Education and Training:
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
1988-1993
Biomechanics/Exercise Science
PhD/1993
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
1986-1988
Biomechanics/Kinesiology
MS/1988
Beijing Institute of Physical Education
Beijing, China
1978-1982
Biomechanics/Exercise Science
BS/1982
Rank:
Professor
Expertise:
Biomechanics
Teaching:
Research interests:
Musculoskeletal system modeling
Biomechanics of sports injury
Biomechanics of sports techniques
Representative publications for each area of interest:
Peer Reviewed Publications:
Dai B, Herman D, Liu H, Garrett WE, Yu B (2011). Prevention of Non-contact ACL injury: Prevention Programs. Research in Sports Medicine (In Review) (Corresponding Author) (25 Pages).
Dai B, Herman D, Liu H, Garrett WE, Yu B (2011). Prevention of Non-contact ACL injury: Injury Mechanisms and Risk Factor. Research in Sports Medicine (In Review) (Corresponding Author) (25 Pages).
Liu H, Leigh S, Yu B (2010). The effects of lower and upper extremity motion patterns on performance in javelin throwing. Journal of Biomechanics (In review) (Corresponding author) (25 pages).
Lin CF, Ji CS, Gross MT, Padua D, Weinhold PS, Garrett WE, Yu B (2010). Biomechanical Risk Factors of Non-contact ACL Injuries: A Stochastic Biomechanical Modeling Study. American Journal of Sports Medicine (In review) (Corresponding author) (25 pages).
Stanley C, Greighton RA, Gross MT, Garrett WE, Yu B (2010). Effects of a knee extension constraint brace on knee flexion angle and ground reaction forces in selected functional activities after ACL reconstruction. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research; 2010 October; DOI 10.1007/s11999-010-1633-9 (Corresponding Author).
Liu H, Leigh S, Yu B (2010). The lower and upper extremity motion patterns in javelin throwing. Journal of Sports Science, 2010 November; 28(13): 1459-1467 (Corresponding author).
Leigh S, Liu H, Hubbard M, Yu B (2010). Optimal angle of release in discus throw. Journal of Biomechanics, 2010 February; 43(3): 540-545 (Corresponding Author).
Yu B, Lin CF, Ji CS, Gross MT, Padua D, Weinhold PS, Garrett WE (2009). Responses to letters to the editor: Comment on “A stochastic biomechanical model for risk and risk factors of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Journal of Biomechanics, 2009 August; 42(11): 1780-1782.
Herman DC, Onate JA, Weinhold PS, Guskiewicz KM, Garrett WE, Yu B, Padua DA (2009). The effects of feedback with and without strength training on lower extremity biomechanics. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2009 July; 37(7): 1301-1308.
Lin CF, Ji CS, Gross MT, Padua D, Weinhold PS, Garrett WE, Yu B (2009). A Stochastic biomechanical model for risk and risk factors of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Journal of Biomechanics, 2009 March; 42(2): 418-423 (Corresponding author).
Ross SE, Guskiewicz KM, Gross MT, Yu B (2009). Balance Measures for discriminating between functionally unstable and stable ankles. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2009 February; 41(2): 399-407.
Yu B, Queen RM, Abbey AN, Liu Y, Moorman CT, Garrett WE (2008). Hamstring muscle kinematics and activation during overground sprinting. Journal of Biomechanics, 2008, November; 41(15): 3121-3126. (Corresponding author).
Liu H, Su YL, Yu B (2008). Characteristics and mechanisms of non-contact ACL injuries. Journal of Medical Biomechanics, 2008 June; 23(3): 240-247.
Lin CF, Liu H, Garrett WE, Yu B (2008). Effects of a knee extension constraint brace on selected lower extremity motion patterns during a stop-jump task. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 2008 May; 24(2): 158-65. (Corresponding author).
Leigh S, Gross MT, Li L, Yu B (2008). The relationship between discus throwing performance and combinations of selected technical parameters. Sports Biomechanics, 2008 May; 7(2): 172-192 (Corresponding Author).
Herman DC, Weinhold PS, Guskiewicz KM, Garrett WE, Yu B, Padua DA (2008). The effects of strength training on the lower extremity biomechanics of female recreational athletes during a stop-jump task. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2008 April; 36(4): 733-740.
Ross S, Guskiewicz K, Gross M, Yu B (2008). Assessment Tools for Identifying Functional Ankle Instability. Journal of Athletic Training, 2008 January; 43(1): 44-50.
Yu B, Garrett WE (2007). Mechanisms of non-contact ACL injuries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2007 August; 41(Supplement 1): 47-51.
Weinhold PS, Stewart JN, Liu HY, Lin CF, Garrett WE, Yu B (2007). The influence of gender-specific loading patterns of the stop-jump task on anterior cruciate ligament strain. Injury, 2007 August; 38(8): 973-978.
Leigh S, Yu B (2007). Effects of selected technical parameters on performance of discus throw. Sports Biomechanics, 2007 September; 6(3): 269-284 (Corresponding author).
Yu B, Preston JJ, Queen RM, Byram IR, Hardaker WM, Gross MT, Davis JM, Taft TN, Garrett WE (2007). Effects of wearing foot orthosis with medial arch support on the 5th metatarsal loading and ankle inversion angle in selected basketball tasks. Journal of Orthopaedics and Sports Physical Therapy, 2007 April; 37(4): 186-191. (Corresponding author).
Feeney LC, Lin CF, Marcellin-Little DJ, Tate AR, Queen RM, Yu B (2007). Validation of two-dimensional kinematic analysis of walk and sit-to-stand motions in dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2007 March; 68(3): 277-282.
Chappell JD, Creighton RA, Giuliani C, Garrett WE, Yu B (2007). Kinematics and EMG of landing preparation in vertical stop-jump: risk for non-contact ACL injury. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2007 February; 35(2): 235-241 (Corresponding author).
Tsai LC, Yu B, Mercer VS, Gross MT (2006). Comparison of different structural foot types for measures of standing postural control. Journal of Orthopaedics and Sports Physical Therapy, 2006 December; 36(12): 942-953.
Griffin LY, Albohm MJ, Arendt EA, Bahr R, Beynnon BD, Demaio M, Dick RW, Engebretsen L, Garrett WE Jr, Hannafin JA, Hewett TE, Huston LJ, Ireland ML, Johnson RJ, Lephart S, Mandelbaum BR, Mann BJ, Marks PH, Marshall SW, Myklebust G, Noyes FR, Powers C, Shields C Jr, Shultz SJ, Silvers H, Slauterbeck J, Taylor DC, Teitz CC, Wojtys EM, Yu B (2006). Understanding and preventing noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injuries: a review of the Hunt Valley II meeting, January 2005. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2006 September; 34(9): 1512-1532.
Yu B, Lin CF, Garrett WE (2006). Lower extremity biomechanics during the landing of a stop-jump task. Clinical Biomechanics, 2006 March; 21(3): 297-305. (Corresponding author) (Most downloaded article in 2006).
Yu B, Chappell JD, Garrett WE (2006). Responses to letters to the editor. American Journal of Sports Medicine, February, 34(2): 312-315.
Gross MT, Yu B (2005). Posterior heel flare and chronic exertional anterior compartment syndrome: A case study. Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice, 17: 8-13.
Ross SE, Guskiewicz KM, Yu B (2005). Single-leg jump-landing stabilization times in subjects with functional unstable ankles. Journal of Athletic Training, October-2005 December; 40(4): 298-304.
Thigpen CA, Gross MT, Karas SG, Garrett WE, Yu B (2005). The repeatability of scapular rotations across three planes of humeral elevation. Research in Sports Medicine, 2005 July-September; 13(3): 181-198. (Corresponding author)
Yu B, McClure SB, Onate JA, Guskiewicz KM, Kirkendall DT, Garrett WE (2005). Age and gender effects on knee motion patterns of youth soccer players in a stop-jump task. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2005 September; 33(9): 1356-1364. (Corresponding author)
Garrett WE, Yu B (2005). Responses to letter to the editor. American Journal of Sports Medicine, July, 33(7): 1106-1107.
Chappell JD, Herman DC, Knight BS, Kirkendall DT, Garrett WE, Yu B (2005). Effect of fatigue on knee kinetics and kinematics in stop-jump tasks. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2005 July; 33(7): 1022-1029. (Corresponding author).
Onate JA, Guskiewicz KM, Marshall SW, Giuliani C, Yu B, Garrett WE (2005). Instruction of jump-landing technique utilizing videotape feedback: altering knee flexion angles. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2005 June; 33(6): 831-842.
Dusing SC, Mercer VS, Yu B, Reilly M, Thorpe DE (2005). Trunk position in supine of infants born perterm and at term: An assessment using a computerized pressure mat. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 2005 Spring; 17(1): 2-10.
Yu B, Herman D, Preston J, Lu W, Kirkendall DT, Garrett WE (2004). The immediate effect of a knee brace with constraint to knee extension on knee kinematics and kinetics during landing of a stop-jump task. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2004 July-August; 32(5): 1136-1143.
Yu B, Queen RM, Schrodt LP (2003). Effect of external marker sets on between-day repeatability of knee kinematics and kinetics in stair climbing and level walking. Research in Sports Medicine, 2003 October-December; 11(4): 209-218.
Queen RM, Weinhold PS, Kirkendall DT, Yu B (2003). Theoretical study of the effects of ball properties on impact force in soccer heading. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2003 December; 35(12): 2069-2076.
Zablotny CM, Nawoczenski DA, Yu B (2003). Comparisons between successful and failed sit-to-stand trials of a patient post traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2003 November; 84(11): 1721-1725.
Smith J, Malanga GA, Yu B, An KN (2003). Effects of functional knee bracing on muscle firing patterns about the chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficient knee. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2003 November; 84(11): 1680-1686.
Nunley RM, Wright DW, Renner JB, Yu B, Garrett WE (2003). Gender comparison of patella-tendon tibial shaft angle with weight-bearing. Research in Sports Medicine, 2003 July-September; 11(3): 173-185 (Corresponding author).
Barfield W, Kirkendall DT, Yu B. (2002). Kinematic instep kicking differences between elite female and male soccer players. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2002 September; 1(3): 72-79.
Chappell JD, Yu B, Kirdendall DT, Garrett WE (2002). A comparison of knee kinetics between male and female recreational athletes in stop-jump tasks. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2002 March-April; 30(2): 261-267 (Corresponding author).
Yu B, Broker J, Silverster LJ (2002). A kinetic analysis of techniques in throwing discus. Sports Biomechanics, 2002 January; 1(1): 25-46 (Corresponding author).
Newcomer K, Laskowski ER, Yu B, Johnson JC, An KN (2001). The effects of a lumber support on repositioning error in subjects with low back pain. Archive of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2001 July; 82(7): 906-910.
Malinzak RA, Colby SM, Kirkendall DT, Yu B, Garrett WE (2001). A comparison of knee joint motions patterns between men and women in selected athletic maneuvers. Clinical Biomechanics, 2001 June; 16(5): 438-445 (Corresponding author).
Yu B (2001). Tennis stroke controversy: letter to the editor-in-chief and authors’ response. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, December, 31(12): 759-761.
Wu SK, Prentice WE, Gross MT, Yu B (2001). A comparison of ball-and racquet impact force between two tennis backhand stroke techniques. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 2001 May; 31(5): 247-254 (Corresponding author).
Lamar SL, Yu, B (2000). The effects of backpack weight on forward trunk lean in school-age children: a two-dimensional videographic analysis. Physical Therapy Case Reports, 3: 28-31.
Colby S, Francisco A, Yu B, Kirkendall D, Finch M, Garrett W (2000). Electromyographic and kinematic analysis of cutting maneuvers: Implications for anterior cruciate ligament injury. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2000 March-April; 28(2): 234-240.
Newcomer KL, Edward RL, Yu B, Johnson JC, An KN (2000). Differences in repositioning error among patients with low back pain compared with control subjects. Spine, 2000 October; 25(19): 2488-2493.
Newcomer K, Laskowski ER, Yu B, Larson DR, An KN (2000). Comparing trunk repositioning error in subjects with chronic low back pain and control subjects. Spine, 2000 January; 25(2): 245-250.
Yu B, Brichta P, Holly-Crichlow N, Reeves GR, Zablotny CM, Nawoczenski DA (2000). The effects of the lower extremity joint motions on the total body motion in sit-to-stand movement. Clinical Biomechanics, 2000 July; 15(6): 449-455 (Corresponding author).
Yu B, Gabriel D, Noble L, An KN (1999). Estimate of the optimum cutoff frequency for the Butterworth low-pass digital filter. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 1999 August; 15(3): 318-329 (Corresponding author).
Yu B. (1999). Horizontal-to-vertical velocity conversion in the triple jump. Journal of Sports Sciences, 1999 January; 17(1): 1-9.
Wu HW, Bergland, LJ, Su FC, Yu B, Westreich A, Kim KJ, An KN (1998). An instrumental wheel for kinetic analysis of wheelchair propulsion. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 1998 August; 120(4): 533-535.
Yu B, Andrews JG (1998). The relationship between free limb motion and the performance in the triple jump. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 1998 May; 14(2): 223-237 (Corresponding author).
Veeger DJ, Yu B, An KN, Rozendal RH (1997). Geometry parameters for musculoskeletal modeling of the arm. Journal of Biomechanics, 1997 June; 30(6): 647-652.
Yu B, Stuart MJ, Kienbacher T, Growney SE, An KN (1997). Valgus-varus motion of the knee in normal level walking and stair climbing. Clinical Biomechanics, 1997 July; 12(5): 286-293.
Sheth P, Yu B, Laskowski ER, An KN (1997). Ankle disc training influence reaction times of selected muscles in a simulated ankle sprain. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1997July; 25(4): 538-543.
Yu B, Kienbacher T, Growney SE, Johnson ME, An KN (1997). Reproducibility of the kinematics and kinetics of the lower extremity during normal stair climbing. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 1997 May; 15(3): 348-352.
Lu CL, Yu B, Basford JR, Johnson ME, An KN (1997). The influence of cane length on the stability of stroke patients. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 1997 January; 34(1): 91-100.
Yu B, Growney ES, Shultz FS, An KN (1996). Calibration of measured center of pressure of a new stairway design for kinetic analysis of stair climbing. Journal of Biomechanics, 1996 December; 29(12): 1625-1628.
Yu B, Hay JG (1996). Optimum phase ratio in the triple jump. Journal of Biomechanics, 1996 October; 29(10): 1283-1289 (Corresponding author).
Hay JG, Yu B (1996). Weight shift and foot placement in throwing the discus. Track Coach, 1996 Spring; 135: 4297-4300.
Veeger HEJ, Yu B (1996). Orientation of axes in the elbow and forearm for biomechanical modeling. IEEE, 1: 377-380.
Hay JG, Yu B (1996). Free leg action in throwing the discus. Track Coach, 1996 Winter; 134: 4265-4268.
Hay JG, Yu B (1995). Critical characteristics in discus throwing techniques used by elite athletes, Journal of Sports Sciences, 1995 April; 13(2): 125-140.
Yu B, Hay JG (1995). Angular momentum and the performance in the triple jump: a cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 1995 February; 11(1): 82-102 (Corresponding author).
Yu B, Koh TJ, Hay JG (1993). A panning DLT procedure for three-dimensional videography, Journal of Biomechanics, 1993 June; 26(6): 741-751 (Corresponding author).
Yu B (1986). Biomechanics Analysis of Snatch Techniques of Elite Chinese Weight Lifters, China Sport Science, Spring.
Yu B, Wang YD (1986). Biomechanics analysis of semi-squat pushup technique in jerk, China Sport Science, Spring.
Yu B (1984). Momentum transformation in javelin throw, China Sport Science, Summer.
Yu B, Li CZ (1983). Comparison of Different Data Smoothing Methods, China Sport Science, 1983; Winter.
