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http://dx.doi.org/10.5103/KJSB.2013.23.3.245

Biomechanical Analysis of the Effect that Various Loads has on the Lower Limbs while Descending Stairs  

Moon, Je-Heon (Korea Institute of Sport Science, Korea Sports Promotion Foundation)
Chun, Young-Jin (Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Seoul National University)
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Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics / v.23, no.3, 2013 , pp. 245-252 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect that various loads have on the lower limb biomechanics. The following variables were measured and analyzed; performance time for each phase, lower limb moments and joint angles, and ground reaction forces. The kinematic and kinetic data was recorded by 2 force platforms and a motion capture system while 12 healthy adults in their twenties stepped down three steps under loads of 0%, 10%, 20% BW. Results are as follows. First, the different loading conditions did not seem to significantly affect the performance times and the joint angles. Second, the largest ground reaction forces were observed at the 1 step at the 10% BW condition. Finally, at the 0% BW loading condition the right hip extension moment was the smallest and the left hip flexion moment was the largest. The results show that there are not any significant changes in the biomechanics of the lower limbs under loading conditions up to 20% BW. Further investigations including more loading conditions with more weights and more additional steps analyzed are needed.
Keywords
Stair; Descent; Load; Kinetics; Kinematics;
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