid data collection. In …

Mechanical factors have been implicated in the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Understanding how these factors change as the condition progresses would elucidate their …

Background Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is the most common overuse injury in
runners. Recent research suggests that hip mechanics play a role in the development of this …

Study Design Case series. Background Patellofemoral pain is a common overuse injury in
runners. Recent findings suggest that patellofemoral pain is related to high-impact loading …

Over the centuries the evolution of methods for the capture of human movement has been
motivated by the need for new information on the characteristics of normal and pathological …

BACKGROUND: Compared to matched controls, knee osteoarthritis patients walk with
altered, kinematics, kinetics and muscle activity. Studies of osteoarthritis patient gait have …