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.
tumor a tumor is any abnormal mass of tissue like a cyst a tumor can form in any part of the body a tumor can be benign or cancerous malignant cyst is a sac that may be filled with air fluid or other material a cyst can form in any part of the body including bones organs and soft tissues most cysts are noncancerous benign some common examples of cysts include sebaceous cysts small bumps that form just beneath the skin and ovarian cysts