On the Organizing Role of Nonmuscular Forces During Performance of a Giant Circle in Gymnastics

Autor: Reinoud J. Bootsma, Violaine Sevrez, Guillaume Rao, Eric Berton
Přispěvatelé: Institut des Sciences du Mouvement Etienne Jules Marey (ISM), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)
Rok vydání: 2012
Předmět:
Male
musculoskeletal diseases
Engineering
coordination
Inertial frame of reference
Adolescent
Gymnastics
Shoulders
Biophysics
open-chain movement
Kinematics
Inverse dynamics
Weight-Bearing
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Task Performance and Analysis
Humans
Torque
Computer Simulation
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Postural Balance
Joint (geology)
Simulation
Muscle force
[SDV.NEU.PC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Psychology and behavior
Shoulder Joint
business.industry
Rehabilitation
[SPI.MECA.BIOM]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Mechanics [physics.med-ph]/Biomechanics [physics.med-ph]
030229 sport sciences
Structural engineering
additional loads
simulation
Biomechanical Phenomena
Hip Joint
business
human activities
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Gravitation
Zdroj: ResearcherID
Journal of Applied Biomechanics
Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 2012, 28 (1), pp.57-62. ⟨10.1123/jab.28.1.57⟩
Journal of Applied Biomechanics, Human Kinetics, 2012, 28 (1), pp.57-62. ⟨10.1123/jab.28.1.57⟩
ISSN: 1543-2688
1065-8483
DOI: 10.1123/jab.28.1.57
Popis: International audience; Five elite gymnasts performed giant circles on the high bar under different conditions of loading (without and with 6-kg loads attached to the shoulders, waist or ankles). Comparing the gymnasts' kinematic pattern of movement with that of a triple-pendulum moving under the sole influence of nonmuscular forces revealed qualitative similarities, including the adoption of an arched position during the downswing and a piked position during the upswing. The structuring role of nonmuscular forces in the organization of movement was further reinforced by the results of an inverse dynamics analysis, assessing the contributions of gravitational, inertial and muscular components to the net joint torques. Adding loads at the level of the shoulders, waist or ankles systematically influenced movement kinematics and net joint torques. However, with the loads attached at the level of the shoulders or waist, the load-induced changes in gravitational and inertial torques provided the required increase in net joint torque, thereby allowing the muscular torques to remain unchanged. With the loads attached at the level of the ankles, this was no longer the case and the gymnasts increased the muscular torques at the shoulder and hip joints. Together, these results demonstrate that expert gymnasts skillfully exploit the operative nonmuscular forces, employing muscle force only in the capacity of complementary forces needed to perform the task.
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