Today we welcome Michael Samaan to our group of Associate Editors! He'll be working with Musculoskeletal Biomechanics submissions that head out for peer review. Based at the Univ. of Kentucky, his is co-chair of @acsm-big.bsky.social.
Join us in welcoming Boyi Dai to our group of Associate Editors! As a core faculty member of the University of Vermont Human Motion Analysis Laboratory, Professor Dai will handle manuscripts focused on sport biomechanics for JAB.
#sportbiomechanics
#appliedbiomechanics
New year, new editors, new research to share from the Journal of Applied Biomechanics!
Our first 2026 issue features work by Pano‑Rodriguez, Ducas, Vadez, and Abboud on how DOMS alters median frequency patterns in the lumbar erector spinae.
We're about to kick off 2026 with a 🧨💥
Introducing our new Deputy Editor, Ross Miller, who joins Editor Jason Franz for the next two years!
@rosshm16.bsky.social
@franzbiomech.bsky.social
@amsocbiomech.bsky.social
#Biomechanics
New in JAB by Lukas Krumpl et al. !
High-intensity interval running acutely decreased plantar fascia thickness and stiffness, with recovery toward baseline after 30 minutes of rest. The results highlight the load-sensitive, viscoelastic response of the plantar fascia.
doi.org/10.1123/jab....
A ChatGPT diagram of a skull with some weird labels. The lower jaw is both the mandible and the occipital bone. Also, the nasal cavity is between two teeth!
Given all the recent buzz about how great ChatGPT has gotten, including its prowess with images, I figured I'd check in on its anatomical skills. Nope.
The Department of Kinesiology at Penn State is inviting applications for an open-rank faculty position in sensorimotor control and rehabilitation neuroscience. Please share this opportunity with interested colleagues in your network.
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A new study by Ling Li et al. in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics shows that removing both vision and knowledge of landing height significantly alters landing mechanics and may raise ACL injury risk.
Watch the video abstract to learn more!
Check out the full article: doi.org/10.1123/jab....
What TUesdays look like around here. 🖤 💛 #TigerTUesday
No sleep, way too much coffee, and definitley a sweat stained suit… but it was all worth it for this week.
First day of teaching as faculty, first first-author paper, and a successful dissertation defense.
Dr. McCandless will be taking the long weekend for R&R, and then it's the tenure grind!
Please repost!
We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
Good gag on FB:
Doctor: I'm sorry, but we had to remove your colon.
Me Why?
Today is my first, official, #TigerTUesday as a faculty member at @towsonu.bsky.social . So of course we had to do it right! 🐯
New in JAB! Davenport et al. show that symmetrical, below-the-waist lifts produce higher joint forces in the low back & knee than asymmetrical lifts.
What does this mean for injury prevention and assistive tech design in industrial settings?
🔗 doi.org/10.1123/jab....
#Biomechanics #Lifting
Our hearts are with the people of Ruidoso following the devastating floods that have taken lives & damaged homes & communities.
As a land-grant institution, NMSU stands with all New Mexicans in times of crisis. We are committed to supporting those affected—through action, compassion & community.♥️
We're hiring!
Heath Henninger and I are hiring a research engineer to support two new new grants. Responsibilities will include developing new devices for gait perturbations and supporting biomechanical data collections.
Apply here: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/185...
Postdoctoral Fellowship Opening!📣
The Sensorimotor Learning Lab is seeking a Postdoc to join us in Fall 2025! Under the direction of @amandastherrien.bsky.social, the fellow will investigate the mechanisms of sensory plasticity in adaptive motor learning.
Link to learn more and apply⬇️
Newly published in JAB! Ting Wang et al. saw that arm-reaching during aerial basketball plays increases lower-limb injury risk by causing stiffer landings and more knee abduction.
What strategies would you use to train safer landings?
Read more here: doi.org/10.1123/jab....
#Biomechanics
New research by Hébert-Losier et al. shows that cadence affects calf raise test metrics like peak height and power, but not number of repetitions. These findings underscore the need to standardize cadence in clinical and research use. What cadence do you prefer when using the calf raise test?
When my people hear that I run ultras, they always ask,”What do you think about the whole time you’re out there?”
So I made this Sopranos x Ultra-running meme as a solid representation of my self-talk strategy in between aid stations.😅
OPAM33 is now accepting online abstracts until July 15th, 2025! Centered around the topics of Object Perception, visual Attention, and visual Memory, OPAM features the work of early-career scientists and embraces diverse approaches. Learn more and submit here: www.opamconference.com/opam2025
ASB long form logo on left of vertical bar with De Luca Foundation logo on right. Logos overlaid on yellowed graphic of davinci's biomechanics drawings, knee reaction force diagram, and knee replacement xray
🎉 Big news! ASB received a $500K donation from the De Luca Foundation to expand access to biomechanics!
💡 Supports B-SURE Grants + travel awards for our Annual Meeting.
🙏 Thank you, De Luca Foundation!
🔗 Read more: asbweb.org/category/stateme...
#ASB2025 #STEM #Biomechanics
New from White et al. in Journal of Applied Biomechanics!
👟 Stiffer insoles didn’t boost walking in all older adults — but helped those with weaker toe flexors walk farther.
➡️ Foot strength may guide footwear design.
Read the full study here: doi.org/10.1123/jab....
#Biomechanics #Footwear
🧗♀️New work from Erika Nelson-Wong et al. in Journal of Applied Biomechanics!
Climbers with more experience & training = stronger grip — but only Expert males outperformed females.
⚠️What does this mean for training & injury risk?
Read it here: doi.org/10.1123/jab....
#Biomechanics #RockClimbing
Host a teach in. Share science with your community....protest style! Calling back to the teach ins of 1965, we are taking to parks, pubs, & churches to tell our neighborhoods about how the budget cuts will impact them.
Our goal is to have 1000 SUFS Teach Ins across the US, by 9/30.
*GASP* 😮
We know, it's a big goal.
If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.
Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...
Walked in as students, left as alumni ❤️ 🎓
Congratulations to the Class of 2025! 🥳
A chocolate cake with red and white decorations and lit candles shaped as the number 75. Bold text reads: ‘The NSF Turns 75 Today. What has it done over the past 7 decades?’ The background is a celebratory red with a spray-paint texture.
HAPPY 75th, NSF!
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
We’re sounding the alarm for science. Science is not a switch that can be flipped on or off. If we do not act now to alter our current trajectory it will undermine our prosperity, our democracy, and our children’s futures for decades to come. You need science. Science needs you. SaveScienceNow.org
How repeatable are IMU-based algorithms for measuring running biomechanics outdoors? 🏃♂️
Scheltinga et al. show high day-to-day reliability for estimating vertical GRF.
🔗 doi.org/10.1123/jab....
#RunningScience #Wearables #Biomechanics
