BIOMECHANICS OF INJURY: ITS ROLE IN PREVENTION, REHABILITATION AND ORTHOPAEDIC OUTCOMES

Abstract

Despite the quality of research that has been published linking mechanical loading and sporting injuries, little has been accomplished in promoting these data to the community from a Public Health perspective. This paper will promote the view that epidemiological and biomechanical data combined with exercise promotion strategies must be coordinated in such a way that injury reduction outcomes are assessed. Only then will the general public and granting agencies value our research contributions. Biomechanists must take a broader view of sport research if our discipline is to survive and grow.