Research

Manuscripts

Fong HB, Nelson AK, Storey JE, Hinton JJ, Puppa MJ, McGhee D, Greenwood D, Powell DW. Greater breast support reduces common biomechanical risk factors associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury. Frontiers in Sport and Active Living, 2022. (link).

Fong HB & Powell DW. Greater breast support is associated with reduced oxygen consumption and greater running economy during a treadmill running task. Frontiers in Sport and Active Living, 2022 (link).

Abstracts

2022 MidSouth Biomechanics Conference

Storey J, Weiss L, Puppa M, Doblas A, Herickhoff C, Powell DW. Development and validation of a three-dimensional laser scanning system for the evaluation of breast volumes. MidSouth Biomechanics Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, February 2022.

Fong HB, Nelson AK, Storey JE, Hinton J, Puppa M, McGhee D, Powell DW. Greater breast support reduces common biomechanical risk factors associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury. MidSouth Biomechanics Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, February 2022.

2022 American College of Sports Medicine

Powell DW, Fong HB, Nelson AK, Hinton JJ, Woolfolk JE, Neithamer K. Breast support alters trunk rotation and trunk rotation variability during treadmill running: an SPM analysis. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting & World Congresses, San Diego, CA. May 31 – June 4, 2022. (link)

Fong HB, Nelson AK, Powell DW. Breast support alters trunk and knee joint biomechanics during double limb landing. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting & World Congresses, San Diego, CA. May 31 – June 4, 2022. (link)

Woolfolk JE, Fong HB, Nelson AK, Powell DW. Sports bra support alters ground reaction force profiles during treadmill running. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting & World Congresses, San Diego, CA. May 31 – June 4, 2022. (link)

Crosslin WC, Fong HB, Nelson AK, Hinton JJ, Storey J, Powell DW. Knee joint stiffness is increased in response to greater breast support during treadmill running. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting & World Congresses, San Diego, CA. May 31 – June 4, 2022. (link)

Nelson AK, Hinton JJ, Fong HB, Woolfolk JE, Powell DW. Sports bra support alters metabolic cost and economy profiles during treadmill running. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting & World Congresses, San Diego, CA. May 31 – June 4, 2022. (link)

Woolfolk J., Weiss L, Puppa M, Doblas A, Herickhoff C, Powell DW. Development and validation of a three-dimensional laser scanning system for the evaluation of breast volumes. 4th Annual MidSouth Biomechanics Conference, Memphis, TN. February 18, 2022.

Fong HB, Nelson AK, Storey JE, Hinton J, Puppa MJ, McGhee D, Powell DW. Greater breast support reduces common biomechanical risk factors associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury. 4th Annual MidSouth Biomechanics Conference, Memphis, TN. February 18, 2022.

Powell DW, Fong HB, Nelson AK, Hinton J, Puppa MJ. Multi-joint mechanical adaptation to increasing breast support during a double-limb landing task in female athletes. 3rd Annual MidSouth Biomechanics Conference, Memphis, TN. February 20-21, 2020.

Fong HB, Nelson AK, Hinton J, Carnall AM, Puppa MJ, Powell DW. Breast support alters peak lower extremity joint angles during a double-limb landing task. 3rd Annual MidSouth Biomechanics Conference, Memphis, TN. February 20-21, 2020.

Fong HB, Nelson AK, Hinton J, Carnall AM, Puppa MJ, Powell DW. Breast support alters knee joint biomechanics during a landing task. 67th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, San Francisco, CA. May 26 – 30, 2020.

Invited Presentations

Fong HB. Increasing Breast Support is Associated with Altered Lower Extremity Landing Biomechanics. School of Kinesiology & Nutrition, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS. April 22, 2022.

Powell DW. Increasing Levels of Breast Support Alter Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Running Performance. School of Kinesiology & Nutrition, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS. April 22, 2022.

Fong HB & Powell DW. Influence of Sports Bra Support on Common Biomechanical Predictors of ACL Injury. American Athletic Conference Research Consortium, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. April 8, 2022.

Powell DW & Fong HB. Influence of Sports Bra Support on Common Biomechanical Predictors of ACL Injury. Research Group in Breast Health, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK. March 10, 2022.

Powell, DW. Influence of Sports Bra Support on Running Biomechanics & Bioenergetics. Biomedical Engineering Seminar, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN. September 24, 2021.