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Bing Yu, PhD
Associate Professor
| Division of Physical Therapy Email address: bing_yu@med.unc.edu |
Research Background and Interests
Current Research
Biomechanics of normal and arthritic knee in functional activities; EMG-driven optimization knee model; Effects of elected factors on actual distance of triple jum; kinematic & kinetic anaylsis of discus throwing technique; Muscle contraction pattern in athletic tasks; Stochastic modeling of the risk for ACL injuries.
Education
Ph.D.Biomechanics. December, 1993, Department of Exercise Science, The University of Iowa
M.S. Biomechanics. July, 1988, Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University
B.S., Biomechanics. July, 1982, Department of Exercise Science, Beijing Institute of Physical Education, Beijing, China
Teaching
Selected Publications
Yu B, Lin CF, Garrett WE. Lower extremity biomechanics during the landing of a stop-jump task. Clinical Biomechanics (In Review).
Queen RM, Gross MT, Yu B. Effects of positive posterior heel flare on kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activation during running. Clinical Biomechanics (In Review).
Yu B, Weinhold P, Marshall S, Garrett WE. Gender differences in knee kinematics and kinetics and probability of non-contact ACL injuries. American Journal of Sports Medicine (Submitted, 25 pages).
Yu B, Lu W, Kirkendall DT, Garrett WE. The effect of knee flexion angle at landing on knee kinetics in a stop-jump task. Clinical Biomechanics (In review, 25 pages)
Yu, B, Tong JX. Optimal angle of release in discus throw. Sports Biomechanics (In review, 21 pages)
Professional Societies
American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)
International Society of Biomechanics (ISB)
International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS)
American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM)