Publications

Below are selected peer-reviewed publications that have been generated by members of Biomechanigg. These highlights are aimed to demonstrate the wide array of topics studied within the research group.

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2010s

• Piper rhythm in the activation of the gastrocnemius medialis during running
  Stirling, L.M., von Tscharner, V., Kugler, P. Nigg, B.M.

• Discrimination of gender-, speed-, and shoe-dependent movement patterns in runners using full-body kinematics
  Maurer, C., Federolf, P. von Tscharner, V. Nigg, B.M.

• Analysis of damped tissue vibrations in time-frequency space: A wavelet-based approach
  Enders, H., von Tscharner, V., Nigg, B.M. 

• Assessing footwear effects from principal features of plantar loading during running
  Trudeau, M., von Tscharner, V., Vienneau, J., Hoerzer, S., Nigg, B.M. 

• Changes in cortical activity measured with EEG during a high intensity cycling exercise
  Enders, H., Cortese, F., Maurer, C., Baltich, J., Protzner, A. B., Nigg, B. M. 

• An on-ice measurement approach to analyze the biomechanics of ice hockey skating
  Buckeridge, E., LeVangie, M., Stetter, B., Nigg, S., Nigg, B.M. 

• Increased athletic performance in lighter basketball shoes: Shoe or psychology effect?
  Mohr, M., Trudeau, M., Nigg, S.R., and Nigg, B.M. 

• Running injuries in novice runners enrolled in different training interventions: A pilot randomized controlled trial
  Baltich, J., Emery, C., Whittaker, J., Nigg, B.M. 

• The preferred movement path paradigm: Influence of running shoes on joint movement
  Nigg, B.M., Vienneau, J., Smith, A.C., Trudeau, M.B., Mohr, M., Nigg, S.R. 

• Muscle tuning and preferred movement path-a paradigm shift
  Nigg, B., Mohr, M., Nigg, S. R. 

• Motor unit action potential clustering—Theoretical consideration for muscle activation during a motor task
  Asmussen, M. J., Von Tscharner, V., Nigg, B. M. 

• The effects of midsole bending stiffness on ball speed during maximum effort soccer kicks
  Cigoja, S., Vienneau, J., Nigg, SR., Nigg, BM.

2000s

• Tibiocalcaneal kinematics of barefoot versus shod running 
  Stacoff, A., Nigg, B.M., Reinschmidt, C., van den Bogert, A.J. Lundberg, A. 

• Influence of midsole bending stiffness on joint energy and jump height performance 
  Stefanyshyn, D.J., Nigg, B.M.

• The effect of changes in foot sensation on plantar pressure and muscle activity
  Nurse, M.A., Nigg, B.M.

• The role of impact forces and foot pronation – A new paradigm
  Nigg, B.M.

• Muscle activity damps the soft tissue resonance that occurs in response to pulsed and continuous vibrations
  Wakeling, J.M., Nigg, B.M., Rozitis, A.I.

• Development of a reliable method to assess footwear comfort during running
  Mündermann, A. Nigg, B.M., Stefanyshyn, D.J., Humble, R.N. 

• Muscle tuning during running: Implications of an un-tuned landing
  Boyer, K.A., Nigg, B.M. 

• Torsion of the foot in low cut basketball shoes in four cutting movements
  Davis, E., Landry, S.C., Nigg, B.M. 

• Biomechanical considerations on barefoot movement and barefoot shoe concepts 
  Nigg, B.M.

• Activity mapping of lower leg muscles using a circumferential electrode array 
  Coza, A., von Tscharner, V., Nigg, B.M.

• Improved footwear comfort reduces oxygen consumption during running
  Luo, G., Stergiou, P., Worobets, J., Nigg, B.M., Stefanyshyn, D.

1990s

• Three-dimensional measurements of rearfoot motion during running
  Areblad, M., Nigg, B.M., Ekstrand, J., Olsson, K.O., Ekstrom, H.

• Mechanical analysis of the landing phase in heel-toe running 
  Bobbert, M.F., Yeadon, M.R., Nigg, B.M.

• Effects of arch height of the foot on angular motion of the lower extremities in running 
  Nigg, B.M., Cole, G.K., Nachbauer, W.

• In vivo determination of the anatomical axes of the ankle joint complex: An optimization approach 
  van den Bogert, A.J., Smith, G.D., Nigg, B.M.

• A kinematic comparison of overground and treadmill running 
  Nigg, B.M., de Boer, R.W., Fisher, V.

• Tibiofemoral and tibiocalcaneal motion during walking: external vs. skeletal markers 
  Reinschmidt, C., van den Bogert, A.J., Lundberg, A., Nigg, B.M., Murphy, N., Stacoff, A., Stano, A.

• Pronation in Runners – Implications for Injuries 
  Hintermann, B., Nigg, B.M.

• Contribution of the lower extremity joints to mechanical energy in running vertical jumps and running long jumps
  Stefanyshyn, D.J., Nigg, B.M.

• Accuracy and reliability of a technique for quantifying foot shape, dimensions and structural characteristics 
  Liu, W., Miller, J.E., Stefanyshyn, D.J., Nigg, B.M.