Basic Information
Name：Zhang Xini
Gender: Female
Title：Lecturer
Email：zhangxini@dianjingtz.com
Fields：Exercise Biomechanics
Enrollment Specialties
Enrollment category：Master's Degree
Degree Type: Academic Degree
Specialty: Physical Education
Major category: Education
First-level Discipline: Physical Education
Enrollment category: Master
Degree Type: Professional Degree
Specialty: Physical Education
Major category: Education
First-level Discipline: Physical Education
Enrollment category: Master
Degree Type: Professional Degree
Specialty: Physical Education
Major category: Education
First-level Discipline: Physical Education
Current major research projects
Project Name: Study on the biomechanical mechanism of fatigue-induced Achilles tendon by progressive load training
Project Source: National Natural Science Foundation of China/Youth Project
Project Starting and Ending Time: 2024-01 to 2026-12
Project Title: Investigation of the effects of progressive running training on the biomechanical adaptive changes of Achilles tendon in runners based on ultrasound imaging and MRI
Project Source: Ningbo Natural Science Foundation/General Project
Project Period: 2023-06 to 2025-09
Representative academic papers
Title: Effects of a 12-week gait retraining program on the Achilles tendon adaptation of habitually shod runners
Journal Name: Scandinavian Journal Of Medicine & Science In Sports
Publication date: 2023-10
Title:Morphological and viscoelastic properties of the Achilles tendon in the forefoot, rearfoot strike runners, and non-runners in vivo
Publication name: Frontiers in Physiology
Publication date: 2023-09
Title: Effects of different running landing habits on Achilles tendon morphology and load characteristics
Publication name：Medical Biomechanics
Publication date: 2024-02
Personal Profile
Educational Background: (1) 2019-09 to 2022-06, Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, Sports Human Science, Ph.D. (2) 2016-09 to 2019-06, Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, Sports Human Science, M.S. (3) 2012-09 to 2016-06, Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, Sports Human Science, B.S.
Work experience: 2022-10 to present, Ningbo University, School of Physical Education and Sports
Current research work: Since 2014, I have been working on the biomechanics of the lower limb muscle-bone system and the joint function, injury, and rehabilitation of the human body in running and jumping movement patterns. The main research work is as follows: (1) Biomechanical evaluation of the ankle and Achilles tendon and the establishment of sports intervention model: Starting from the Achilles tendon mechanics itself, I have studied the loading of the Achilles tendon throughout the running landing, including muscle force, Achilles tendon force, stress, strain, etc., to gain a deeper understanding of the role that Achilles tendon force plays in running landing and Achilles tendon injuries, and further explored the short-/long-term effects of the running posture control on the Achilles tendon's biomechanics in the body, in order to explore the short- and long-term impacts of running postures on the Achilles tendon's biomechanics. We also further investigated the short/long-term effects of running posture control on the biomechanics of the Achilles tendon in vivo, which provided a preliminary foundation and theoretical basis for exploring the potential mechanisms of Achilles tendon injury and rehabilitation programs. The related research results were published in the influential journal of biomechanics (2021 CAS Zone 2, Top Journal), J Biomech, the journal of International Society of Biomechanics, Gait Posture, a high-level journal of sports science, and the Chinese authoritative journal “Sports Science”. (2) Biomechanical research on exercise fatigue and lower limb postural control: By establishing different exercise fatigue induction models (single fatigue model, complex fatigue model), we will explore the process feedback of exercise fatigue on the function of lower limb musculoskeletal system (joint loading, kinematics, kinetics, stiffness, muscle function, etc.), and further reveal the control of the three joints of the lower limb movements and its connection with the injury of lower limb when the human body is fatigued. The research results were published in a Chinese authoritative journal. The related research results were published in the Chinese authoritative journal “Sports Science”. (3) Foot and ankle in vivo imaging: The foot and ankle imaging data were obtained by computed tomography, and the imaging system was used to innovatively study the real movements of the foot and ankle in high-speed sports such as running and jumping, which breaks through the limitations of the current traditional measurement methods in imaging technology and measurement accuracy, and provides a new way to accurately analyze the characteristics of the in vivo joint movements. The research results have been published in FrontBioeng Biotech (IF:6.1), EI Journal of Biomedical Engineering, and Chinese authoritative journal Sports Science.
