As professional divers complete what's known as a rip dive, their hands remove water in front of the body, creating a cavity that reduces the initial impact force. The rest of the body is aligned to ...
Correspondence to Deborah A Harris, Teesside Sports Injury Centre, University of Teesside, Victoria Building, Victoria Rd, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley TS1 3BA, UK; d.a.harris{at}tees.ac.uk Objective ...
Background The overall peak impact force that front-row players experience during scrummaging events has been estimated to be on average around 9.8 kN. It follows that it is crucial to monitor such ...