
Benno M NiggUniversity of Calgary · Faculty of Kinesiology
Benno M Nigg
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April 1981 - August 2014
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Different factors were shown to alter the vibration characteristics of soft-tissue compartments during running. Changing pre-heel strike muscle activation or changing footwear conditions represents two possibilities to influence the vibration response via frequency shift or altered damping. Associated with the study of muscle pre-tuning is the diff...
Researchers have quantified the effect of footwear conditions on movement patterns and injury risk for runners using discrete kinematic variables and/or relative coupling variables. Coupling is typically assessed using the transfer coefficient (TC) or the vector coding (VC) approach. However, a thorough comparison of both methods regarding their in...
Despite difficulties to quantify foot pronation non-invasively and during dynamic tasks, pronation was frequently discussed with respect to injury risk and footwear development. Typically, surrogate measures were used to approximate the movement of pronation showing inconsistent results due to the high variability in the methodology and protocols....
Clinicians, podiatrists and researchers have been quantifying foot posture and movement in various speed conditions and populations. Common variables to assess foot posture/movement are the Foot Posture Index (FPI-6), Achilles tendon angle (β), rear foot angle (γ) and longitudinal arch angle (LAA). These variables were frequently used in clinical a...
Over the past decades, pronation has been discussed as a potential risk factor for injuries or as the mechanism behind impact damping. However, little is understood about pronation. The objectives of this paper were to (a) define and differentiate between the terms of pronation and eversion, (b + c) underline the importance and problematic aspects...
Soft-tissue vibrations during running have frequently been discussed to be harmful for the human body (Mester, Spitzenfeil, Schwarzer, & Seifriz, 1999). As the input frequency approaches the natural frequency, reson- ance, and therefore damage of biological structures may possibly occur. Previous work showed that this phenomenon could be prevented...
‘Ride’ is a term that has been used occasionally to describe the feel of a shoe while running, yet it has never formally been defined nor have there been any suggestions of how to objectively measure ‘ride’. In this study, we proposed a definition for ‘ride’, relating to the smoothness of the transition of the foot through the stance phase of gait,...
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Motor unit (MU) synchronization between individual quadriceps muscles, as a result of a common excitatory motor input has generally been investigated and identified for isometric contractions [1]. It has been suggested that MU synchronization between knee extensors has implications for dynamic control and healthy loading of the knee jo...
As a field, biomechanics comprises research from the molecular and cellular levels, to tissues, to organs, to organisms and their movements. In the past 50 years, the impact of biomechanics research on society has been amplified dramatically. Here, we provide five brief summaries of exemplar biomechanics results that have had substantial impact on...
The purpose of this paper was to determine the energy input, return and dissipation of sport surfaces using the FE analysis based on actual ground reaction forces. A three-dimensional finite element model of an existing running track was created. A viscoelastic material model was implemented using experimentally determined parameters from existing...
During locomotion, the contact forces between the foot and ground are three-dimensional. However, previous studies quantifying the force-deformation behaviour of shoe and/or surface materials have involved single, uniaxial tests. Many of these studies have also been subject to errors due to boundary conditions. Elastomeric foams used in sport shoes...
Objective. The main purpose of this study was to estimate lower extremity joint impact loading in running and the influences of muscles on this loading.Design. A 2D simulation model that included skeletal motion, muscles, and soft-tissue movement was developed in this study.Background. Our understanding of joint impact loading has been mainly based...
The purpose of the study was to quantify the influence of physical activity on force distribution on the plantar surface of the foot. Eleven healthy subjects each performed 10 walking trials over a force distribution platform: five trials before and five trials after a 30-min run. For the analysis the foot was divided into three different regions (...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aging on gait for people 60 years old and above using gait variables commonly applied in sport shoe analysis. Thirty-eight subjects were divided into age groups: 60–69 years and 70–82 years. They walked along a carpeted walkway at a comfortable walking speed wearing a pair of their own wal...
Many congresses have a tradition of inviting guests to speak about perspectives in their field. To many researchers it is an honour to be so invited because it implies that one has an overview of the field. Other speakers are grateful for such an invitation because it allows them “to set aside the day-to-day chores…. and to consider much broader is...
Biomechanische Überlegungen zum Thema «Das Kind im Leistungssport» können in verschiedenen Bereichen gemacht werden. Es können Fragen des günstigsten Alters zum Erlernen eines Bewegungsablaufes angegangen werden. Es können günstige Last-Kraft-Verhältnisse errechnet werden. Mit Hilfe von Modellüberlegungen können neue Bewegungsabläufe gefunden werde...
Diss. Nr. 5630 Naturwiss. ETH Zürich 1975. (KA).