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Miqueleiz U, Aguado-Jimenez R, Lecumberri P, Garcia-Tabar I, Gorostiaga EM. Reliability of Xsens inertial measurement unit in measuring trunk accelerations: a sex-based differences study during incremental treadmill running. Front Sports Act Living 2024; 6:1357353. [PMID: 38600906 PMCID: PMC11004309 DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1357353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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Introduction Inertial measurement units (IMUs) are utilized to measure trunk acceleration variables related to both running performances and rehabilitation purposes. This study examined both the reliability and sex-based differences of these variables during an incremental treadmill running test. Methods Eighteen endurance runners performed a test-retest on different days, and 30 runners (15 females) were recruited to analyze sex-based differences. Mediolateral (ML) and vertical (VT) trunk displacement and root mean square (RMS) accelerations were analyzed at 9, 15, and 21 km·h-1. Results No significant differences were found between test-retests [effect size (ES)<0.50)]. Higher intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were found in the trunk displacement (0.85-0.96) compared to the RMS-based variables (0.71-0.94). Male runners showed greater VT displacement (ES = 0.90-1.0), while female runners displayed greater ML displacement, RMS ML and anteroposterior (AP), and resultant euclidean scalar (RES) (ES = 0.83-1.9). Discussion The IMU was found reliable for the analysis of the studied trunk acceleration-based variables. This is the first study that reports different results concerning acceleration (RMS) and trunk displacement variables for a same axis in the analysis of sex-based differences.
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- Unai Miqueleiz
- Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- Studies, Research and Sports Medicine Centre (CEIMD), Government of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Mathematics, Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
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- Society, Sports and Physical Exercise Research Group (GIKAFIT), Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Studies, Research and Sports Medicine Centre (CEIMD), Government of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
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Bradshaw EJ, Grech K, Joseph CWJ, Calton M, Hume PA. Agreement between force and deceleration measures during backward somersault landings. Sports Biomech 2023; 22:195-203. [PMID: 32308137 DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2020.1743348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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This study examined the agreement between force platform and inertial measurement unit (IMU) measures of backward somersault landings. Seven female gymnasts performed three trials, taking off from a 90 cm vaulting box and using competition landing technique. Two force platforms (1000 Hz) covered with a 6.4 cm thick carpeted landing surface measured the ground reaction forces. One inertial measurement unit (500 Hz) fixed on the second thoracic vertebra measured peak resultant deceleration of the gymnast. Measurement agreement between vertical and resultant peak force measures, and resultant peak force and peak deceleration was assessed using mean differences, Pearson's correlation, and Cohen's effect size (ES) statistics. There was perfect measurement agreement between vertical and resultant peak forces (R = 1.0, p < 0.001; ES = 0.005), but only moderate measurement agreement between resultant peak force and peak resultant deceleration (Mean Difference = -2.16%, R = 0.4, p = ns; ES = 0.121). Backward somersault landings can be assessed using either uni-axial or tri-axial force platforms to measure ground impact load/force, as the landing movements are almost purely vertical. However, force measures are not the same as peak resultant decelerations from IMUs which give an indication of impact shock. Landing load/shock measures are potentially important for injury prevention.
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- Elizabeth J Bradshaw
- Centre for Sport Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.,Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Movement Disorders and Gait, Monash Health, Cheltenham, Australia
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- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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Waiteman MC, Chia L, Ducatti MHM, Bazett-Jones DM, Pappas E, de Azevedo FM, Briani RV. Trunk Biomechanics in Individuals with Knee Disorders: A Systematic Review with Evidence Gap Map and Meta-analysis. SPORTS MEDICINE - OPEN 2022; 8:145. [PMID: 36503991 PMCID: PMC9742076 DOI: 10.1186/s40798-022-00536-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The trunk is the foundation for transfer and dissipation of forces throughout the lower extremity kinetic chain. Individuals with knee disorders may employ trunk biomechanical adaptations to accommodate forces at the knee or compensate for muscle weakness. This systematic review aimed to synthesize the literature comparing trunk biomechanics between individuals with knee disorders and injury-free controls. METHODS Five databases were searched from inception to January 2022. Observational studies comparing trunk kinematics or kinetics during weight-bearing tasks (e.g., stair negotiation, walking, running, landings) between individuals with knee disorders and controls were included. Meta-analyses for each knee disorder were performed. Outcome-level certainty was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE), and evidence gap maps were created. RESULTS A total of 81 studies investigating trunk biomechanics across six different knee disorders were included (i.e., knee osteoarthritis [OA], total knee arthroplasty [TKA], patellofemoral pain [PFP], patellar tendinopathy [PT], anterior cruciate ligament deficiency [ACLD], and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction [ACLR]). Individuals with knee OA presented greater trunk flexion during squatting (SMD 0.88, 95% CI 0.58-1.18) and stepping tasks (SMD 0.56, 95% CI 0.13-.99); ipsilateral and contralateral trunk lean during walking (SMD 1.36; 95% CI 0.60-2.11) and sit-to-stand (SMD 1.49; 95% CI 0.90-2.08), respectively. Greater trunk flexion during landing tasks in individuals with PFP (SMD 0.56; 95% CI 0.01-1.12) or ACLR (SMD 0.48; 95% CI 0.21-.75) and greater ipsilateral trunk lean during single-leg squat in individuals with PFP (SMD 1.01; 95% CI 0.33-1.70) were also identified. No alterations in trunk kinematics of individuals with TKA were identified. Evidence gap maps outlined the lack of investigations for individuals with PT or ACLD, as well as for trunk kinetics across knee disorders. CONCLUSION Individuals with knee OA, PFP, or ACLR present with altered trunk kinematics in the sagittal and frontal planes. The findings of this review support the assessment of trunk biomechanics in these individuals in order to identify possible targets for rehabilitation and avoidance strategies. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO registration number: CRD42019129257.
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- Marina C Waiteman
- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 305, Roberto Simonsen Street, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, 19060-900, Brazil.
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- Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 305, Roberto Simonsen Street, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, 19060-900, Brazil
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- School of Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- School of Medicine and Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, The University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 305, Roberto Simonsen Street, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, 19060-900, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 305, Roberto Simonsen Street, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, 19060-900, Brazil
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Preatoni E, Bergamini E, Fantozzi S, Giraud LI, Orejel Bustos AS, Vannozzi G, Camomilla V. The Use of Wearable Sensors for Preventing, Assessing, and Informing Recovery from Sport-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Systematic Scoping Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:3225. [PMID: 35590914 PMCID: PMC9105988 DOI: 10.3390/s22093225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Wearable technologies are often indicated as tools that can enable the in-field collection of quantitative biomechanical data, unobtrusively, for extended periods of time, and with few spatial limitations. Despite many claims about their potential for impact in the area of injury prevention and management, there seems to be little attention to grounding this potential in biomechanical research linking quantities from wearables to musculoskeletal injuries, and to assessing the readiness of these biomechanical approaches for being implemented in real practice. We performed a systematic scoping review to characterise and critically analyse the state of the art of research using wearable technologies to study musculoskeletal injuries in sport from a biomechanical perspective. A total of 4952 articles were retrieved from the Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed databases; 165 were included. Multiple study features-such as research design, scope, experimental settings, and applied context-were summarised and assessed. We also proposed an injury-research readiness classification tool to gauge the maturity of biomechanical approaches using wearables. Five main conclusions emerged from this review, which we used as a springboard to propose guidelines and good practices for future research and dissemination in the field.
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- Ezio Preatoni
- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK; (E.P.); (L.I.G.)
- Centre for Health and Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza L. de Bosis 6, 00135 Rome, Italy; (E.B.); (A.S.O.B.); (V.C.)
- Interuniversity Centre of Bioengineering of the Human Neuromusculoskeletal System (BOHNES), University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza L. de Bosis 6, 00135 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi”, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy;
- Health Sciences and Technologies—Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial Research, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK; (E.P.); (L.I.G.)
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza L. de Bosis 6, 00135 Rome, Italy; (E.B.); (A.S.O.B.); (V.C.)
- Interuniversity Centre of Bioengineering of the Human Neuromusculoskeletal System (BOHNES), University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza L. de Bosis 6, 00135 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza L. de Bosis 6, 00135 Rome, Italy; (E.B.); (A.S.O.B.); (V.C.)
- Interuniversity Centre of Bioengineering of the Human Neuromusculoskeletal System (BOHNES), University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza L. de Bosis 6, 00135 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza L. de Bosis 6, 00135 Rome, Italy; (E.B.); (A.S.O.B.); (V.C.)
- Interuniversity Centre of Bioengineering of the Human Neuromusculoskeletal System (BOHNES), University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza L. de Bosis 6, 00135 Rome, Italy
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Marques JB, Auliffe SM, Thompson A, Sideris V, Santiago P, Read PJ. The use of wearable technology as an assessment tool to identify between-limb differences during functional tasks following ACL reconstruction. A scoping review. Phys Ther Sport 2022; 55:1-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sasaki S, Nagano Y, Ichikawa H. Differences in high trunk acceleration during single-leg landing after an overhead stroke between junior and adolescent badminton athletes. Sports Biomech 2020; 21:1160-1175. [PMID: 32326846 DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2020.1740310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The magnitude of trunk acceleration reflects the ground reaction force. This study compared the frequency of high trunk accelerations during single-leg landing after an overhead stroke between junior and adolescent badminton players, and examined the difference in each directive magnitude according to age and landing leg. Thirty-eight female badminton players (17 junior and 21 adolescent athletes) played two singles games while wearing a tri-axial accelerometer on their upper back. The frequency and 95% confidence interval (CI) of single-leg landings that generated >4-G resultant acceleration, and each directive magnitude were calculated. A two-factorial analysis of variance (factor 1: group, factor 2: landing leg) was performed to determine the effects of age and different landing patterns. Frequency of single-leg landings following an overhead stroke in the adolescent athletes (mean, 1.71 cases/min; 95% CI, 1.59-1.83 cases/min) was higher than that in the junior athletes (mean, 1.13 cases/min; 95% CI, 1.01-1.25 cases/min). The adolescent athletes exhibited greater mediolateral acceleration in the movement towards racket-hand leg and anteroposterior acceleration in the movement towards the opposite leg than the junior athletes. This cross-sectional study suggests that the frequency and movement pattern associated with high-load landing in badminton games differ between junior and adolescent athletes.
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- Shogo Sasaki
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Sports Wellness Sciences, Japan Women's College of Physical Education, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health and Sports, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan
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Setuain I, Bikandi E, Amú Ruiz FA, Urtasun F, Izquierdo M. Horizontal jumping biomechanics among elite female handball players with and without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: an ISU based study. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 2019; 11:30. [PMID: 31832206 PMCID: PMC6859617 DOI: 10.1186/s13102-019-0142-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Handball is a strenuous body-contact team sport that places high loads on the knee joint. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is one of the most devastating injuries that any handball player can suffer, and female athletes are at particular risk due to their intrinsic anatomical, hormonal, neuromuscular and biomechanical characteristics. The purpose of this study was to analyze the horizontal jumping biomechanics of female elite handball players with or without previous ACL reconstruction. Methods Twenty-one female participants (6 with previous ACL reconstruction and 15 uninjured controls) were recruited. Two horizontal hopping tasks were evaluated using inertial sensor unit (ISU)-based technology to assess jumping biomechanics through a direct mechanics-based approach. Results The athletes with previous ACL reconstruction demonstrated a significant (P < 0.05) reduction in the unilateral triple hop for distance compared with the healthy controls. Furthermore, during the initial propulsive phase of the unilateral cross-over hop, the control participants generated significantly (P < 0.05) higher force values in the mediolateral direction (the X axis) with their dominant limb compared with the ACL-reconstructed (ACL-R) limb of previously injured participants. Conclusions Three-dimensional horizontal jumping biomechanics analyses using ISU-based technologies could provide clinicians with more accurate information regarding the horizontal jumping biomechanical patterns among elite handball female athletes. Furthermore, several mechanical alterations could still be observed among those players who had undergone previous ACL reconstruction, even when several years have passed since the original ACL injury.
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- Igor Setuain
- 1Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Campus of Tudela, Av. de Tarazona s/n, 31500 Tudela, Navarra Spain.,Clinical Research Department, TDN. Advanced Rehabilitation Center, Pamplona, Spain
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- Athletic Club Football team. Medical Service, Bilbao, Spain
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- 1Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Campus of Tudela, Av. de Tarazona s/n, 31500 Tudela, Navarra Spain.,Clinical Research Department, TDN. Advanced Rehabilitation Center, Pamplona, Spain.,4Department of Physical Education and Sports, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- 1Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Campus of Tudela, Av. de Tarazona s/n, 31500 Tudela, Navarra Spain
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- 1Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Campus of Tudela, Av. de Tarazona s/n, 31500 Tudela, Navarra Spain
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Almonroeder TG, Benson L, Madigan A, Everson D, Buzzard C, Cook M, Henriksen B. Exploring the potential utility of a wearable accelerometer for estimating impact forces in ballet dancers. J Sports Sci 2019; 38:231-237. [PMID: 31718476 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2019.1692413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Excessive forces and/or loading rates during landing may place ballet dancers at risk for overuse injury. The ability to estimate and monitor the landing forces of ballet dancers could help to improve injury prevention and rehabilitation; however, force platforms are not conducive to testing outside of a laboratory. Fortunately, it may be possible to indirectly assess landing forces via a wearable accelerometer. The purposes of this study were to examine the relationship between impact accelerations, recorded via a pelvis-worn accelerometer, and the peak forces and loading rates during performance of a common ballet manoeuvre, and to examine if a wearable accelerometer is sensitive to fatigue-related changes in landing forces. Fifteen ballet dancers continuously performed a ballet manoeuvre until self-determined exhaustion while impact accelerations and landing forces were simultaneously recorded using an accelerometer and force platforms. We observed very strong, positive relationships between the impact accelerations and the peak forces and loading rates during the landings. In addition, the changes in impact accelerations with fatigue paralleled the changes in the peak forces and loading rates. As a result, it appears that a wearable accelerometer could be used to estimate and monitor landing forces in ballet dancers.
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- Thomas Gus Almonroeder
- Department of Health Professions, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, USA
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- Sports Injury Prevention Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Family Medicine Residency, Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
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- Family Medicine Residency, Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
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- Physical Therapy Program, Trine University, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
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- Physical Therapy Program, Trine University, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
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- Family Medicine Residency, Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
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Relationship between Kinematic Variables of Jump Throwing and Ball Velocity in Elite Handball Players. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9163423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the relationship between the kinematic variables of the right hand and left leg with ball velocity during jump-throwing phases in handball for better-informed training. We investigated ball velocity and the key kinematic variables of jump throwing during different throwing phases in three strides. Ten right-handed male handball professional players who had competed in the Egyptian Handball Super League participated in this study. Jump throwing performance was divided into three phases (cocking, acceleration and follow-through), which included eight events during the throwing. Five trials were captured for each player, and a 3D analysis was performed on the best trial. Results indicated that the velocity of the throwing hand was the most important variable during jump throwing, which was correlated with ball velocity during the three phases of performance in four events: Initial contact (IC) (r = 0.66*), initial flight (IF) (r = 63*), maximum height of the throwing hand (Max-HH) (r = 0.78*) and ground contact (GC) (r = 0.83*). In addition, the initial flight was the most important event in which players need to be using the best angles during performance, particularly the shoulder angle.
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Setuain I, Bikandi E, Amú-Ruiz FA, Izquierdo M. Horizontal jumping biomechanics among elite male handball players with and without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. An inertial sensor unit-based study. Phys Ther Sport 2019; 39:52-63. [PMID: 31254917 DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are one of the most devastating injuries that any handball player can suffer during landing and pivoting actions. The aim of this study was to analyze the horizontal jumping biomechanics among male elite handball players with or without previous ACLR. DESIGN Descriptive study. SETTING Spanish elite male handball players. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-six male participants (6 ACL-R and 20 uninjured controls) were recruited. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Two horizontal hopping tasks were evaluated using an inertial sensor unit (ISU)-based technology to assess jumping biomechanics through a direct mechanics-based approach. RESULTS Non-significant differences were found in relation to any of the biomechanical or performance related analyzed variables. CONCLUSIONS Previously ACL-R elite male handball players who have returned to the top level of sports participation do not seem to possess lasting biomechanical and/or performance deficits 6 years after the original surgical ligament repair.
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- Igor Setuain
- Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Av. de Tarazona s/n. 31500, Tudela, Navarra, Spain; TDN. Advanced Rehabilitation Center, Clinical Research Department. Calle V, 3. 31192 Mutilva Baja, Navarra, Spain.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Av. de Tarazona s/n. 31500, Tudela, Navarra, Spain; Athletic Club, Mazarredo Zumarkalea, 23. 48009, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Av. de Tarazona s/n. 31500, Tudela, Navarra, Spain; Department of Sports Science, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Av. de Tarazona s/n. 31500, Tudela, Navarra, Spain.
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McHugh MP, Clifford T, Abbott W, Kwiecien SY, Kremenic IJ, DeVita JJ, Howatson G. Countermovement Jump Recovery in Professional Soccer Players Using an Inertial Sensor. Int J Sports Physiol Perform 2019; 14:9-15. [PMID: 29809065 DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2018-0131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the utility of an inertial sensor for assessing recovery in professional soccer players. METHODS In a randomized, crossover design, 11 professional soccer players wore shorts fitted with phase change material (PCM) cooling packs or uncooled packs (control) for 3 h after a 90-min match. Countermovement jump (CMJ) performance was assessed simultaneously with an inertial sensor and an optoelectric system: prematch and 12, 36, and 60 h postmatch. Inertial sensor metrics were flight height, jump height, low force, countermovement distance, force at low point, rate of eccentric force development, peak propulsive force, maximum power, and peak landing force. The only optoelectric metric was flight height. CMJ decrements and the effect of PCM cooling were assessed with repeated-measures analysis of variance. Jump heights were also compared between devices. RESULTS For the inertial sensor data, there were decrements in CMJ height on the days after matches (88% [10%] of baseline at 36 h, P = .012, effect size = 1.2, for control condition) and accelerated recovery with PCM cooling (105% [15%] of baseline at 36 h, P = .018 vs control, effect size = 1.1). Flight heights were strongly correlated between devices (r = .905, P < .001), but inertial sensor values were 1.8 [1.8] cm lower (P = .008). Low force during countermovement was increased (P = .031) and landing force was decreased (P = .043) after matches, but neither was affected by the PCM cooling intervention. Other CMJ metrics were unchanged after matches. CONCLUSIONS This small portable inertial sensor provides a practical means of assessing recovery in soccer players.
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Sasaki S, Nagano Y, Ichikawa H. Loading differences in single-leg landing in the forehand- and backhand-side courts after an overhead stroke in badminton: A novel tri-axial accelerometer research. J Sports Sci 2018; 36:2794-2801. [PMID: 29745786 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2018.1474535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in badminton commonly occur during single-leg landing after an overhead stroke in the backhand-side court. This study compared differences in trunk acceleration and kinematic variables during single-leg landing in the forehand- and backhand-side courts after an overhead stroke. Eighteen female junior badminton players performed two singles games while wearing a tri-axial accelerometer. The moment that over 4g of resultant acceleration was generated was determined using synchronised video cameras. Trunk lateral inclination and hip abduction angles at the point of landing with over 4g of resultant acceleration were analysed. Mediolateral acceleration in the backhand-side court was greater than that in the opposite-side court (p < 0.001, ES = 0.840). Both trunk lateral angles were larger than those previously reported in injured participants and the hip abduction angle in the backhand-side court was larger than that in the forehand-side court (p < 0.001, ES = 2.357). The lateral and vertical acceleration in the backhand-side court showed moderate-to-strong correlations with the trunk and hip angles. The mediolateral physical demand and high-risk posture in the backhand-side court may be associated with a higher incidence of knee injuries during badminton games.
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- Shogo Sasaki
- a Faculty of Health Sciences , Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences , Tokyo , Japan
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- b Department of Sports Wellness Sciences , Japan Women's College of Physical Education , Tokyo , Japan
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- c Department of Health and Sports , Niigata University of Health and Welfare , Niigata , Japan
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Setuain I, Lecumberri P, Ahtiainen JP, Mero AA, Häkkinen K, Izquierdo M. Sprint mechanics evaluation using inertial sensor-based technology: A laboratory validation study. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2017; 28:463-472. [PMID: 28685862 DOI: 10.1111/sms.12946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Advances in micro-electromechanical systems have turned magnetic inertial measurement units (MIMUs) into a suitable tool for vertical jumping biomechanical evaluation. Thus, this study aimed to determine whether appropriate reliability and agreement reports could also be obtained when analyzing 20-m sprint mechanics. Four bouts of 20-m sprints were evaluated to determine whether the data provided by a MIMU placed at the lumbar spine could reliably assess sprint mechanics and to examine the validity of the MIMU sensor compared to force plate recordings. Maximal power (P0 ), force (F0 ), and velocity (V0 ), as well as other mechanical determinants of sprint performance associated with the force-velocity, power-velocity, and ratio of forces-velocity, such as applied horizontal force loss (Sfv ) and decrease in ratio of forces (Drf ), were calculated and compared between instrumentations. Extremely large-to-very large correlation levels between MIMU sensor-based sprint mechanics variables and force plate recordings were obtained (mean±SD, force plate vs MIMU; V0, 8.61±0.85 vs 8.42±0.69; F0 , 383±110 vs 391±103; P0 , 873±246 vs 799±241; Sfv, -44.6±12.7 vs -46.2±10.7), ranging from 0.88 to 0.94, except for Drf, which showed weak-to-moderate correlation level (r=.45; -6.32±1.08 vs -5.76±0.68). Step-averaged force values measured with both systems were highly correlated (r=.88), with a regression slope close to the identity (1.01). Bland and Altman graphical representation showed a no random distribution of measured force values. Finally, very large-to-extremely large retest correlation coefficients were found for the intertrial reliability of MIMU measurements of sprint performance variables (r value ranging from .72 to .96). Therefore, MIMUs showed appropriate validity and reliability values for 20-m sprint performance variables.
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- I Setuain
- Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Tudela, Spain.,TDN, Orthopaedic Surgery and Advanced Rehabilitation, Pamplona, Spain
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- Movalsys Movement Analysis Solutions, Pamplona, Spain
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- Neuromuscular Research Center, Biology of Physical Activity, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Neuromuscular Research Center, Biology of Physical Activity, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Neuromuscular Research Center, Biology of Physical Activity, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Tudela, Spain
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Baumgart C, Hoppe MW, Freiwald J. Phase-Specific Ground Reaction Force Analyses of Bilateral and Unilateral Jumps in Patients With ACL Reconstruction. Orthop J Sports Med 2017; 5:2325967117710912. [PMID: 28680890 PMCID: PMC5480638 DOI: 10.1177/2325967117710912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: In patients who have undergone anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, there is a weak correlation between subjective evaluation of knee function on questionnaires and clinical or biomechanical test results. Hypothesis: Patients with lower subjective knee function will demonstrate lower ground-reaction forces (GRFs) in the operated leg and greater GRF asymmetries in both phase-specific and functional data analysis (FDA) approaches compared with patients with higher subjective knee function. Study Design: Descriptive laboratory study. Methods: The GRFs of the operated and nonoperated legs of 40 patients who previously underwent ACL reconstruction (patellar tendon) were analyzed during unilateral and bilateral countermovement jumps at a mean 2.5 years after surgery. The patients were separated into 2 groups depending on their International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Form score: low IKDC and high IKDC. Results: Both phase-specific and FDA approaches showed lower GRF values in the operated compared with the nonoperated leg within the low-IKDC group during bilateral jumps. Moreover, lower GRF values were also present in the operated and nonoperated legs in the low-IKDC group compared with those of the high-IKDC group. Differences in GRFs were predominantly observed during the eccentric deceleration phase of jumping. Conclusion: Patients with previous ACL reconstruction who have limited subjective knee function have lower GRF values and greater GRF asymmetries, suggesting the use of interlimb compensation strategies. Clinical Relevance: The study results lead to a better understanding of the motor control needed during the eccentric and concentric movement phases of unilateral and bilateral jumps in patients who have undergone ACL reconstruction.
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- Christian Baumgart
- Department of Movement and Training Science, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Movement and Training Science, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Movement and Training Science, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
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