Open AccessPotential Applications of Pulsating Joint Loading inSports Medicine
Author(s) -
Ping Zhang,
Kazunori Hamamura,
Hiroki Yokota,
George M. Malacinski
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
exercise and sport sciences reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.945
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1538-3008
pISSN - 0091-6331
DOI - 10.1097/jes.0b013e31819121c6
Subject(s) - joint (building) , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , computer science , structural engineering , engineering
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.