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RESEARCH & PERFORMANCE BIOMECHANICS
Founded in 2015 , Research & Performance Biomechanics (RP Biomechanics) is a company dedicated to selling cutting-edge technology for biomechanical analysis in Latin America and the Caribbean.
We equip laboratories, universities, research centers, high-performance sports centers, and many other businesses. Quality, innovation, and high standards drive our passion.
Our direct and exclusive contact with leading global brands from countries such as Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, the USA, Canada, and Australia supports our track record.
WHY CHOOSE US?
We speak your language. Our team of engineers has real-world experience in human motion analysis labs in more than 3 countries and provides technical support in both Spanish and English.
We work with technology that sets the standard. We represent globally recognized manufacturers, with scientifically validated equipment used by leading institutions such as ETH (Switzerland), Queen's University (Canada), and Harvard University (USA), among many others.
We understand research, clinical practice, and sports. Our expertise combines scientific development with practical application in real-world settings.
We'll guide you through the entire process. We handle the installation, training, and support so you can focus on what matters most: your work.
Directly backed by the manufacturers. This allows us to offer reliable and guaranteed maintenance, support, and after-sales service.
SAMPLE OF PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH
AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS IN INDEXED JOURNALS
Sanchez-Alvarado A, Bokil C, Cassel M and Engel T. Effects of conservative treatment strategies for iliotibial band syndrome on pain and function in runners: a systematic review. Front. Sports Act. Living 6:1386456., 2024. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1386456
Mejía Mejía, N., Funez, C., Suazo Zelaya, A., Laínez Bonilla, J., Restrepo Marín, A., Sánchez-Alvarado, A. Association between power and change of direction in men's college volleyball. Retos, 51, 1070-1075, 2024. DOI: 10.47197/retos.v51.100560
Fohrmann, D.; Hamacher, D.; Sanchez-Alvarado, A.; Potthast, W.; Mai, P.; Willwacher, S.; Hollander, K. Reliability of Running Stability during Treadmill and Overground Running. Sensors 2023, 23, 347. DOI: 10.3390/s23010347
Rahlf, AL, Hoenig, T., Stürznickel, J., Cremans, K., Fohrmann, D., Sanchez-Alvarado, A., Rolvien, T., and Hollander, K. A machine learning approach to identify risk factors for running-related injuries: study protocol for a prospective longitudinal cohort trial. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2022. DOI: 10.1186/s13102-022-00426-0
Sánchez-Alvarado A., Nováček V. and Křen J. A framework to assess mechanics of stump-socket interaction in transfemoral amputees. Clinician and Technology Journal 2019, vol. 49(2), pp. 46–51, DOI: 10.14311/CTJ.2019.2.02 ISSN 0301-5491 (Print), ISSN 2336-5552 (Online)
BOOKS
Nováček, V. Bartošová, S., Chládek, B., Jedlička, P., Sanchez-Alvarado, A., Vyhnal, O., Železný, T., Křen, J., and Hynčíket, L. Stump Length Effect on Pelvic Tilt in Transfemoral Amputees Assessed by Statistical Parametric Mapping. In: Nash, MP, Wittek, A., Nielsen, PMF, Kobielarz, M., Babu, AR, Miller, K. (eds) Computational Biomechanics for Medicine, 2023. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34906-5_11
Argothy, R., Munoz, F., Sanchez-Alvarado, A. Sports applied kinematics, Module 2. Public Policy Guidelines in Sports Sciences in Biomechanics . Book Chapter, Coldeportes, Colombia, 2018.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Sanchez-Alvarado A., Wochatz M., Engel T. Kinematic Analysis of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patients: an Inter- and Intra-Limb Comparison Before and After Rehabilitation. The XXX Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Stockholm, 2025
Sanchez Alvarado, A., Joost, T., Wille, M., Henning, O., Raja, A., Engel, T. Spatiotemporal analysis in walking and running: a validity and reliability study of the Optogait system compared to Motion Capture. European College of Sports Science, Glasgow, 2024
Sanchez Alvarado, A. Breaking records with cutting-edge technology towards the Olympic Games Paris 2024. French Tech Conference, 2024. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20020.05764
Research perspectives in Costa Rica and Latin America. The Chilean Association of Movement Sciences (ACCM) Conference and IV Latin-American Meeting of Biomechanics 2021, Santiago, Chile.
Sanchez-Alvarado, A. Biomechanical alterations as potential risk factors for ACL re-injury in soccer: a systematic review. Poster at Conference Proceedings XXVIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. ISB 2021 , Sweden. Accepted (in press)
Sanchez-Alvarado, A., Beránek, V., & Nováček, V. Body segments' angular momentums correlation with impact peak forces and impulse of 3 different ground striking techniques in MMA: a case study. Poster at Conference Proceedings ECSS Seville 2020, Spain , ISBN 978-3-9818414-3-5
Sánchez-Alvarado A., Nováček V. and Křen J. Framework for prosthesis optimization and subject-specific rehabilitation for transfemoral amputees. 4th International Conference on Movement Analysis, Kladno 2019 , 34-35, ISBN 978-80-01-06587-7
Sánchez-Alvarado, A., Sánchez-Brenes, O., Sánchez-Brenes, M., Zerpa-Catanho, M., Vargas-Del Valle, C., Céspedes-Calderón, G. Intra- and inter-somatotype differences in a manual material handling task. Computational Mechanics 2018 , Czech Republic , 93-94 ISBN 978-80-261-0819-1
RAICIMH Conference. Research trends in biomechanics: perspectives in Europe. RAICIMH, Costa Rica, April 2021.
Swimming Sports Technology and Simulation Trends. III International Congress of Swimming Sports Applied Sciences. University of Costa Rica, 2019.