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
Balance perturbations as a measurement tool for trunk impairment in cross-country sit skiing / Rosso, Valeria; Gastaldi, Laura; Rapp, Walter; Lindinger, Stefan; Vanlandewijck, Yves; Äyrämö, Sami; Linnamo, Vesa. - In: ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUARTERLY. - ISSN 0736-5829. - 36:1(2019), pp. 61-76.
Titolo: | Balance perturbations as a measurement tool for trunk impairment in cross-country sit skiing |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2019 |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2017-0161 |
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