Intra-limb joint coordination patterns of the lower extremity in maximal velocity phase sprint running
Author
Gittoes, Marianne J.R.
Wilson, Cassie
Date
2010Type
Article
Publisher
Human Kinetics
ISSN
1065-8483 (Print)
1543-2688 (Online)
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This study aimed to develop insight into the lower extremity joint coupling motions used in the maximal velocity phase of sprint running. Two-dimensional coordinate data were used to derive sagittal plane joint angle profiles of sprint running trials. Intralimb joint coupling motions were examined using a continuous relative phase (CRP) analysis. The knee-ankle (KA) coupling was more out of phase compared with the hip-knee (HK) coupling across the step phase (mean CRP: KA 89.9°; HK 34.2°) and produced a lower within-athlete CRP variability (VCRP) in stance. Touchdown (TD) produced more out-of-phase motions and a larger VCRP than toe-off. A destabilization of the lower extremity coordination pattern was considered necessary at TD to allow for the swing-to-stance transition. The key role that the KA joint motion has in the movement patterns used by healthy athletes in the maximal velocity phase of sprint running was highlighted. ©2010 Human Kinetics, Inc.
Journal/conference proceeding
Journal of Applied Biomechanics;
Citation
Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 26 (2), 188-195.
Collections
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