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Optimising landing strategies to minimise injury risk during gymnastics landings

M. T. G. Pain, C. Mills, M. R. Yeadon

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    Abstract

    Landing from a dismount in Artistic Gymnastics aims to reduce the velocity of the mass centre to zero without taking a step, hop or jump after initial foot contact. The gymnast must trade off increased technical difficulty with decreased probability of a successful landing and increased risk of injury. Optimising landing technique using a computer simulation model of a gymnast and landing mat could be a useful tool when attempting to safely assess injury risk.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)S200
    Number of pages1
    JournalJournal of Biomechanics
    Volume40
    Issue numberSupp 2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007
    EventXXI Congress, International Society of Biomechanics - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
    Duration: 1 Jul 20075 Jul 2007

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