Biomechanical considerations in the design of equipment to prevent sports injury

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology

Volumn 226, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 193-199

  McIntosh, Andrew S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; equipment; injury prevention; sports injury

Indexed keywords

COMPONENT TESTING; CONTINUOUS CONTROL; HUMAN TOLERANCES; INJURY MECHANISMS; INJURY PREVENTION; INJURY RISK; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE; PRODUCT EVALUATION; PROTOTYPE TESTING; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; SPORTS INJURIES; SPORTS SKILLS; TESTING MATERIALS; USER EXPECTATIONS;

BIOMECHANICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MATERIALS TESTING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDARDS;

EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84874078412     PISSN: 17543371     EISSN: 1754338X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1754337111431024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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