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With the inclusion of breaking as an official Olympic sport at Paris 2024, the acrobatic dance genre has garnered attention from the public, media, and researchers alike. Recent research has found a higher incidence of musculoskeletal injuries among breakers, particularly in the lower limbs. A team at Ehime University in Japan used markerless motion capture to study Six-Step, the most fundamental footwork pattern in breaking and one performed by dancers at every skill level, to find out exactly how much range of motion (ROM) is required of each leg in this inherently asymmetric movement.

Understand the key phases of the pitching motion, why the shoulder and elbow face high stress, and how motion capture helps analyze throwing mechanics.

See what 3D gait analysis measures, how marker-based and markerless systems capture movement, and what research says about their accuracy.

How to run a countermovement jump test consistently, which force plate metrics matter, and how markerless motion capture adds joint-level movement data.

Explore how running biomechanics analysis measures cadence, joint motion, and more, and how markerless 3D capture compares with traditional methods.

The moment right after a ski jumper leaves the takeoff table sets up everything that follows. Researchers from Hokusho University and Kobe University tracked 30 competitive ski jumpers, from junior to international level, using outdoor markerless motion capture to study how trunk, hip, and knee movement come together during this early flight phase. Rather than looking for one ideal technique, the team used a combination of statistical methods to ask a different question: how many distinct ways are athletes achieving the early flight transition from takeoff to stable flight, and how do they differ biomechanically?

An NBA-funded study found that markerless cameras mounted anywhere from 1.4 to 3 meters high produced comparably accurate jump-landing kinematics, and that both novice and experienced users could operate the system with confidence.

Theia has appointed François Asseman as Senior Sales Director, EMEA. Bringing a PhD in Movement Sciences and more than a decade of international motion capture experience, François will help strengthen Theia’s relationships with customers and partners across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Patients preparing for partial or total knee arthroplasty may report similar pain and function and demonstrate similar movement patterns at their usual walking speed. But what happens when the task becomes more demanding? Researchers from McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton used Theia3D markerless motion capture to evaluate patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis before surgery.

Learn how video gait analysis works, what it measures, and how markerless motion capture improves accuracy, repeatability, and testing speed.

Learn what basketball biomechanics measures, why it matters for shooting, jumping, landing, and cutting, and how teams use motion capture to study movement.

Compare postural control software for posture assessment, force plate balance testing, and motion capture. Learn criteria for choosing tools for research and performance.