At the Mass General Brigham booth, attendees will have the chance to try on Inertial Measurement Units, or IMUs, and see their own biomechanics data projected in front of them in live time. IMUs allow us to gain insight into the acceleration of the tibia when it makes contact with the ground during running, essentially “how hard you are hitting the ground”. Attendees will have the chance to try to manipulate the way they run and jump to see if they can decrease their accelerations when they make contact with the ground. The ability to change the way you move to avoid putting yourself at higher risk for injury is one of the key components of the gait retraining program at the National Running Center.
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