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This study introduces a novel, noninvasive method to precisely measure lower limb mechanical loading during aquatic exercises using just a single video. This innovation enables better prescription of training and rehabilitation protocols by quantifying exercise intensity.

Keywords:
Computer visionHydrodynamicsMusculoskeletal modelingRehabilitation

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Area of Science:

  • Biomechanics
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Musculoskeletal System

Background:

  • Assessing musculoskeletal loading during aquatic exercise is vital for effective training and rehabilitation.
  • Current methods for evaluating external resistance in water are limited, hindering accurate mechanical demand analysis.
  • Advances in 3D pose estimation, biomechanical simulations, and hydrodynamic modeling offer new possibilities for in-water biomechanical analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a noninvasive method for predicting lower limb mechanical loading during aquatic exercises.
  • To utilize 3D markerless pose and mesh estimation, biomechanical simulations, and hydrodynamic modeling driven by a single video.
  • To compare in silico joint forces with in vivo instrumented implant data and analyze muscle contributions to joint loading.

Main Methods:

  • Reconciliation of 3D markerless pose and mesh estimation with biomechanical and hydrodynamic simulations.
  • Simulations driven solely from single-video input.
  • Estimation of fluid forces and comparison with computational fluid dynamics; validation of in silico joint forces against the OrthoLoad database.

Main Results:

  • Fluid force estimation achieved within 12.5±4.1% of peak forces from computational fluid dynamics.
  • In silico hip and knee joint forces showed good agreement with in vivo data (R²=0.74, RMSE=251±125 N, cosine similarity=0.92±0.09).
  • Identified key muscle contributors to hip (hip flexors, glutes, adductors, hamstrings) and knee (gastrocnemius, vasti) joint compressive forces.

Conclusions:

  • The developed noninvasive method accurately predicts lower limb mechanical loading during aquatic exercises.
  • Muscle contributions to joint forces in water differ from dry-land locomotion, with limited offloading effects from non-joint-spanning muscles.
  • This approach can standardize exercise intensity reporting, inform rehabilitation protocol design, and enhance reproducibility.