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Advances in Sport and Biomechanics—Diagnostic and Treatment

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 1031

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Department of Radiology, Section for musculoskeletal radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Blå stråket 5, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
Interests: diagnostic; imaging; sport injuries; ankle; biomechanics; tendon; artificial intelligence

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The Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences at Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, 413 90 Gothenburg, Sweden
Interests: orthopedic; surgery; sport injuries; tendon; joint; arthroscopy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

To promote communication and development in the research domain of sports and biomechanics, "Applied Sciences" is launching a Special Issue on “Advances in Sport and Biomechanics—Diagnostic and Treatment”. Sports biomechanics applies the principles of mechanics to understand movements and actions in sports. With rapid technological advancements in both diagnostics and treatment, novel methods and devices are extensively employed in sports training, performance analysis, injury prevention, diagnostics, treatment, and rehabilitation.

Sport-related injuries are broadly divided into acute, traumatic injuries and chronic, overuse injuries. Preventing sports injuries is a critical issue in current imaging and rehabilitation practices. The improvement and development of clinical, functional, and imaging diagnostics are crucial for better clinical outcomes and sports performance. Sports and exercise medicine is an exciting new medical specialty that thrives on interdisciplinary practice. Advancements in sport and biomechanics can also be achieved using artificial intelligence to analyze biomechanics, aiding in the prevention, diagnostics, and treatment of injuries. These systems can augment human intelligence, leverage its strengths, and compensate for its weaknesses while considering domain-specific guidelines, system safety, efficiency, and physical and cognitive load on athletes.

The Special Issue “Advances in Sport and Biomechanics—Diagnostic and Treatment” aims to cover a wide range of topics related to the application of biomechanics in sports. The areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Injury prevention and rehabilitation;
  • Diagnosis of sport-related injuries;
  • Anatomical and biomechanical analysis for sports performance enhancement;
  • Artificial intelligence in sports and biomechanics;
  • Advances in sports and biomechanics;
  • Reducing return-to-play time;
  • Decision support systems in sports training;
  • Real-time feedback and shared control systems;
  • Continuous learning and adaptation in sports biomechanics;
  • Managing uncertainty in biomechanical assessments.

We invite researchers and practitioners from diverse backgrounds to contribute their original research and review articles to this Special Issue, which aims to advance the state of the art in sports biomechanics and facilitate the practical application of these technologies to enhance athletic performance and safety.

Dr. Pawel Szaro
Dr. Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • prevention
  • diagnostics
  • rehabilitation
  • sport-related injuries
  • biomechanical analysis
  • sports performance enhancement
  • artificial intelligence
  • sports biomechanics
  • return-to-play
  • decision support systems

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An Integrated Approach to Explore Interlimb Asymmetries, Neuromuscular Parameters, and Injuries in Semiprofessional Soccer Players
by Marta Domínguez-Díez, Alejandro López-Valenciano, Javier Raya-González, Daniel Castillo, Silvia Sánchez-Díaz, Oier Berasategui and Javier Gene-Morales
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(23), 10800; https://doi.org/10.3390/app142310800 - 21 Nov 2024
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Interlimb asymmetries have been widely studied with controversial results, suggesting that the magnitude of asymmetries is highly task-dependent and could be related to injury risk. This study aimed to establish an optimal method for assessing asymmetries and evaluate interlimb power performance and range [...] Read more.
Interlimb asymmetries have been widely studied with controversial results, suggesting that the magnitude of asymmetries is highly task-dependent and could be related to injury risk. This study aimed to establish an optimal method for assessing asymmetries and evaluate interlimb power performance and range of motion asymmetries in injured and non-injured male semiprofessional soccer players. A prospective and descriptive design was applied, and 20 male semiprofessional soccer players participated. The players underwent a battery of screening tests (i.e., countermovement jump [CMJ], half-squat, hip abduction and hip adduction isometric force, knee flexion and extension isokinetic torque, and lower limb range of movement). The healthy players had a greater range of motion in the hip extension and ankle flexion of the dominant leg and hip abduction and knee flexion of the non-dominant leg. However, the injured players exhibited greater asymmetry in hip abduction maximum isometric strength. These findings suggest the importance of establishing a comprehensive method to assess the range of motion interlimb asymmetries related to injury risk in semiprofessional soccer players. Full article
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Esports Training, Periodization, and Software—A Scoping Review
by Andrzej Białecki, Bartłomiej Michalak and Jan Gajewski
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(22), 10354; https://doi.org/10.3390/app142210354 - 11 Nov 2024
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Electronic sports (esports) and research on this emerging field are interdisciplinary in nature. By extension, it is essential to understand how to standardize and structure training with the help of existing tools, developed over years of research in sports sciences and informatics. Our [...] Read more.
Electronic sports (esports) and research on this emerging field are interdisciplinary in nature. By extension, it is essential to understand how to standardize and structure training with the help of existing tools, developed over years of research in sports sciences and informatics. Our goal for this work is to review the available literature in esports research, focusing on sports sciences (training, periodization, planning, and career stages) and software (training tools, visualization, analytics, and feedback systems). To verify the existing sources, we applied the framework of a scoping review to address the search from multiple scientific databases with further local processing. We conclude that the current research on esports has mainly focused on describing and modeling performance metrics that span over multiple fragmented research areas (psychology, nutrition, informatics). However, these building blocks have not been assembled into a well-functioning theory of performance in esports by, e.g., providing exercise regimes or methods of periodization for esports. Full article
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