Markerless Motion Capture Offers A New Angle On Tennis Injuries (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

Ohio State University

Markerless Motion Capture Offers A New Angle On Tennis Injuries (1 of 3)

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Researchers are using a new motion capture technique to study the causes of shoulder injuries in tennis. Here, a varsity tennis player serves the ball. On the left is a still frame from a video, and on the right is a computer model based on the motion capture of the video, which enables researchers to gauge stresses on different parts of the body. The serve, 0.05 seconds prior to hitting the ball.

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Images courtesy of Alison Sheets, Ohio State University

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