Brüggemann & Hamill join forces with Brooks

14 Apr '10

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Hamill currently serves as a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. While working with the running industry, Hamill has conducted multiple large prospective running studies examining tibial stress fractures and knee injuries. Other studies focused on enhancing the knowledge of why people run differently, and understanding how footwear is involved in this process. He is particularly concerned with modeling the lower extremity in an attempt to better understand how humans optimize motion during running.

“I look forward to working with Brooks on several long-term retrospective and prospective studies focused on the connection between running injury prevention and performance footwear,” said Hamill. “No other brand is as dedicated as Brooks to understanding the way our bodies are intended to work and harnessing that knowledge to inspire smart design of footwear runners need and want.”

Supplementing Brooks' internal Biomechanics Research Lab capabilities, both Hamill and Brüggemann have established labs at their respective universities with state-of-the-art motion analysis, extensive 3D running biomechanical analysis, and the ability to measure muscle activity and energy consumption along with motion and forces. They also employ state-of-the art computer modeling capabilities and use these models to expand knowledge relative to the design effects of footwear.

Both researchers will initiate their partnerships with Brooks this month.

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