Rugby Biomechanics: Estimating Spinal Loading | Dr Dario Cazzola

Lecture 21 of the Sports Biomechanics Lecture Series #SportsBiomLS Dario Cazzola discusses his biomechanics research estimating spinal loading in rugby activities, including experimental data and computer simulations. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/StuartMcErl... 00:00 Sports Biomechanics Lecture Series 01:28 Estimating Spinal Loading in Rugby Activities 04:34 Injury Prevention Research 09:17 Methods: In Vivo, In Vitro, and In Silico 17:09 Musculoskeletal Modeling 18:56 Rugby Biomechanics Data Collection 20:48 In Vivo Results 23:11 In Vitro Methods 25:59 In Vitro Results 28:17 In Silico Methods 37:48 3D Musculoskeletal Model Creation for Rugby 43:35 Results of EMG-Assisted Muscle Activation Estimation 46:29 Rugby Injury Mechanisms Analysis 47:24 Simulation Set Up 49:17 Take Home Message 1: Neck Flexion Is Bad 53:06 Take Home Message 2: Buckling 59:18 Conclusions: Estimating Spinal Loading in Rugby 01:00:53 Future Lectures (Discrete & Continuous Analysis Methods) 01:02:30 Q&A (Future Directions, Scaling, Rules, and More) Links to key papers: Cervical Spine Injuries: A Whole-Body Musculoskeletal Model for the Analysis of Spinal Loading https://journals.plos.org/plosone/art... Musculoskeletal modelling of the human cervical spine for the investigation of injury mechanisms during axial impacts: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/art... Web: https://www.stuartmcnaylor.com/sports... Audio: https://www.stuartmcnaylor.com/podbean/ Twitter:   / biomechstu   Monthly research newsletter: https://www.stuartmcnaylor.com/newsle...