Sports BiomechanicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2022-04-05DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2022.2056074
Akiko Imura, Yoichi Iino, Sekiya Koike
{"title":"Dancers utilize a 'whip-like effect' to increase arm angular momentum during multiple-revolution <i>pirouette en dehors</i>.","authors":"Akiko Imura, Yoichi Iino, Sekiya Koike","doi":"10.1080/14763141.2022.2056074","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14763141.2022.2056074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A <i>pirouette en dehors</i> (PeDh) is multiple turns using the angular momentum generated by swinging the arms with both feet on the ground. The purpose of this study was to investigate how the arm swing facilitates increasing peak angular momenta of both arms during multiple PeDh. Upper body movements in single to six-revolutions clockwise (as seen from above) PeDhs were analysed to determine arm's angular momentum induced by the individual joint torque, gravitational force and motion-dependent terms. The horizontal abduction and adduction torques of the right and left shoulder joints, respectively, and clockwise torsional torque of the upper torso induced the clockwise angular momentum (CWAM) of the arms in the horizontal plane, about the vertically upward axis. The motion-dependent term induced the CWAMs after joint torques and contributed to the maximum total CWAM of both arms substantially. The CWAMs induced by the motion-dependent term increased with joint torques up to the triple PeDh in the right arm but independently from the left shoulder joint torque up to the sextuple PeDh in the left arm. Using a whip-like motion of the arm, increasing the arm joint torques would not be required necessarily when performing, i.e., more than quaruple PeDhs.</p>","PeriodicalId":49482,"journal":{"name":"Sports Biomechanics","volume":"1 1","pages":"2719-2737"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59955228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sports BiomechanicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2023-09-18DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2023.2259356
Keenan B MacDougall, Zachary J McClean, Brian R MacIntosh, Jared R Fletcher, Saied J Aboodarda
{"title":"Validity of the Entralpi force plate in the assessment of finger flexor performance metrics in rock climbers.","authors":"Keenan B MacDougall, Zachary J McClean, Brian R MacIntosh, Jared R Fletcher, Saied J Aboodarda","doi":"10.1080/14763141.2023.2259356","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14763141.2023.2259356","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study assessed the validity of the Entralpi force plate in the assessment of finger flexor performance in rock climbers. In addition to a static force evaluation, peak force, peak impulse, and total impulse were measured during 30 all-out performance trials by 15 participants, in which force during the trials was recorded simultaneously by the Entralpi and a Pasco force plate. Agreement between devices was assessed by a variety of statistical analyses, including intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), coefficient of variation (CV), and Bland-Altman analyses. The static force evaluation showed a mean relative error of 0.41% and excellent day-to-day reliability (ICC = 1; CV = 0.03%). Peak force, peak impulse, and total impulse from the performance trials demonstrated strong agreement (ICC ≥ 0.991, CV ≤ 1.9%, Bland-Altman mean bias ≤ 0.5%). These results illustrate that the Entralpi force plate provides accurate and reliable data for rock climbing related tasks at an affordable cost.</p>","PeriodicalId":49482,"journal":{"name":"Sports Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"3246-3256"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10656875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of time from injury to surgery on knee biomechanics during walking in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.","authors":"Yoshifumi Kono, Masataka Deie, Kazuhiko Hirata, Makoto Asaeda, Chiaki Terai, Hiroaki Kimura, Atsuo Nakamae, Nobuo Adachi","doi":"10.1080/14763141.2023.2236978","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14763141.2023.2236978","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The pilot study aimed to determine whether the time from injury to surgery influences on postoperative knee biomechanics during walking in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Thirty-two patients with unilateral ACLR (early, 10 patients; delayed, 22 patients) and 30 control subjects participated in this study. All examinations for patients with ACLR were performed preoperatively and at 12 months postoperatively and comprised passive knee joint laxity, knee muscle strength, and knee kinematics and kinetics during walking. At both time points, there were no significant differences in passive knee joint laxity and knee muscle strength between the early ACLR and delayed ACLR groups. Preoperatively, both the early ACLR and delayed ACLR patients exhibited significantly reduced knee extension movement from midstance to terminal stance compared to the control subjects. Moreover, the delayed ACLR patients exhibited significantly decreased peak external knee flexion moment compared to the control subjects. At 12 months postoperatively, the early ACLR patients showed significant improvement in knee extension movement from midstance to terminal stance compared to pre-ACLR, while the delayed ACLR patients did not show significant improvement in this knee extension movement. It can be concluded that early ACLR may be more beneficial to improve knee biomechanics during walking.</p>","PeriodicalId":49482,"journal":{"name":"Sports Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"3112-3120"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9836921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acute effects of static and dynamic stretching for ankle plantar flexors on postural control during the single-leg standing task.","authors":"Kensuke Oba, Naoto Kyotani, Minori Tanaka, Miho Komatsuzaki, Satoshi Kasahara, Katsuhiko Ogasawara, Mina Samukawa","doi":"10.1080/14763141.2023.2298967","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14763141.2023.2298967","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Static stretching (SS) and dynamic stretching (DS) are widely used as warm-ups before sports. However, whether stretching affects postural control remains unclear. We compared the effects of SS and DS on the plantar flexors and postural control during single-leg standing. Fifteen healthy young participants performed SS, DS, or no stretching (control). The stretch condition consisted of four sets lasting 30 s each. The control condition was a rest with standing for 210 s. Center of pressure (COP) displacement was measured using a force plate before and after each intervention to assess postural control during the single-leg standing task. The COP area, COP velocity, and anteroposterior (COP<sub>AP</sub>) and mediolateral (COP<sub>ML</sub>) range were calculated. DS significantly decreased in the COP<sub>ML</sub> range (21.5 ± 4.1 to 19.0 ± 2.5 mm; <i>P</i> = 0.02), COP velocity (33.8 ± 7.6 to 29.8 ± 6.5 mm/s; <i>P</i> < 0.01), and COP area (498.6 ± 148.3 to 393.3 ± 101.1 mm<sup>2</sup>; <i>P</i> < 0.01), whereas SS did not change in the COP parameters (COP area 457.2 ± 108.3 to 477.8 ± 106.1 mm<sup>2</sup>, <i>P</i> = .49; COP velocity 31.2 ± 4.2 to 30.7 ± 5.8 mm/s, <i>P</i> = 0.60; COP<sub>AP</sub> 25.4 ± 3.1 to 25.3 ± 3.2 mm, <i>P</i> = 0.02; COP<sub>ML</sub> 20.7 ± 3.3 to 21.1 ± 2.5 mm, <i>P</i> = 0.94). Therefore, DS of the plantar flexors enhances postural control during single-leg standing and may be effective for both injury prevention and performance enhancement.</p>","PeriodicalId":49482,"journal":{"name":"Sports Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"3268-3278"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139049643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sports BiomechanicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2022-03-29DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2022.2049357
Eleonora Vendrame, Valeria Belluscio, Luigi Truppa, Lorenzo Rum, Aldo Lazich, Elena Bergamini, Andrea Mannini
{"title":"Performance assessment in archery: a systematic review.","authors":"Eleonora Vendrame, Valeria Belluscio, Luigi Truppa, Lorenzo Rum, Aldo Lazich, Elena Bergamini, Andrea Mannini","doi":"10.1080/14763141.2022.2049357","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14763141.2022.2049357","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Archery is a sport accessible to a wide range of people, no matter their age, gender or ability, and can be practiced both by able-bodied and impaired athletes on a level playing field. The recent increase in the number of studies concerning the biomechanical evaluation of the archery discipline revealed the need to advance an evidence-based approach for a standardised and objective assessment of the athletic gesture. A systematic literature search of relevant databases in July 2021 yielded 41 studies spanning 35 years (1986-2021). The research strings focused on the parameters, employed measurement systems and on the outcomes. The investigation of the influence of a wide range of physiological and kinematic parameters on the archer performance revealed that expert athletes tend to maximise postural stability and develop personal strategies of muscular activation and time management. These findings evidenced the importance of the repeatability of the technical gesture, opening additional scenarios for further investigations.</p>","PeriodicalId":49482,"journal":{"name":"Sports Biomechanics","volume":"1 1","pages":"2444-2466"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41319595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sports BiomechanicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-01-08DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2023.2298947
Pablo Floría, Andrew J Harrison, Jose Luis Rojo-Álvarez, Francisco M Melgarejo-Meseguer, Alberto Sanchez-Sixto
{"title":"Joint movement patterns differ among male recreational runners with different running style.","authors":"Pablo Floría, Andrew J Harrison, Jose Luis Rojo-Álvarez, Francisco M Melgarejo-Meseguer, Alberto Sanchez-Sixto","doi":"10.1080/14763141.2023.2298947","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14763141.2023.2298947","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to analyse the differences in joint kinematic patterns among runners with different spatiotemporal characteristics in the running cycle. Lower extremity kinematic data and spatiotemporal stride parameters were collected for ninety-two recreational runners during a treadmill run at a self-selected comfortable speed. A K-means clustering analysis was conducted on normalised stride cadence and Duty Factor to identify running style. Cluster 1 characterised by reduced stance times and low Duty Factor; Cluster 2, long stance times and low stride cadence; Cluster 3, high Duty Factor and stride cadence. Functional principal component analysis was used to identify patterns of variability between runners. Runners who used a combination of high cadence and Duty Factor showed differences in hip, knee and ankle sagittal kinematics compared to other runners. On the contrary, the joint kinematics was not altered when the Duty Factor was increased along with a decrease in the stride cadence. This study has demonstrated that the combination of several spatial-temporal parameters of the running cycle should be considered when analysing the movement pattern of the lower limb.</p>","PeriodicalId":49482,"journal":{"name":"Sports Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"3418-3429"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139404965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sports BiomechanicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-07-09DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2024.2377219
Kevin A Giordano, Kyle W Wasserberger
{"title":"On discretising continuous data for subgroup analysis in baseball pitching and alternative analytical methodologies.","authors":"Kevin A Giordano, Kyle W Wasserberger","doi":"10.1080/14763141.2024.2377219","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14763141.2024.2377219","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is a plethora of research attempting to contrast high- and low-velocity pitchers to identify traits to target for increasing velocity. However, pitch velocity exists on a continuum. Therefore, our purpose is to display the analytical discrepancies between creating velocity subgroups and leaving velocity as a continuous variable by examining the influence of ball velocity on elbow valgus torque. Motion capture data for 1315 actively competing pitchers were retrospectively extracted from a private database. We compared three analytic methods: (1) linear regression of valgus torque on ball velocity, (2) t-test between low- and high-velocity groups formed by a median split, and (3) t-test between very low- and very high-velocity groups formed by upper and lower velocity quartiles. Linear regression indicates ball velocity influenced valgus torque (<i>p</i> < 0.001, R<sup>2</sup> = 0.280). Median splitting reduced the predictability of ball velocity on valgus torque (<i>p</i> < 0.001, R<sup>2</sup> = 0.180). Conversely, extreme group splitting artificially inflated the effect size (<i>p</i> < 0.001, R<sup>2</sup> = 0.347). We recommend sports biomechanics researchers not discretise a continuous variable to form subgroups for analysis because (1) it distorts the relationship between the variables of interest and (2) a regression equation can be used to estimate the dependent variable at any value of the independent variable, not just the group means.</p>","PeriodicalId":49482,"journal":{"name":"Sports Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"3490-3501"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sports BiomechanicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2022-04-04DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2022.2058992
Alejandro Pérez-Castilla, Pierre Samozino, Ivan Jukic, Eliseo Iglesias-Soler, Amador García-Ramos
{"title":"The linear regression model provides the force-velocity relationship parameters with the highest reliability.","authors":"Alejandro Pérez-Castilla, Pierre Samozino, Ivan Jukic, Eliseo Iglesias-Soler, Amador García-Ramos","doi":"10.1080/14763141.2022.2058992","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14763141.2022.2058992","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An <i>a-posteriori</i> multicentre reliability study was conducted to compare the between-session reliability of the force-velocity relationship parameters (force-intercept [<i>F<sub>0</sub></i>], velocity-intercept [<i>v<sub>0</sub></i>], and maximum power [P<sub>max</sub>]) between different regression models during the bench press (BP) and bench press throw (BPT) exercises. Data from four and three studies were considered for the BP (n = 102) and BPT (n = 81) exercises, respectively. The force-velocity relationships were determined using five regression models: linear multiple-point, linear two-point, quadratic polynomial, hyperbolic, and exponential. All regression models provided <i>F<sub>0</sub></i> and P<sub>max</sub> with acceptable reliability (cut-off CV ≤ 9.45%; cut-off ICC ≥ 0.79) with the exceptions of <i>F<sub>0</sub></i> for the quadratic polynomial and hyperbolic models (BPT) and P<sub>max</sub> for the exponential model (BP and BPT). Only the linear multiple- and linear two-point models provided <i>v<sub>0</sub></i> with acceptable absolute reliability (cut-off CV ≤ 7.72%). Regardless of the exercise, the reliability of the three parameters was generally higher for the linear multiple- and two-point models compared to the other models (CV<sub>ratio</sub> ≥ 1.22), and no significant differences were observed between multiple- and linear two-point models (CV<sub>ratio</sub> ≤ 1.11). Linear regression models are recommended to maximise the reliability of the force-velocity relationship parameters during the BP and BPT exercises.</p>","PeriodicalId":49482,"journal":{"name":"Sports Biomechanics","volume":"1 1","pages":"2816-2835"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47663917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sports BiomechanicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-11-12DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2024.2427689
Talip Ağca, Eren Akdağ, Emel Cetin Özdoğan
{"title":"The effects of horizontal deceleration training on sprint and countermovement jump neuromuscular performance qualities.","authors":"Talip Ağca, Eren Akdağ, Emel Cetin Özdoğan","doi":"10.1080/14763141.2024.2427689","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14763141.2024.2427689","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the effect of 6-week training to improve horizontal deceleration ability on sprint acceleration and countermovement jump (CMJ) neuromuscular performance (NMP) parameters. Twenty male soccer players were divided into the training (TRA), and the control (CON) group. Pre-and post-training players performed an acceleration-deceleration ability test (ADA) and a jump on a vertical axis dual force plate. ADA deceleration parameters were analysed using Kinovea Software. Distance-to-stop (<i>DTS</i>), time-to-stop (<i>TTS</i>), 20 m sprint time (<i>t</i><sub>20 m</sub>), CMJ parameters were measured at pre-post-training. The largest improvement was determined in the TRA in the <i>t</i><sub>20 m</sub> (effect size = 0.88). Despite the increase in the weight of the TRA, <i>t</i><sub>20 m</sub> was shortened by 5.62% in TRA and 1.91% in CON. Deceleration ability was evaluated with CMJ eccentric parameters. While the percentage change of eccentric peak force differed between the groups, eccentric peak power (11.84 vs. 14.57 W·kg<sup>-1</sup>, ds: 0.72) and velocity (0.91 vs. 1.05 m.s<sup>-1</sup>, ds: 0.70) increased. Accordingly, it was determined that the improvement in CMJ eccentric and concentric peak velocity was due to speed-based power output. The training improved the maximum horizontal deceleration ability and confirmed that concentric peak velocity, as well as CMJ eccentric parameters, is an important NMP determinant of horizontal deceleration ability.</p>","PeriodicalId":49482,"journal":{"name":"Sports Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"3312-3322"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142630969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sports BiomechanicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2025-01-12DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2024.2446181
Thomas Swords, Jodie McClelland, Kane Middleton, Bruna Tessarin, Shaun Bryce, Susan Mayes, Ebonie Rio
{"title":"Bringing biomechanics to ballet: a feasibility study using wearable technology during grand allegro.","authors":"Thomas Swords, Jodie McClelland, Kane Middleton, Bruna Tessarin, Shaun Bryce, Susan Mayes, Ebonie Rio","doi":"10.1080/14763141.2024.2446181","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14763141.2024.2446181","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quantifying impact accelerations during ballet class may assist load management. The largest impact accelerations occur during the sequence of large (single or double-leg) jumps (grand allegro) but are potentially the most challenging class component for utilising wearable technology, and feasibility is unknown. This pilot study utilised wearable technology during class to (1) explore feasibility and acceptability, (2) quantify impact accelerations during the entire sequence of jumps during grand allegro and (3) compare impact accelerations between limbs (preferred and non-preferred landing limb). Twelve pre-professional ballet dancers (18 ± 0.71 years old, eight females) wore inertial measurement units on each leg during class and reported acceptability. Total impact accelerations and percentage differences between limb loading during allegro were calculated. Most dancers (<i>n</i> = 11) reported wearable technology was feasible/acceptable during class. There were no significant differences between impact accelerations of preferred and non-preferred limb (<i>p</i> = 0.72) nor between limb comparison (<i>p</i> = 0.18). Most dancers were symmetrical (90% to 110%) in limb loading (<i>N</i> = 8). Wearable technology was considered acceptable during ballet class, opening future exploration of the whole class, different classes and rehearsals, as well as potential use for returning dancers back from injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":49482,"journal":{"name":"Sports Biomechanics","volume":" ","pages":"3323-3333"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142972950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}