Running Redefined - Some New Paradigms for Running
Event details
| Date | 15.03.2017 |
| Hour | 14:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. Benno Nigg |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
Abstract:
For a long time, the quality of running shoes has been assessed using impact loading and foot pronation. However, these predictors have been shown not to be very predictive. Recently, our group has proposed new paradigms to understand running, running performance and running injuries. The proposed paradigms include
Bio:
Benno Nigg was born in Switzerland, and studied Nuclear Physics at the ETH Zurich, and received his PhD from the same institution in 1975. He was the Director of the Biomechanics Laboratory at the ETH Zurich. In 1981 Dr. Nigg accepted an invitation to move to the University of Calgary, where he founded, developed and was director of the Human Performance Laboratory, a multi-disciplinary Research Center concentrating on the study of the human body and its locomotion. Dr. Nigg has received many awards and recognitions, including the Olympic Order, honorary degrees from the Universities of Salzburg and Innsbruck and an honorary professorship from the University of Shanghai. Dr. Nigg is an honorary member of the ISB. His research concentrates on human locomotion with main emphasis on mobility and longevity and its application to movement related products such as orthoses, shoe insoles, sport shoes, surfaces and sport equipment.
Abstract:
For a long time, the quality of running shoes has been assessed using impact loading and foot pronation. However, these predictors have been shown not to be very predictive. Recently, our group has proposed new paradigms to understand running, running performance and running injuries. The proposed paradigms include
- Muscle Tuning (Muscles prepare themselves (tune) based on the expected force input to minimize soft tissue vibrations).
- Functional Groups (Groups of subjects with similar characteristics and similar reactions to interventions).
- Preferred Movement Path (A movement path assumed to be associated with minimal energy demand).
- Comfort Filter (A strategy to select footwear products).
Bio:
Benno Nigg was born in Switzerland, and studied Nuclear Physics at the ETH Zurich, and received his PhD from the same institution in 1975. He was the Director of the Biomechanics Laboratory at the ETH Zurich. In 1981 Dr. Nigg accepted an invitation to move to the University of Calgary, where he founded, developed and was director of the Human Performance Laboratory, a multi-disciplinary Research Center concentrating on the study of the human body and its locomotion. Dr. Nigg has received many awards and recognitions, including the Olympic Order, honorary degrees from the Universities of Salzburg and Innsbruck and an honorary professorship from the University of Shanghai. Dr. Nigg is an honorary member of the ISB. His research concentrates on human locomotion with main emphasis on mobility and longevity and its application to movement related products such as orthoses, shoe insoles, sport shoes, surfaces and sport equipment.
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- Institute of Bioengineering (IBI, Christina Mattsson)