Undiagnosed movement disorder in speed skating: a possible form of task specific dystonia
(Undiagnostizierte Bewegungsstörung beim Eisschnelllauf: eine mögliche Form der aufgabenspezifischen Dystonie)
This study aimed to investigate the bio-mechanics of a mysterious and undiagnosed movement disorder appearing in the Netherlands among expert speed skaters known as `zwabbervoet` or, skater`s cramp. An unpublished manuscript looking at 5 affected skaters indicates that the disorder may be a form of task specific dystonia. Using a novel tailor-made program for analyzing speed skating, this study looked at the kinematic features of skater`s cramp. The results showed skater`s cramp was person specific, that it had a clear, consistent asymmetry that was predictable across multiple gait cycles irrespective of speed or intensity of skating. A more in depth analysis combining electromyography and force measurement with the current analysis is in development to further investigate the task specificity of this disorder.
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| Notationen: | Trainingswissenschaft Ausdauersportarten Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin |
| Veröffentlicht in: | ISBS Proceedings Archive (Michigan) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Oxford
International Society of Biomechanics in Sports
2019
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| Online-Zugang: | https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol37/iss1/28 |
| Jahrgang: | 37 |
| Heft: | 1 |
| Seiten: | 121-124 |
| Dokumentenarten: | Kongressband, Tagungsbericht |
| Level: | hoch |