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Balance Perturbations as a Measurement Tool for Trunk Impairment in Cross-Country Sit Skiing
Sami ÄYrämöYves VanlandewijckWalter RappStefan LindingerLaura GastaldiValeria RossoValeria RossoVesa Linnamosubject
030506 rehabilitationmedicine.medical_specialtyComputer sciencek-meanstasapainoPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationElectromyographyRandom order03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePhysical medicine and rehabilitationcore stabilitymedicineParalympicsBalance (ability)selkäydinvammatparalympialaisetCross countryParalympics spinal cord injurymedicine.diagnostic_testCore stability030229 sport scienceshiihtoautomatic responses core stability k-means Paralympics spinal cord injuryTrunkspinal cord injuryautomatic responses0305 other medical scienceRange of motionhuman activitiesdescription
In cross-country sit-skiing, the trunk plays a crucial role in propulsion generation and balance maintenance. Trunk stability is evaluated by automatic responses to unpredictable perturbations; however, electromyography is challenging. The aim of this study was to identify a measure to group sit-skiers according to their ability to control the trunk. Seated in their competitive sit-ski, 10 male and 5 female Paralympic sit-skiers received 6 forward and 6 backward unpredictable perturbations in random order. k-means clustered trunk position at rest, delay to invert the trunk motion, and trunk range of motion significantly into 2 groups. In conclusion, unpredictable perturbations might quantify trunk impairment and may become an important tool in the development of an evidence-based classification system for cross-country sit-skiers. peerReviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-20 |