Lower extremity joint loading during Bounce rope skip in comparison to run and walk
Rajani Mullerpatan1, Triveni Shetty1, Yuvraj Singh1
1MGM School of Physiotherapy, MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Navi Mumbai, India.
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
|May 16, 2021
Summary
Bounce rope-skipping offers a joint-protective aerobic exercise, generating lower lower extremity joint loading compared to running. This makes it a safe option for health promotion, especially in urban settings.
Area of Science:
- Biomechanics
- Exercise Physiology
- Sports Science
Background:
- Bounce rope-skipping is a viable aerobic exercise for space- and time-constrained urban environments, particularly relevant during pandemics.
- Limited understanding of its biomechanical demands and knee joint loading hinders its safe application in health promotion.
- This study addresses the need to explore kinematics and lower-extremity joint loading during rope-skipping compared to walking and running.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the biomechanical demands of bounce rope-skipping.
- To compare lower-extremity joint loading during rope-skipping with walking and running.
- To inform the safe prescription of rope-skipping for aerobic exercise and health promotion.
Main Methods:
- 3D motion analysis using a 12-camera Vicon system and AMTI force plates.
- Data collected from 22 healthy female participants (18-25 years) performing bounce rope-skip, walking, and running.
- Kinetic and kinematic variables were computed for hip, knee, and ankle joints across different movement phases.
Main Results:
- Bounce rope-skipping exhibited a mean cycle time of 1.2s, with foot contact time of 0.55s and flight time of 0.65s.
- Vertical ground reaction forces were lower than running but higher than walking (p < 0.001).
- Peak hip and knee adductor moments in the coronal plane were lower than running and higher than walking (p < 0.001).
Conclusions:
- Bounce rope-skipping generates lower lower extremity joint loading compared to running.
- It can be recommended as a hip- and knee-joint-protective aerobic weight-bearing exercise.
- Supports the use of bounce rope-skipping for health promotion in young adults.
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