Simple jumps could transform injury rehab

Researchers from Edith Cowan University in Australia have discovered a simple and effective way to analyze the effectiveness of exercise training. Using vertical jumps, the researchers found they could predict detailed information, including muscle activation, patterns and techniques in individuals. The system, a simple analysis of the forces produced against the ground by an individual jumping vertically is widely used already with elite athletes. This simple method could be used effectively to assess training or rehabilitation after an injury or an illness or disease in gyms or surgeries.

The researchers looked at the forces produced on the ground as individuals jumped and using this information, they were able to accurately describe the jump technique to help to understand which muscles were used to perform the jump, comparing it to other individuals who used different techniques.