UP unveils world-class Biomechanics Lab

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI) recently opened the doors to its new Biomechanics Lab, which is already providing support services to TuksSport’s first teams as well as elite track and field athletes, some of whom participated in the recent World Championships.

UP unveils world-class Biomechanics Lab: Biomechanics as a core sub-discipline of sport science is the study of human movement in order to minimise the risk of injury and improve the performance of sportspeople.

UP unveils world-class Biomechanics Lab: The Biomechanics Lab is a world-class facility that puts SEMLI in a position to compete with international high-performance institutes.

From left to right: Prof Tiaan de Jager (Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences), Prof Stephanie Burton (Vice-Principal for Research and Postgraduate Education), Dr Helen Bayne and Prof Martin Schwellnus (Director of SEMLI) at the opening of the Biomechanics Lab.
Biomechanics as a core sub-discipline of sport science is the study of human movement in order to minimise the risk of injury and improve the performance of sportspeople.
The Biomechanics Lab is a world-class facility that puts SEMLI in a position to compete with international high-performance institutes.

UP unveils world-class biomechanics lab

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