• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.137-148
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to compare muscle activity in the lower extremity during walking wearing jogging and roller shoes. Twelve male middle school students (age: 15.0 yrs, height 173.7 cm, weight 587.7 N) who have no known musculoskeletal disorders were recruited as the subjects. Seven pairs of surface electrodes (QEMG8, Laxtha Korea, gain = 1,000, input impedance >$1012{\Omega}$, CMMR >100 dB) were attached to the right-hand side of the body to monitor the rectus femoris (RF), vastus medialis (VM), vastus lateralis (VL), biceps femoris (BF), tibialis anterior (TA), and medial (GM) and lateral gastrocnemius (GL) while subjects walked wearing roller and jogging shoes in random order at a speed of 1.1 m/s. An event sync unit with a bright LED light was used to synchronize the video and EMG recordings. EMG data were filtered using a 10 Hz to 350 Hz Butterworth band-passdigital filter and further normalized to the respective maximum voluntary isometric contraction EMG levels. For each trial being analyzed, five critical instants and four phases were identified from the recording. Averaged IEMG and peak IEMG were determined for each trial. For each dependent variable, paired t-test was performed to test if significant difference existed between shoe conditions (p<.05). The VM, TA, BF, and GM activities during the initial double limb stance and the initial single limb stance reduced significantly when going from jogging shoe to roller shoe condition. The decrease in EMG levels in those muscles indicated that the subjects locked the ankle and knee joints in an awkward fashion to compensate for the imbalance. Muscle activity in the GM for the roller shoe condition was significantly greater than the corresponding value for the jogging shoe condition during the terminal double limb stance and the terminal single limb stance. Because the subjects tried to keep their upper body weight in front of the hip to prevent falling backward, the GM activity for the roller shoe condition increased. It seems that there are differences in muscle activity between roller shoe and jogging shoe conditions. The differences in EMG pattern may be caused primarily by the altered position of ankle, knee, and center of mass throughout the walking cycle. Future studies should examine joint kinematics during walking with roller shoes.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.99-108
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• 2017

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of skill level and width between feet on kinematic and kinetic variables during jump rope single under with both feet. Method: Fifteen subjects in the skilled group (age: $10.85{\pm}0.40yrs$, height: $142.13{\pm}5.41cm$, weight: $36.97{\pm}6.65kg$) and 15 subjects in the unskilled group (age: $10.85{\pm}0.40yrs$, height: $143.31{\pm}5.54cm$, weight: $40.81{\pm}10.39kg$) participated in this study. Results: Participants in the skilled group minimized the anteroposterior displacement of their center of mass by modifying the width between their feet and decreased the range of motion (ROM) of their trunk in the sagittal plane. The preferred width during the jump rope decreased by 5.61~6.11 cm (32~37%) in comparison to width during static standing. The induced width was increased by 16.44~16.67 cm (82~85%), regardless of skill level. The kinematic variables of the left and right legs of members of the unskilled group were significantly different from those of members in the skilled group regarding the ROM of the hip, knee, and ankle joint. Otherwise, the members of the skilled group were consistent in terms of the kinematic variables of the right and left legs. Conclusion: The preferred width between feet during the jump rope was found to be beneficial for maintaining dynamic stability. The unskilled group exhibited asymmetry in left and right motion within the ranges of motion of the ankle, knee, and hip joints, regardless of the width. Therefore, long-term accurate jump rope motions will contribute to an improvement in the left and right imbalances of the entire body.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.53-67
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• 2004

This simulation study investigated the characteristics of normal gait, $30^{\circ}$ crouch gait, $30^{\circ}$ crouch/equinus gait, $45^{\circ}$ crouch gait, $45^{\circ}$ crouch/equinus gait. The knee flexion angles were restricted using a specially designed orthosis. This study was carried out in a motion analysis laboratory of the National Rehabilitation Center. Fifteen healthy male subjects were recruited for the study. The purposes of this study were (1) to compare spatiotemporal parameters, kinematics, and kinetic variables in the sagittal plane among the different gait, (2) to investigate the secondary compensatory strategy, and (3) to suggest biomechanical physical therapy treatment methods. The pattern and magnitude observed in each condition were similar to those of normal gait, except the peak knee extension moment of the unrestricted ankle motion-crouch gait. However, the speed of the $45^{\circ}$ crouch gait was half that of a normal gait. The ankle joint moment in the crouch/equinus gait showed the double-bump pattern commonly observed in children with spastic cerebral palsy, and there was no significant difference in gait speed as compared with normal gait. The peak ankle plantar-flexor moment and ankle power generated during the terminal stance in the crouch/equinus conditions were reduced as compared with normal and $45^{\circ}$ crouch gaits (p<.05). The crouch/equinus gait at the ankle joint was an effective compensatory mechanism. Since ankle plantarflexion contracture can be exacerbated secondary to the ankle compensatory strategy in the crouch/equinus gait, it is necessary to increase the range of ankle dorsiflexion and the strength of plantarflexion simultaneously to decrease the abnormal biomechanical advantages of the ankle joint.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.101-108
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to compare GRF characteristics during walking wearing jogging and roller shoes. Twelve male middle school students (age: $15.0{\pm}0.0\;yrs$, height: $173.6{\pm}5.0\;cm$, weight: $587.6{\pm}89.3\;N$) who have no known musculoskeletal disorders were recruited as the subjects. Kinematic data from six S-VHS camcorders(Panasonic AG456, 60 fields/s) and GRF data from two force platform; (AMII OR6-5) were collected while subjects walked wearing roller and jogging shoes in random order at a speed of 1.1 m/s. An event sync unit with a bright LED light was used to synchronize the video and GRF recordings. GRF data were filtered using a 20 Hz low pass Butterworth. digital filter and further normalized to the subject's body weight. For each trial being analyzed, five critical instants and four phases were identified from the recording. Temporal parameters, GRFs, displacement of center of pressure (DCP), and loading and decay rates were determined for each trial. For each dependent variable, paired t-test was performed to test if significant difference existed between shoe conditions (p <.05). Vertical GRFs at heel contact increased and braking forces at the end of initial double limb stance reduced significantly when going from jogging shoe to roller shoe condition. Robbins and Waked (1997) reported that balance and vertical GRF are closely related It seems that the ankle and knee joints are locked in an awkward fashion at the heel contact to compensate for the imbalance. The DCP in the antero-posterior direction for the roller shoe condition was significantly less than the corresponding value for the jogging shoe condition. Because the subjects tried to keep their upper body weight in front of the hip to prevent falling backward, the DCP for the roller shoe condition was restricted The results indicate that walking with roller shoes had little effect on temporal parameters, and loading and decay rates. It seems that there are differences in GRF characteristics between roller shoe and jogging shoe conditions. The differences in GRF pattern may be caused primarily by the altered position of ankle, knee, and center of mass throughout the walking cycle. Future studies should examine muscle activation patterns and joint kinematics during walking with roller shoes.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.308-313
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• 2021

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different kettlebell mass (30%, 40%, and 50% of the body mass) on kinematics and kinetic variables of kettlebell swing. Method: Total of 16 healthy male who had at least 1 year of kettlebell training experience were participated in this study (age: 31.69 ± 3.46 yrd., height: 173.38 ± 4.84 cm, body mass: 74.53 ± 6.45 kg). In this study, a 13-segments whole-body model (upper trunk, lower trunk, pelvis, both side of forearm, upperarm, thigh, and shank) was used and 26 reflective markers were attached to the body to identify the segments during the movement. A 3-dimensional motion analysis with 8 infrared cameras and 4 channeled EMG was performed to find the effect of kettlebell mass on its swing. To verify the kettlebell mass effect, a one-way ANOVA with a repeated measure was used and the statistical significance level was set at 𝛼=.05. Results: Firstly, in all lower extremity joints and thoracic vertebrae, a statistically significant change in angle was shown according to an increase in kettlebell mass during kettlebell swing (p<.05). Secondly, in both the up-swing and down-swing phases, the knee joint and ankle joint ROM showed a statistically significant increase as the kettlebell mass increased (p<.05) but no statistically significant difference was found in the hip joint and thoracic spine (p>.05). Lastly, the hamstrings muscle activity was statistically significantly increased as the kettlebell mass increased during up-swing phases (p<.05). Also, as the kettlebell mass increased in P4 of the down swing phase, the gluteus maximus showed a statistically significantly increased muscle activation, whereas the rectus femoris showed a statistically significantly decreased muscle activation (p <.05). Conclusion: As a result of this study, hip extension decreased and knee extension increased at 40% and 50% of body mass, and the spine also failed to maintain neutrality and increased flexion. Also, when kettlebell swings are performed with 50% of body mass, synergistic muscle dominance appears over 30% and 40% of body mass, which is judged to have a risk of potential injury. Therefore, it is thought that for beginners who start kettlebell exercise, swing practice should be performed with 30% of body mass. In addition, even in the case of experienced seniors, as the weight increases, the potential injury risk may increase, so it is thought that caution should be exercised when performing swings with 40% and 50% of body mass. In conclusion, it is thought that increasing the weight after sufficiently training with 30% of the weight of all subjects performing kettlebell swing is a way to maximize the exercise effect as well as prevent injury.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1532-1537
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• 2008

무릎인공관절 단축범위 수술자와 다축범위 수술자를 대상으로 영상분석과 근전도 분석 그리고 운동생리학적 분석을 통하여 얻은 결과는 다음과 같다. 한 계단 오르기와 내리기 동안 소요시간은 대상자들 간에 통계적으로 큰 차이(p=0.380, p=0.171)는 없었지만 평균에서는 약간의 차이가 나타났다. 단 축범위 수술자가 다축범위 수술자보다 오르기와 내리기에서 평균속도가 빠른 것으로 나타났다. 한 계단 오르기 동안 고관절의 각속도, 무릎의 각속도, 발목의 각속도는 세 관절 모두 통계적으로는 유의한 차이(p=0.078, p=0.095, p=0.069)는 없었지만 평균의 비교에서는 단축관절 수술자가 다축관절 수술자보다 빠르게 나타났다. 한 계단 오르기 동안 관절의 최대 토크는 통계적으로 차이(p=0.052, p=0.096, p=0.134)는 나타나지 않았으나 평균의 비교에서는 단축관절 수술자가 다축관절의 수술자보다 각관절의 토큐가 모두 크게 나타났다. 굴곡과 신전으로만 움직이게 단축으로 제작된 인공관절에서는 볼 수 없는 변인으로서 연구의 의미가 있다고 사료된다. 계단 오르기와 내리기 동안 외전과 내전이 일어나는 각도를 알아본 결과 통계적으로는 큰 차이는 없었으나(p=0.103) 계단 오르기 동작 ($6.2^{\circ},\;7.8^{\circ}$)이 내리기 동작($5.8^{\circ},6.4^{\circ}$)보다 약간 크게 나타났다. 다축범위 수술자와 단축범위 수술자의 등장성 수축 시 하지의 근육변화를 알아보기 위하여 $15^{\circ}-75^{\circ}$ 사이의 무릎을 펴는 동안 VM, VL, RF, BF, ST의 근육들의 EMG값을 비교해본 결과 통계적으로 유의한 차이(P<0.05)가 나타났다. Table 5에서 보면 다축범위 수술자와 단축범위 수술자간에 대퇴사두근과 무릎오금근에서 유의한 차이(p<0.05, p<0.01)를 나타내고 있다. 무릎을 펴는 등장성 수축 동작에서 VM EMG값은 단축범위 수술자가 다축범위 수술자보다 $31^{\circ}-45^{\circ}$ 그리고 $61^{\circ}-75^{\circ}$에서 더욱 크게 나타났다. BF EMG값은 모든 구간에서 단축범위 수술자가 다축범위 수술자보다 크게 나타났다. 서로 다른 4그룹에서 운동 강도별 피험자의 체지방율의 변화는 젊은 일반군(C), 노인군(E), 단축범위 수술자(S), 다축범위 수술자(M) 에서 운동시기별 측정값의 통계적 유의한 차이는 나타나지 않았으나, C 그룹에서 시기별 체지방률이 감소하였고, 고강도 운동인 HI 시기에 가장 낮은 값을 나타내었다. 반면에 E, S 및 M 그룹에서는 시기별 감소하는 경향은 있었으나, 증가된 곳도 있고 HI 시기에서는 모든 그룹에서 감소하였다. 하지만 모든 시기에서 통계적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 서로 다른 4그룹에서 운동강도별 피험자의 안정시대사량의 변화는 그룹별 용이한 비교를 위하여 체표면적으로 나눈 값으로 표기하였다. C 그룹에서 시기별 안정 시 대사량 값이 증가하여 저강도 운동 후 가장높은 값을 보였고 통계적으로도 유의하게 증가함을 알 수 있었다(p<0.05). 서로 다른 4그룹에서 운동 강도별 피험자의 평균에너지 지출량의 변화는 운동 중과 운동 후 30분간의 에너지 지출량의 평균값을 나타낸 것으로 시기별 C 그룹에 대하여 다른 그룹을 비교 하였다. 우선 고강도 운동 시 C 그룹에 비해 E, S, M 그룹에서 낮은 에너지 소비량 값을 보였고, 모든 그룹에서 통계적으로 낮은 값을 보였다(p<0.05). 그리고 이러한 결과는 저 강도 운동에서도 같은 경향을 보이며 나타났는데, 저강도 운동 시 평균 에너지 지출량은 C그룹에 비하여 E, S, M 그룹에서 낮은 에너지 소비량 값을 보였다. 무릎인공관절 단축범위 수술자와 다축범위 수술자를 대상으로 운동역학적인 변인과 운동생리학적 변인을 동시에 병행하여 연구를 시도한 결과 우선 실험상의 어려움들이 많이 나타났다. 현재는 인공관절 수술이 두 종류의 형태뿐만 아니라 재료가 다른 여러 종류의 인공관절도 제작되고 있다. 계속적으로 추가적인 연구가 실시되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.583-595
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• 2015

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of lower limb joint angles computed with the software ImageJ during jumping movements. Background: Kinematics is the study of bodies in motion without regard to the forces or torques that may produce the motion. The most common method for collecting motion data uses an imaging and motion-caption system to record the 2D or 3D coordinates of markers attached to a moving object, followed by manual or automatic digitizing software. Above all, passive optical motion capture systems (e.g. Vicon system) have been regarded as the gold standards for collecting motion data. On the other hand, ImageJ is used widely for an image analysis as free software, and can collect the 2D coordinates of markers. Although much research has been carried out into the utilizations of the ImageJ software, little is known about their reliability. Method: Seven healthy female students participated as the subject in this study. Seventeen reflective markers were attached on the right and left lower limbs to measure two and three-dimensional joint angular motions. Jump performance was recorded by ten-vicon camera systems (250Hz) and one digital video camera (240Hz). The joint angles of the ankle and knee joints were calculated using 2D (ImageJ) and 3D (Vicon-MX) motion data, respectively. Results: Pearson's correlation coefficients between the two methods were calculated, and significance tests were conducted (${\alpha}=1%$). Correlation coefficients between the two were over 0.98. In Vicon-MX and ImageJ, there is no systematic error by examination of the validity using the Bland-Altman method, and all data are in the 95% limits of agreement. Conclusion: In this study, correlation coefficients are generally high, and the regression line is near the identical line. Therefore, it is considered that motion analysis using ImageJ is a useful tool for evaluation of human movements in various research areas. Application: This result can be utilized as a practical tool to analyze human performance in various fields.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.171-179
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• 2017

Objective: The purpose of this study was to perform a kinematic and kinetic analysis of double-under jump rope technique according to skill level and sex. Method: Participants comprised a skilled group of 16 (9 males, 7 females), and an unskilled group of 16 with 6 months or less of experience (9 males, 7 females). Five consecutive double-under successes were regarded as 1 trial, and all participants were asked to complete 3 successful trials. The data for these 3 trials were averaged and analyzed after collecting the stable third jump in each trial. The variables used in the analysis included phase duration, total duration, flight time, vertical toe height, stance width, vertical center of mass displacement, and right lower limb ankle, knee, and hip joint angles in the sagittal plane during all events. Results: The skilled group had a shorter phase and total duration and a shorter flight time than the unskilled group. The vertical center of mass displacement and ankle dorsiflexion angle were significantly smaller in the skilled group. The male group had a shorter phase duration than the female group. The vertical toe height was greater, the stance width was smaller, and the ankle and hip flexion angles were smaller in the male group. Conclusion: Variables that can be used to distinguish between skill levels are phase and total duration, flight time, vertical center of mass displacement, and ankle dorsiflexion angle. Differences between sexes in double-under jump rope technique may be related to lower limb flexion angle control.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.97-105
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• 2008

수영과 핀수영의 스타트 동작의 운동학적 변인들을 3차원 영상분석법으로 비교분석하였다. 수영 스타트에서는 상지는 후상방으로 몸통은 전상방으로 이동했다가 전하방으로 하강하는 양상을 보인 반면 핀수영 스타트에서는 모든 분절이 전하방으로 이동하는 양상을 보였다. 수영 스타트에서 신체중심은 멀리 전방으로 수평 이동하다가 하방으로 급격히 이동하는 반면 핀수영 스타트에서의 중심은 짧은 시간에 전하방으로 가깝게 이동하는 것으로 나타났다. 입수 시 수영의 중심은 수직 속도가 핀수영의 중심은 수평속도가 높게 나타났다. 수영과 핀수영 모두 상지의 속도가 하지보다 더 신체중심의 속도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 핀수영 스타트에서 고관절은 점프 전에 굴곡을 하는 반면 수영에서는 점프 후 공중에서 2번 굴곡을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 핀수영의 슬관절 굴곡 신전운동이 수영보다 더 급격한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in walking pattern of the elderly during inclined walkway with uneven surfaces and level walking. 10 young($26.3{\pm}1.3$ years, $174.3{\pm}5.3\;cm$, $69.5{\pm}9.5\;kg$) and 13 elderly($72.4{\pm}5.2$ years, $164.5{\pm}5.4\;cm$, $66.1{\pm}9.6\;kg$) male subjects were participated in the experiment. Experiment consisted of 2 walking conditions: horizontal and inclined walkway with uneven surfaces. 3D motion capturing system were used to acquire and analyze walking motion data with sampling frequency of 120 Hz. To compare differences between conditions, kinematic variables(walking speed, stance-swing ratio, hip joint angle, knee joint angle, ankle joint angle, pelvic rotation angle) were used. Results showed that there were some changes of elderly walking pattern in inclined walkway with uneven surfaces: hip joint(adduction and rotation) and pelvic movement pattern. These changes by inclination and surface may affect gait pattern of young subjects as well as elderly subjects. However, in case of elderly it revealed more unstable gait than the young. Further study is necessary to clarify changes in walking pattern for elderly by considering various gait variables including head movement and various walkway conditions.