Research activities and publications of the Laboratory of biomechanics of the University if Essen (Germany) with the following topics: barefoot pressure isobarograph animation (107 k) wireframe-animation barefoot walking (117 k) in-shoe pressures in two running shoes (93 k) in-shoe pressures - average of 2090 trials from 22 subjects (80 k) Tennis Ball Impact on the String Area of a Tennis Racket Pressure Distribution Applications Footwear Research & Running Locomotion Foot-Mechanics Foot loading in early childhood, for school children, and adults Foot architecture and loads on the human body Effects of overweight / obesity on foot mechanics Transducer Technology and Measurement Procedures Capacitive and piezoelectric pressure transducers, ultrasonic velocity transducers Global positioning systems (GPS, DGPS) for sport applications Shock Shock transmission through the human body Warm-up & Stretching The effects of warm-up and stretching on muscular performance EMG-Applications EMG of endurance and explosive type activity athletes Tennis Interaction between the racket and the human body Bicycle Research Forces on the pedal, pressure distribution under the foot, fatigue effects Soccer Research Game Analysis, Soccer Shoe Properties, Shooting Speed, Shooting Accuracy Sports-Applications Loads on the human body during various sport activities (trampolining, platform diving, triple jump, fosbury flop, broad jump, volleyball) Clinical Research Ankle brace function, diabetic foot, neuromotor disorders, Parkinsonian gait, prosthesis measurements