{"id":72483,"date":"2026-02-20T11:51:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youzum.net\/job-titles-of-the-future-breast-biomechanic\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:51:03","slug":"job-titles-of-the-future-breast-biomechanic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youzum.net\/th\/job-titles-of-the-future-breast-biomechanic\/","title":{"rendered":"Job titles of the future: Breast biomechanic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twenty years ago, Joanna Wakefield-Scurr was having persistent pain in her breasts. Her doctor couldn\u2019t diagnose the cause but said a good, supportive bra could help. A professor of biomechanics, Wakefield-Scurr thought she could do a little research and find a science-backed option. Two decades later, she\u2019s still looking. Wakefield-Scurr now leads an 18-person team at the Research Group in Breast Health at the University of Portsmouth in the UK. Their research shows<\/a> that the most effective high-impact-sports bras have underwires, padded cups, adjustable underbands and shoulder straps, and hook-and-eye closures. These bras reduce breast movement by up to 74% when compared with wearing no bra. But movement might not be the only metric that matters.<\/p>\n

A biological rarity<\/h3>\n

Few anatomical structures hang outside of the body unsupported by cartilage, muscle, or bone\u2014meaning there wasn\u2019t much historical research to build on. Wakefield-Scurr\u2019s lab was the first to find that when women run, the motion of the torso causes breasts to move in a three-dimensional pattern<\/a>\u2014swinging side to side and up and down\u2014as well as moving forward and backward. In an hour of slow jogging, boobs can bounce approximately 10,000 times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A sports necessity<\/h3>\n

Wearing a bra that\u2019s too tight can limit breathing<\/a>. Wearing one that\u2019s too loose can create back, shoulder, and neck pain<\/a>. Pain can also be caused by the lag between torso and breast movement, which causes what is scientifically known as \u201cbreast slap.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lab\u2019s research has also found that the physical discomfort of bad bras, combined with the embarrassment of flopping around, is the one of the biggest barriers to exercise<\/a> for women and that if women have a good sports bra, they\u2019re more willing to go for a run<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An open question<\/h3>\n

Some bras function by deliberately compressing breasts. Others encapsulate and support each individual breast. But scientists still don\u2019t know whether it\u2019s more biomechanically important to reduce the breasts\u2019 motion entirely, to reduce the speed at which they move, or to reduce breast slap. Will women constantly be forced to choose between the comfort of a stretchier bra and the support of a more restrictive one?<\/p>\n

Wakefield-Scurr is excited about new materials she\u2019s tested that tighten or stretch depending on how you move. She\u2019s working with fabric manufacturers and clothing companies to try out their wares. <\/p>\n

As more women take up high-impact sports, the need to understand what makes a good bra grows. Wakefield-Scurr says her lab can\u2019t keep up with demand. Their cups runneth over.<\/p>\n

Sara Harrison is a freelance journalist who writes about science, technology, and health.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Twenty years ago, Joanna Wakefield-Scurr was having persistent pain in her breasts. Her doctor couldn\u2019t diagnose the cause but said a good, supportive bra could help. A professor of biomechanics, Wakefield-Scurr thought she could do a little research and find a science-backed option. Two decades later, she\u2019s still looking. Wakefield-Scurr now leads an 18-person team at the Research Group in Breast Health at the University of Portsmouth in the UK. Their research shows that the most effective high-impact-sports bras have underwires, padded cups, adjustable underbands and shoulder straps, and hook-and-eye closures. These bras reduce breast movement by up to 74% when compared with wearing no bra. But movement might not be the only metric that matters. A biological rarity Few anatomical structures hang outside of the body unsupported by cartilage, muscle, or bone\u2014meaning there wasn\u2019t much historical research to build on. Wakefield-Scurr\u2019s lab was the first to find that when women run, the motion of the torso causes breasts to move in a three-dimensional pattern\u2014swinging side to side and up and down\u2014as well as moving forward and backward. In an hour of slow jogging, boobs can bounce approximately 10,000 times. A sports necessity Wearing a bra that\u2019s too tight can limit breathing. Wearing one that\u2019s too loose can create back, shoulder, and neck pain. Pain can also be caused by the lag between torso and breast movement, which causes what is scientifically known as \u201cbreast slap.\u201d The lab\u2019s research has also found that the physical discomfort of bad bras, combined with the embarrassment of flopping around, is the one of the biggest barriers to exercise for women and that if women have a good sports bra, they\u2019re more willing to go for a run. An open question Some bras function by deliberately compressing breasts. Others encapsulate and support each individual breast. But scientists still don\u2019t know whether it\u2019s more biomechanically important to reduce the breasts\u2019 motion entirely, to reduce the speed at which they move, or to reduce breast slap. Will women constantly be forced to choose between the comfort of a stretchier bra and the support of a more restrictive one? Wakefield-Scurr is excited about new materials she\u2019s tested that tighten or stretch depending on how you move. She\u2019s working with fabric manufacturers and clothing companies to try out their wares. As more women take up high-impact sports, the need to understand what makes a good bra grows. Wakefield-Scurr says her lab can\u2019t keep up with demand. Their cups runneth over. 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