An assessment of mediolateral knee and ankle acceleration as an indicator of fatigue
Lower limb injuries in football (soccer) are caused by a lack of muscle strength and fatigue. The mediolateral acceleration of the knee and ankle was measured during a simple running exercise using 25 elite football players over a full playing season (26 weeks). Each run was compared using acceleration skewness comparing base line and fatigue. Most (79%) participants exhibited significant changes (0.002 < p < 0.044) in left-ankle acceleration skew, and 55% (0.0003 < p < 0.045) in right-ankle acceleration skew. Recording ankle and knee accelerometer data and analysing for skewness offers a potential detection method for fatigue assessment
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| Notations: | technical and natural sciences biological and medical sciences |
| Published in: | Journal of Fitness Research |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | https://research.usc.edu.au/esploro/outputs/99450542402621?institution=61USC_INST&skipUsageReporting=true&recordUsage=false |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Issue: | Special |
| Pages: | 22-24 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |