BIG Event 2026

Organising Committee

Prof Athanassios Bissas (Division Committee)
Dr Theodoros Bampouras (Division Committee)
Dr Ivan Jukic (Local Committee)

Division Members

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Sponsors are due to be announced shortly. 

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Keynote Speaker

Bas Van Hooren, PhD

Title: Quantifying loading and reducing running injuries using wearable sensors

Description

Wearable sensors have the potential to transform how mechanical loading is monitored during running, yet current approaches largely rely on external measures such as acceleration, ground contact characteristics, or activity classification, which provide only limited insight into the loads experienced by specific musculoskeletal tissues.

In this keynote, Bas van Hooren will first discuss the limitations of current wearable-based approaches for estimating internal loading at common injury locations. He will then introduce an approach that combines musculoskeletal modelling, machine learning, and wearable sensors to estimate tissue-level mechanical loading outside the laboratory for the Achilles tendon, tibia, and patellofemoral joint. Finally, he will address the crucial question of whether quantifying internal loading can actually help reduce injury risk, presenting findings from a randomized controlled trial evaluating a wearable-based approach to personalized injury prevention.

The presentation will highlight the opportunities and challenges of moving from measuring movement to quantifying tissue loading, and ultimately using this information to reduce running injuries in the real world.

Bio

Bas Van Hooren, PhD is an assistant professor, sport science consultant, strength and conditioning specialist and elite athlete. He obtained his PhD on injury prevention and performance enhancement in running-based sports at Maastricht University in 2024. Bas has been involved as a sport science consultant for various professional organizations and has been active as a strength and conditioning coach at the Dutch Olympic committee. As an athlete he has won several medals at the Dutch national championships between 2011-2026, and is current Dutch national champion half-marathon. He is currently working as an assistant Professor at Maastricht University.

Bas combines his theoretical knowledge as a sport scientist/researcher with practical experiences from being an athlete and S&C coach to translate complex theoretical concepts into useful and evidence-based practical applications. He has published over 80 journal articles on topics ranging from biomechanics to exercise physiology and has given multiple workshops on sport science related topics for a variety of audiences throughout Europe.

Abstract submission is open and work can be submitted for oral or poster presentation; submission deadline is Monday 16 November at 23.59. 

As in previous years, any work in Biomechanics relating to sport, exercise, clinical or theoretical applications, is suitable. A formatting template is provided here and submission is via e-mail to cases.biomech@gmail.com .

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