In:
Journal of Applied Biomechanics, Human Kinetics, Vol. 24, No. 3 ( 2008-08), p. 271-279
Abstract:
Kinematic and kinetic methods (sacral marker, reconstructed pelvis, segmental analysis, and force platform methods) have been used to calculate the vertical excursion of the center of mass (COM) during movement. In this study we compared the measurement of vertical COM displacement yielded by different methods during able-bodied subjects’ hopping at different frequencies (varying between 1.2 and 3.2 Hz). ANOVA revealed a significant interaction between hopping frequency and method ( p 〈 0.001), showing that increasing hopping frequency reduced the differences between methods. A post hoc analysis revealed a significant difference between all methods at the lowest hopping frequency and between the force platform and both the sacral marker and reconstructed pelvis methods at the intermediate hopping frequencies, with differences ranging from 16 to 67 millimeters (all p 〈 0.05). Results are discussed in view of each methods’ limits. We conclude that the segmental analysis and force platform methods can be considered to provide the most accurate results for COM vertical excursion during human hopping in a large range of hopping frequency.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1065-8483
,
1543-2688
DOI:
10.1123/jab.24.3.271
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Human Kinetics
Publication Date:
2008
SSG:
12
SSG:
31
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