Frontal plane landing mechanics in high-arched compared with low-arched female athletes

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine : Official Journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine
Douglas W PowellDorsey S Williams

Abstract

To examine ground reaction forces (GRFs); frontal plane hip, knee, and ankle joint angles; and moments in high-arched (HA) and low-arched (LA) athletes during landing. Experimental study. Controlled research laboratory. Twenty healthy female recreational athletes (10 HA and 10 LA). Athletes performed 5 barefoot drop landings from a height of 30 cm. Frontal plane ankle, knee, and hip joint angles (in degrees) at initial contact, peak vertical GRF, and peak knee flexion; peak ankle, knee, and hip joint moments in the frontal plane. Vertical GRF profiles were similar between HA and LA athletes (P = 0.78). The HA athletes exhibited significantly smaller peak ankle inversion angles than the LA athletes (P = 0.01) at initial contact. At peak vertical GRF, HA athletes had significantly greater peak knee (P = 0.01) and hip abduction angles than LA athletes (P = 0.02). There were no significant differences between HA and LA athletes in peak joint moments (hip: P = 0.68; knee: P = 0.71; ankle: P = 0.15). These findings demonstrate that foot type is associated with altered landing mechanics, which may underlie lower extremity injuries. The ankle-driven strategy previously reported in female athletes suggests that foot function may have a ...Continue Reading

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Oct 17, 2016·Human Movement Science·Douglas W PowellD S Blaise Williams
Jul 15, 2017·Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise·Douglas W PowellD S Blaise Williams

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