Lower extremity joint reaction forces and plantar fascia strain responses due to incline and decline walking

• Autorzy: Yamin Noor Arifah Azwani Abdul , Basaruddin Khairul Salleh , Bakar Shahriman Abu , Salleh Ahmad Faizal , Som Mohd Hanafi Mat , Bakar Asyraf Hakimi Abu

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.37190/ABB-01957-2021-01

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The present study aims to investigate the effect of incline and decline walking on ground and joint reaction forces (JRF) of lower extremity and plantar fascia strain (PFS) under certain surface inclination angles. Methods: Twenty-three male subjects walked on a customized platform with four different surface inclinations (i.e., 0, 5, 7.5 and 10°) with inclined and declined directions. The motion of the ten reflective markers was captured using Qualysis motion capture system (Qualysis, Gothenburg, Sweden) and exported to a visual three-dimensional (3D) software (C-motion, Germantown, USA) in order to analyze the GRF, JRF and PFS. Results: The results found that the peak vertical GRF is almost consistent for 0 and 5° inclination slope but started to decrease at 7.5° onwards during decline walking. The most affected JRF was found on knee at medial-lateral direction even as low as 5 to 10° inclination for both walking conditions. Furthermore, the findings also show that the JRF of lower extremity was more affected during declined walking compared to inclined walking based on the number of significant differences observed in each inclination angle. The PFS was found increased with the increase of surface inclination. Conclusions: The findings could provide a new insight on the relationship of joint reaction forces and strain parameter in response to the incline and decline walking. It would benefit in providing a better precaution that should be considered during hiking activity, especially in medial-lateral direction in order to prevent injury or fall risk.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

surface inclination; incline/decline walking; plantar fascia strain; joint reaction forces; lower extremity joints

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 24, no. 1
• Strony: 67--74
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 35 poz., fot., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Yamin Noor Arifah Azwani Abdul

• Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Pauh Putra, Perlis, Malaysia.

autor

Basaruddin Khairul Salleh

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Pauh Putra, Perlis, Malaysia.
• Medical Devices and Health Sciences, Sports Engineering Research Center (SERC), Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Pauh Putra, Perlis, Malaysia.

autor

Bakar Shahriman Abu

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Pauh Putra, Perlis, Malaysia.
• Center of Excellence Automotive & Motorsport (MoTECH), Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Pauh Putra, Perlis, Malaysia.

autor

Salleh Ahmad Faizal

• Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Pauh Putra, Perlis, Malaysia.
• Medical Devices and Health Sciences, Sports Engineering Research Center (SERC), Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Pauh Putra, Perlis, Malaysia.

autor

Som Mohd Hanafi Mat

• Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Pauh Putra, Perlis, Malaysia.
• Medical Devices and Health Sciences, Sports Engineering Research Center (SERC), Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Pauh Putra, Perlis, Malaysia.

autor

Bakar Asyraf Hakimi Abu

• Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Pauh Putra, Perlis, Malaysia.
• Medical Devices and Health Sciences, Sports Engineering Research Center (SERC), Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Pauh Putra, Perlis, Malaysia.

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