Specialist Subjects: Biomechanics of Sports, Motion Analysis
Tracking the trajectory of spinning footballs
Clinical biomechanics and physical therapy
Three dimensional motion analysis
Magnetic nerve stimulation and EMG
Mobility in elderly and movement-restricted populations
Statistics and data analysis
Measurement and instrumentation
Partial weight bearing studies in physiotherapy
Measurement of football drag and lift coefficients
Measurement of comfort and mobility indices
Member of International Society for Biomechanics of Sports
Student text book: Principles of Biomechanics and Motion Analysis. (2005)
Baltimore, USA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Griffiths, I.W., Evans, C.J. & Griffiths, N. (2005)
Tracking the flight of a spinning football in three dimensions.
Measurement Science and Technology 16, 10, 2056-2065
Griffiths, I.W., Watkins, J. & Sharpe, D. (2004)
Measuring the moment of inertia of the human body by a rotating platform method. American Journal of Physics 72, 4,1-8
Qualified Level 1 Cricket Coach ECB
Boules
Swimming

BSc PhD (Wales)
Department of Sports Science
Swansea
TEL: +44 (0) 1792 513311
FAX: +44 (0) 1792 513171
E-MAIL: i.w.griffiths@swansea.ac.uk
Biomechanics of Human Movement
Data Analysis