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490 – Understanding Sport Injury from a Dynamical Systems Approach

The Perception & Action Podcast

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Understanding Sports Injuries Through a Dynamical Systems Approach

This chapter explores the limitations of linear models in understanding sports injuries, introducing the concept of a dynamical systems approach to view athletes as complex, adaptive systems influenced by various constraints. It discusses how persistent constraints and fatigue can lead to changes in coordination, making athletes more susceptible to injuries and raises questions about using coordination patterns to predict and prevent injuries.

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