The effect of the ski boot on knee rotation moments in horizontal balance perturbations

Alppihiihto on yksi maailman suosituimmista talviurheilulajeista. Alppihiihtoa voidaan pitää myös extreme lajina, ja sen tiedetään olevan myös laji, jossa on suuri loukkaantumisriski (Maes et al. 2002). Mono on yksi alppihiihdon tärkeimpiä varusteita, sillä se toimii laskijan ja suksien välisenä lii...

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Main Author: Hellman, Ellen
Other Authors: Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Liikunta- ja terveystieteet, Sport and Health Sciences, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2023
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/86487
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description Alppihiihto on yksi maailman suosituimmista talviurheilulajeista. Alppihiihtoa voidaan pitää myös extreme lajina, ja sen tiedetään olevan myös laji, jossa on suuri loukkaantumisriski (Maes et al. 2002). Mono on yksi alppihiihdon tärkeimpiä varusteita, sillä se toimii laskijan ja suksien välisenä liitoskohtana, joka siirtää voimat laskijasta suksiin. Voimansiirtoon vaikuttavat vahvasti monojen mekaaniset ominaisuudet, jotka puolestaan vaikuttavat laskuun ja turvallisuuteen (Hasler ym. 2019). Vaikka varusteilla on suuri merkitys alppihiihdossa, on julkaistuja tutkimuksia varusteista saatavilla suhteellisen vähän. Tutkimuksen päätarkoitus oli tutkia miten mono vaikuttaa polven rotaatiomomenttehin akuutisti simuloidun perturbaation seurauksena. Lisäksi tutkittiin monon vaikutusta polven adduktiomomentteihin sekä fleksiokulmiin. Seitsemäntoista tervettä (11 miestä, 6 naista), kansallisen tason alppihiihtäjää (ikä 16,8 ± 2,1 vuotta, pituus 173,1 ± 10,6 cm, paino 68,4 ± 14,1 kg) rekrytoitiin yhteistyössä Kuopion seudun urheiluakatemian kanssa paikallisesta alppilukiosta sekä paikallisesta alppihiihtoseurasta. Mittaukset tehtiin instrumentoidulla juoksumatolla ja mittauksista suoritettiin 3D- liikkeanalyysi. Mittausprotokollaan kuului 10 perturbaatiota, jotka suoritettiin paljain jaloin sekä monot jalassa eri suuntiin (posteriori-, mediaali- ja lateraalisuuntaan) eri nopeuksilla (hidas tai nopea). Absoluuttinen maksimaalinen rotaatiomomentti, adduktiomomentti ja fleksiokulma sekä absoluuttinen maksimaalinen muutos alkuasennosta 150 ms:iin laskettiin 10 perturbaation keskiarvoista. Maksimiarvoista ja muutosarvoista laskettiin keskiarvot sekä keskihajonnat. Paljain jaloin tehtyjen testien ja monoilla tehtyjen testien maksimaalisia arvoja sekä muutosarvoja vertailtiin. Tutkimuksen päätulosten mukaan tilastollisesti merkitseviä eroja polven rotaatiomomenteissa paljain jaloin ja monot jalassa tehdyissä testeissä ei löydetty kuin maksimaalisessa muutosarvossa posteriorisessa perturbaatiossa. Polven adduktiomomenttien muutosarvoissa havaittiin tilastollisesti merkitseviä eroja kaikissa perturbaatiosuunnissa. Polven maksimi adduktiomomenteissa ei puolestaan havaittu tilastollisesti merkitseviä eroja. Polven maksimi fleksiokulmissa havaittiin tilastollisesti merkitseviä eroja sen sijaan kaikissa perturbaatiosuunnissa sekä muutosarvossa posteriorisessa perturbaatiosuunnassa. Tutkimuksen tuloksia voidaan hyödyntää esimerkiksi tutkimuksissa, välineiden suunnittelussa ja kehittelyssä sekä harjoittelussa, kuten esimerkiksi tasapainoharjoituksissa. Alpine skiing is one of the most popular winter sports in the world. Alpine skiing can also be categorized as an extreme sport and is known to be a sport with a high risk of injury (Maes et al. 2002). The ski boot acts as an interface between the skier and skis and transfers the forces from the skier to the skis. This force transfer is strongly influenced by the ski boot’s mechanical properties, which affect the skiing and the skiing safety (Hasler et al. 2019). Even if the equipment has a big role in skiing, relatively little published research is available on ski equipment. The main purpose of this study was therefore to examine the acute response of the rotational moments on the knees when wearing ski boots during a simulated balance perturbation. In addition, the acute response of the knee adduction moments and knee flexion angles were studied. Seventeen healthy (11 men, 6 women), national level alpine skiers (age 16.8 ± 2.1 yr, height 173.1 ± 10,6 cm, weight 68.4 ± 14.1 kg) were recruited in cooperation with the help of Kuopio Region Sports Academy from the local alpine ski gymnasium and the local ski club. The measurements were conducted on an instrumented treadmill and with help of a reflective marker-based 3D motion capture system. The protocol included 10 perturbations with a given direction (anterior-posterior, medial-lateral, lateral-medial) and speed (slow or fast) at random intervals barefoot and with ski boots on. The absolute maximal rotation moment, adduction moment and flexion angle and the absolute maximal change from the start position to 150 ms were calculated from the mean values of the 10 perturbations. The means and standard deviations were calculated from the maximal values and change values. The means of the maximal values and change values of barefoot and ski boot conditions were compared. The main findings of this study were that statistically significant differences in knee rotation moments between the barefoot and ski boot conditions were found only in the maximal change in posterior perturbation. The differences in maximal knee adduction moments were statistically significant in every perturbation direction. No statistically significant differences in knee adduction moments were found in the maximal change values. Statistically significant differences in maximal knee flexion angles were found in all perturbation directions and in the maximal changes in the knee flexion angles in posterior perturbation direction. The results can be applied to several different research aspects, equipment design and development, and training methods, such as balance training.
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title The effect of the ski boot on knee rotation moments in horizontal balance perturbations
title_full The effect of the ski boot on knee rotation moments in horizontal balance perturbations
title_fullStr The effect of the ski boot on knee rotation moments in horizontal balance perturbations The effect of the ski boot on knee rotation moments in horizontal balance perturbations
title_full_unstemmed The effect of the ski boot on knee rotation moments in horizontal balance perturbations The effect of the ski boot on knee rotation moments in horizontal balance perturbations
title_short The effect of the ski boot on knee rotation moments in horizontal balance perturbations
title_sort effect of the ski boot on knee rotation moments in horizontal balance perturbations
title_txtP The effect of the ski boot on knee rotation moments in horizontal balance perturbations
topic alpine skiing ski boot perturbation Biomekaniikka Biomechanics 5012 polvet biomekaniikka tasapaino knees biomechanics balance
topic_facet 5012 Biomechanics Biomekaniikka alpine skiing balance biomechanics biomekaniikka knees perturbation polvet ski boot tasapaino
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