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An Innovative Approach on Sport Injury Research

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Sport and Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 August 2023) | Viewed by 2179

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Sports Information and External Affairs Centre, Hong Kong Sports Institute, Hong Kong
Interests: sports biomechanics; sports engineering; sports orthotics; sports footwear; strength & conditioning training; smart wearables application

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Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Interests: sports biomechanics; physical ergonomics; computational orthopaedics; digital health; gait analysis; prosthetics and orthotics; footwear; foot and ankle
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Dear Colleagues,

Sport injury is one of the most important topics in modern sports medicine and receives attention from coaches, athletes, and the general public. Some sports injuries could impair sports performances, hospitalization and even career-ending to athletes with lifelong consequences. With the advancement of technology, better understanding of the mechanism of injuries, effective and accurate assessments, effective rehabilitation, new material and structural designs on sports gear, and environment/training protocols to minimize injury risk potentials and promote faster and better recovery. 

This Special Issue bridges the gap between advanced science/technology and practice in the promotion of sport injury assessment, prevention and treatment. We invite original research or review articles on regular feature covers the applications of novel technology, equipment, material and sports gear that make advances to monitor and minimize injury and promote recovery after training or during rehabilitation. The application of the advanced science/technology in elite athletes will be highly desired.

Papers should focus on, but are not limited to, the following related topics:

  • Cutting-edge equipment/technology used for competition, training, rehabilitation and coaching
  • Sports equipment-related design and innovation (the ideation process, concept creation, embodiment refinement, design for mass manufacture and for sustainability)
  • The development and validation of measurement, feedback, instrumentation, processes or software to enhance research activities within sports engineering and technology
  • Sports biomechanics and the interaction with the environment, gear, and suit in the context of sports injury, sports medicine, and rehabilitation.
  • Association of physical fitness, sports training, and athletic performance with sports injury.

Dr. Wing-Kai Lam
Dr. Duo Wai Chi Wong
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • injury prevention in elite sports
  • sports applied biomechanics
  • robotic assisted rehabilitation
  • biosensors, wearables and mHealth for sport activity monitoring and risk assessment
  • machine learning or deep learning based sport activity monitoring and risk assessment
  • AI and VR approaches for injury risk detection and rehabilitation monitoring
  • new approach for better and faster recovery
  • update approach to allow faster return-to-play
  • sports gears, equipment, and environment to prevent injury and promote recovery

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An Elastic Foot Orthosis for Limiting the Increase of Shear Modulus of Lower Leg Muscles after a Running Task: A Randomized Crossover Trial
by Kodai Sakamoto, Megumi Sasaki, Chie Tsujioka and Shintarou Kudo
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(22), 15212; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215212 - 18 Nov 2022
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Background: Excessive foot pronation may be attributed to an increasing burden on leg muscles during running, which might be a factor in medial tibial stress syndrome. We developed an elastic foot orthosis (EFO) that can decrease foot pronation and aimed to identify whether [...] Read more.
Background: Excessive foot pronation may be attributed to an increasing burden on leg muscles during running, which might be a factor in medial tibial stress syndrome. We developed an elastic foot orthosis (EFO) that can decrease foot pronation and aimed to identify whether this orthosis could limit the increase in lower leg muscle hardness after running. Methods: Twenty-one healthy volunteers participated in this randomized crossover trial with an elastic or sham foot orthosis (SFO). All volunteers ran on a treadmill for 60 min while wearing either orthosis. Muscle hardness of the posterior lower leg was assessed using shear wave elastography before and after running. The Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to compare muscle hardness between the two orthotic conditions. Results: No significant differences were observed between the two orthotic conditions before running (p > 0.05). After running, the flexor digitorum longus (FDL) hardness in the EFO group was significantly lower than that in the SFO group (p < 0.01). No significant changes were observed in the other muscles. Conclusion: The results suggest that the EFO can restrict the increase in FDL hardness with running. The EFO may be an effective orthotic treatment for medial tibial stress syndrome. Full article
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