Every injury is different – therefore every individual’s recovery process will be different. Understanding the basics of biomechanics and how it can influence your road to recovery could be the difference between a healthy, full recovery and developing bad habits.
Here’s our “Back to Basics” guide to biomechanics:
Biomechanics as related to sports medicine is defined as the relationship between the actions of muscular, joint, and skeletal systems of the body during the execution of a movement, task, or skill. In addition to these internal forces, biomechanics is also concerned with external forces acting on the human body. It can have a significant impact on sports performance, mastery of specific skill sets, and injury prevention/rehabilitation.
Velo Sports Rehab offers biomechanical analysis to help athletes identify weaknesses or deficiencies in their biomechanical processes. From this feedback, athletes can make adjustments to their form, technique, and weight distribution in order to improve their performance and help negate the risk of injury.
The first thing to understand about biomechanics is that your body and your musculoskeletal system is a series of simple machines, namely fulcrums and levers. These simple machines work together and against external forces to create a mechanical advantage. Finding the strengths and weaknesses of your body can help you focus your abilities and improve overall sports performance.
For example, a person with a lower center of gravity and a larger base of support would have a leverage advantage against someone with a higher center of gravity. This is the principle of blocking and tackling in football, where players are urged to “get lower” than their opponents at the most fundamental level of play.
When you’re looking for the best place for Seattle sports therapy, injury recovery, and exercise rehabilitation, Velo Sports Rehab should be your first stop. Contact us today to find out how a biomechanical analysis can help prevent injury and boost your sports performance.