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Verheul, J, Robinson, MA and Burton, S (2024) Jumping towards field-based ground reaction force estimation and assessment with OpenCap. Journal of Biomechanics, 166. pp. 1-8. ISSN 0021-9290
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Abstract
Low-cost and field-viable methods that can simultaneously assess external kinetics and kinematics are necessary to enhance field-based biomechanical monitoring. The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy and usability of ground reaction force (GRF) profiles estimated from segmental kinematics, measured with OpenCap (a low-cost markerless motion-capture system), during common jumping movements. Full-body segmental kinematics were recorded for fifteen recreational athletes performing countermovement, squat, bilateral drop, and unilateral drop jumps, and used to estimate vertical GRFs with a mechanics-based method. Eleven distinct performance-, fatigue-, or injury-related GRF variables were then validated against a gold-standard force platform. Across jumping movements, a total of six and three GRF variables were estimated with a bias or limits of agreement <5 % respectively. Bias and limits of agreement were between 5 and 15 % for seventeen and nineteen variables respectively. Moreover, we show that estimated force variables with a bias <15 % can adequately assess the within-athlete changes in GRF variables between jumping conditions (arm swing or leg dominance). These findings indicate that using a low-cost and field-viable markerless motion capture system (OpenCap) to estimate and assess GRF profiles during common jumping movements is approaching acceptable limits of accuracy. The presented method can be used to monitor force variables of interest and examine underlying segmental kinematics. This application is a jump towards researchers and sports practitioners performing biomechanical monitoring of jumping efficiently, regularly, and extensively in field settings.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 0903 Biomedical Engineering; 0913 Mechanical Engineering; 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences; Biomedical Engineering |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Divisions: | Sport & Exercise Sciences |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2024 14:50 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2024 15:00 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112044 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/22800 |
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