Inverse Dynamics in Water.
Inverse dynamics has since 1939 provided considerable insights into terrestrial locomotion mechanics. It makes kinetic quantities at the joints readily accessible, whose knowledge is crucial to answer fundamental questions common to biomechanics and physiology, providing new insights into muscle function, neuromuscular control of power modulation, mechanical efficiency, internal load.
These key questions equally concern water-based activities; yet, they remain unanswered, cruelly impeding our understanding of human aquatic ‘performance’. As of today, measuring hydrodynamic forces in dynamic conditions specifically poses one of the major challenges of aquatic movement research.
This project aims at developing the tools necessary for the implementation of underwater inverse dynamics modeling, and examining aquatic movement biomechanics from a novel perspective with emphasis on injury etiology and implications for hydrotherapy.
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Publications
1. J. Lauer, B. H. Olstad, A. E. Minetti, P.-L. Kjendlie, and A. H. Rouard, “Breaststroke swimmers moderate internal work increases toward the highest stroke frequencies,” Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 48, pp. 3012-3016, 2015.
2. B. Guignard, B. H. Olstad, D. Simbana Escobar, J. Lauer, P. L. Kjendlie, and A. H. Rouard, “Different Muscular Recruitment Strategies Among Elite Breaststrokers,” Int J Sports Physiol Perform, vol. 24, p. 24, 2015.
3. J. Lauer, P. Figueiredo, J. P. Vilas-Boas, R. J. Fernandes, and A. H. Rouard, “Phase-dependence of elbow muscle coactivation in front crawl swimming,” Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, vol. 23, pp. 820-825, 2013.
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