Lower limb moments differ when towing a weighted sled with different attachment points |
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| Authors: | Michael Lawrence Erin Hartigan Chunhao Tu |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Physical Therapy , University of New England , Portland , ME , USA mlawrence3@une.edu;3. Department of Physical Therapy , University of New England , Portland , ME , USA;4. College of Pharmacy, University of New England , Portland , ME , USA |
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| Abstract: | Sprinting while towing a sled improves sprinting parameters, however, only kinematic and temporal–spatial variables have been reported. The purpose of this study was to determine how lower extremity joint moment impulses alter when towing a sled compared to normal walking. Twelve participants walked normally, walked while towing a sled with a 50% body weight load attached at the waist, and with a 50% body weight load attached at the shoulders. Joint moment impulses were calculated for the hip, knee, and ankle. A mixed-model ANOVA with a between-subject factor of limb and repeated measures of condition was used to compare differences between limbs and towing conditions for each joint. Towing a sled increased joint moment impulses at the hip, knee, and non-dominant ankle. When compared with normal walking waist attachment increased hip extension moment impulse by 214.5% ( ? 3.31 vs. ? 10.41 Nms/kg), and shoulder attachment increased knee extension moment impulse by 166.9% (4.62 vs. 12.33 Nms/kg). The dominant limb produced greater knee extension moment impulse (p < 0.001), while the non-dominant limb produced greater hip extension (p < 0.001) and ankle plantarflexion moment impulse (p < 0.001) across all conditions. Results suggest that walking while towing may increase hip and knee extension strength. |
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| Keywords: | Moment impulse lower extremity sprinting training |
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