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Tennis demands explosive movement like lunges, pivots, sprints and sudden stops. Every serve starts with a push from the toes. Every rally shifts weight between the heel and forefoot.
National Football League (NFL) players may be more likely to sustain a specific type of knee injury if they have a shorter period of rest between games, according to researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.
In sport, the margin between success and failure is often measured in milliseconds. It could be a cricketer adjusting their foot positioning, a runner refining their sprint start or a footballer perfecting their passing. This is where motion capture comes in—among the many approaches being used for athletic performance and movement analysis.
Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is muscle pain that begins after you’ve worked out. It usually starts a day or two after a workout. You won’t feel DOMS during a workout.
A friend of mine came to see me recently complaining of an odd ache he'd noted in his lower abs and groin. He couldn't blame it on crunches at the gym, nor a cow kicking him in the belly again (he's a farmer). But he does spend a fair amount of his time on the football pitch and was now noticing that every training session and match was bringing the pain on—sometimes agonizingly so.