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Double amputee sprinting – biomechanical challenge, mechanical advantage or just a different kind of locomotion - Play the Game 2009 (PP Pdf.)
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Dr. Brüggemann currently is a Professor at the German Sport University, Cologne, Germany.
He is a Professor of Biomechanics and directs the Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics of the German Sport University. The Institute houses research and educational activities in clinical biomechanics, occupational biomechanics and sport biomechanics in a single location all with the goal of an increased understanding of the macroscopic and molecular response of biological tissue to mechanical stimuli in exercise, sport and daily life activities.
Dr. Brüggemann’s original training was in mathematics and human movement sciences. After his university studies in Münster and Frankfurt/Main, he obtained a doctoral degree at the University of Frankfurt/Main in Biomechanics.
The research focus was and is on the mechanical loading of biological tissue in sport and exercise as well as in daily life and occupational activities. The last years the major scientific impact contributed to an increased understanding of the biological tissue response to mechanical stimuli. Bone, cartilage and the muscle tendon unit have been the major pieces of research.
In parallel to these research activities Dr. Brüggemann’s interest was on the influence of technical devices to the tissue loading in sport, exercise and daily life activities. Therefore footwear biomechanics, biomechanics of braces, orthoses and prostheses played and still play an important role in his scientific work.
The findings of these studies have been presented in peer reviewed international journals, as well as at national and international conferences. He has contributed to over 150 papers in German, English, Japanese and Chinese focused on sport and occupational biomechanics and clinical biomechanics.
Dr. Brüggemann’s research projects were funded by the German Research Association, the Federal Institute of Sport Science, and the National Health Insurances, the German Sport Federation, the International Athletic Federation, the IOC, the footwear industry, the health care industry and several other resources.
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