Apply biomechanics to improve techniques. This is an excerpt from Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise With Web Resource and MaxTRAQ 2D Educational Software Access, Third Edition by Peter McGinnis. The most common method for improving performance in many sports is to improve an athleteâs technique. This is highlighted here as one motivation for studying biomechanics, and it is probably what you thought of when asked how a biomechanist goes about trying to improve an athleteâs performance.
A ganglion cyst is a tumor or swelling on top of a joint or the covering of a tendon (tissue that connects muscle to bone). It looks like a sac of liquid (cyst). Inside the cyst is a thick, sticky, clear, colorless, jellylike material. Depending on the size, cysts may feel firm or spongy.
Cysts: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments. Cysts are closed capsule or sac-like structures, typically filled with liquid, semisolid or gaseous material - very much like a blister. Cysts occur within tissue, and can affect any part of the body. They vary in size from microscopic to the size of some team-sport balls - large cysts can displace internal organs.