title: Potential applications of pulsating joint loading in sports medicine.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamamura
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Malacinski
mesh_terms: 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