Interjoint coordination of the lower extremities in short-track speed skating
Interjoint coordination of the lower extremities in short-track speed skating
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DOI:
10.1177/0954411917719743
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发表时间:
2017-10-01
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1.8
通讯作者:
Kim, Yoon Hyuk
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Khuyagbaatar, Batbayar;Purevsuren, Tserenchimed;Kim, Yoon Hyuk
In short-track speed skating, the three-dimensional kinematics of the lower extremities during the whole skating cycle have not been studied. Kinematic parameters of the lower extremities during skating are presented as joint angles versus time. However, the angle-time presentation is not sufficient to describe the relationship between multi-joint movement patterns. Thus, angle-angle presentations were developed and used to describe interjoint coordination in sport activities. In this study, 15 professional male skaters' full body motion data were recorded using a wearable motion capture system during short-track speed skating. We investigated the three-dimensional kinematics of the lower extremities and then established the interjoint coordination between hip-knee and knee-ankle for both legs during the whole skating cycle. The results demonstrate the relationship between multi-joint movements during different phases of short-track speed skating. This study provides fundamentals of the movement mechanism of the lower extremities that can be integrated with physiotherapy to improve skating posture and prevent injuries from repetitive stress since physiological characteristics play an important role in skating performance.