Potential applications of pulsating joint loading in sports medicine.
Because bone is responsive to mechanical loading, pulsating joint loading (PJL), which laterally applies oscillatory mechanical loads to joints, can be explored for preventive conditioning and therapeutic treatments. Herein, the general features of PJL are reviewed, and its potential usage for sports medicine is discussed.
Zhang
Ping
P
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.
Hamamura
Kazunori
K
Yokota
Hiroki
H
Malacinski
George M
GM
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000502:physiology*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D016474:Weight-Bearing