The Human Movement Podcast Biomechanics Zone
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- Health & Fitness
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The way we move is an indicator of our pain and dysfunction. In The Human Movement Podcast, we discuss the current state of human movement research to better understand functional, pain-free movement through the lens of modern publications in biomechanics and motor control.
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How Eccentric Exercise is Related to Muscle Length
Using the hamstrings, researchers attempt to find out how eccentric exercise affects muscles including changes in muscle length as well as it's implications for injury reduction.
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How Hip Pain is Related to Plyometric Movement
In this episode, we discuss how people with hip pain move differently during drop jump tasks.
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How Glute Activation During Squatting Affects Hip Pain
In this episode, we discuss a paper that attempts to use verbal cues to improve the muscle activations of individuals with FAI to reduce hip contact forces, pain and joint degradation.
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How Muscle Steadiness is Related to Knee Pain
Muscle steadiness is a muscle quality measurement that is not commonly characterized or evaluated in knee pain patients. In this episode, we explore muscle steadiness and its importance to knee pain.
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How People With TBIs Improve Our Understanding of Running
Running is a complex motor task that is important to individuals recovering from TBIs. In today’s episode, we discuss the indicators of the ability to run with insights for the non-affected population as well.
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How Knee Pain Affects The Brain
Does the brain change due to knee pain? In this episode, we explore the intersection of chronic pain and the central nervous system through the lens of a few studies on fMRI's, TMS, and SRE's.
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SHOW NOTES:The effects of knee osteoarthritis on neural activity during a motor task: A scoping systematic review