VAIR: Visual Analytics for Injury Risk Exploration in Sports

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Main Authors: Lee, Chunggi, Gong, Ut, Lin, Tica, Zollmann, Stefanie, Epsley, Scott A, Petway, Adam, Pfister, Hanspeter
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Published: 2025
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author Lee, Chunggi
Gong, Ut
Lin, Tica
Zollmann, Stefanie
Epsley, Scott A
Petway, Adam
Pfister, Hanspeter
author_facet Lee, Chunggi
Gong, Ut
Lin, Tica
Zollmann, Stefanie
Epsley, Scott A
Petway, Adam
Pfister, Hanspeter
contents Injury prevention in sports requires understanding how bio-mechanical risks emerge from movement patterns captured in real-world scenarios. However, identifying and interpreting injury prone events from raw video remains difficult and time-consuming. We present VAIR, a visual analytics system that supports injury risk analysis using 3D human motion reconstructed from sports video. VAIR combines pose estimation, bio-mechanical simulation, and synchronized visualizations to help users explore how joint-level risk indicators evolve over time. Domain experts can inspect movement segments through temporally aligned joint angles, angular velocity, and internal forces to detect patterns associated with known injury mechanisms. Through case studies involving Achilles tendon and Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in basketball, we show that VAIR enables more efficient identification and interpretation of risky movements. Expert feedback confirms that VAIR improves diagnostic reasoning and supports both retrospective analysis and proactive intervention planning.
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spellingShingle VAIR: Visual Analytics for Injury Risk Exploration in Sports
Lee, Chunggi
Gong, Ut
Lin, Tica
Zollmann, Stefanie
Epsley, Scott A
Petway, Adam
Pfister, Hanspeter
Human-Computer Interaction
Injury prevention in sports requires understanding how bio-mechanical risks emerge from movement patterns captured in real-world scenarios. However, identifying and interpreting injury prone events from raw video remains difficult and time-consuming. We present VAIR, a visual analytics system that supports injury risk analysis using 3D human motion reconstructed from sports video. VAIR combines pose estimation, bio-mechanical simulation, and synchronized visualizations to help users explore how joint-level risk indicators evolve over time. Domain experts can inspect movement segments through temporally aligned joint angles, angular velocity, and internal forces to detect patterns associated with known injury mechanisms. Through case studies involving Achilles tendon and Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in basketball, we show that VAIR enables more efficient identification and interpretation of risky movements. Expert feedback confirms that VAIR improves diagnostic reasoning and supports both retrospective analysis and proactive intervention planning.
title VAIR: Visual Analytics for Injury Risk Exploration in Sports
topic Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.17446