Relationships between lower limb biomechanics during single leg squat with running and cutting tasks: a preliminary investigation

Alenezi, FS; Herrington, LC; Jones, PA; Jones, R

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The need to develop screening tests to find athletes who maybe predisposed to knee injuries is of prime importance in order to design individualised intervention programmes. Previous research has found 3D joint kinematics of the hip and knee during a single leg squat (SLS) to be related to those during jogging (Whatman et al., 2011). Thus, further investigation as a potential screening test is warranted. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between peak 3D kinematic variables during SLS with those occurring during running (RUN) and 90° cutting (CUT) tasks. DESIGN: A correlational study. SETTING: Undertaken in the human performance laboratory at the University of Salford. PARTICIPANTS: 15 recreational athletes, 7 males and 8 females, (age 25.25.1 years; height 1.67.38 m; and mass 67.6 10.93 kg) were recruited. INTERVENTIONS: A ten-camera motion analysis system (Qualisys) and a force platform (AMTI) were used to collect kinematic variables during SLS, RUN, and CUT tasks. Visual 3D (C-Motion, USA) was used to process all data. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to evaluate the association between 3D variables among the three tasks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Hip and knee joint angles. RESULT: SLS was strongly correlated to run in knee valgus and hip internal rotation (r=0.70 and 0.76, respectively), and showed moderate correlation with knee external rotation (0.42). SLS and CUT were moderate to strongly correlate to each other in knee valgus, knee flexion, and hip internal rotation (r=0.54, 0.69, and 0.54, respectively), and moderately in hip flexion (r=0.38). DISCUSSION: The findings of this study provide evidence that performance of SLS relates to performance of other tasks (running and cutting). In those individuals displaying poor motion (excessive angles) during SLS this is likely to be predictive of poor motion during running and cutting, so could negate the need for assessing individuals during these tasks.

Citation

Alenezi, F., Herrington, L., Jones, P., & Jones, R. (2014). Relationships between lower limb biomechanics during single leg squat with running and cutting tasks: a preliminary investigation. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(7), 560-561. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2014-093494.3

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Mar 11, 2014
• Deposit Date: Apr 14, 2014
• Journal: British Journal of Sports Medicine
• Print ISSN: 0306-3674
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 48
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 560-561
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2014-093494.3
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2014-093494.3
• Related Public URLs: http://bjsm.bmj.com/