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Biomechanical Characteristics between Bionic Shoes and Normal Shoes during the Drop-Landing Phase: A Pilot Study

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  • Huiyu Zhou

    (Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
    School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Scotland G72 0LH, UK)

  • Chaoyi Chen

    (Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
    School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Scotland G72 0LH, UK)

  • Datao Xu

    (Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Ukadike Chris Ugbolue

    (School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Scotland G72 0LH, UK)

  • Julien S. Baker

    (Department of Sport and Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China)

  • Yaodong Gu

    (Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

Abstract

With the development of unstable footwear, more research has focused on the advantages of this type of shoe. This type of shoe could improve the muscle function of the lower limb and prevent injury risks in dynamic situations. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate differences in lower-limb kinetics and kinematics based on single-leg landing (SLL) using normal shoes (NS) and bionic shoes (BS). The study used 15 male subject volunteers (age 23.4 ± 1.14 years, height 177.6 ± 4.83cm, body weight (BW) 73.6 ± 7.02 kg). To ensure the subject standardization of the participants, there were several inclusion criteria used for selection. There were two kinds of experimental shoes used in the landing experiment to detect the change of lower limbs when a landing task was performed. Kinetics and kinematic data were collected during an SLL task, and statistical parametric mapping (SPM) analysis was used to evaluate the differences between NS and BS. We found that the flexion and extension angles of the knee ( p = 0.004) and hip ( p = 0.046, p = 0.018) joints, and the dorsiflexion and plantarflexion of ankle ( p = 0.031) moment were significantly different in the sagittal planes. In the frontal plane, the eversion and inversion of the ankle ( p = 0.016), and the abduction and adduction of knee ( p = 0.017, p = 0.007) angle were found significant differences. In the horizontal plane, the external and internal rotation of hip ( p = 0.036) and knee ( p < 0.001, p = 0.029) moment were found significant differences, and knee angle ( p = 0.043) also. According to our results, we conclude that using BS can cause bigger knee and hip flexion than NS. Also, this finding indicates that BS might be considered to reduce lower-limb injury risk during the SLL phase.

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  • Huiyu Zhou & Chaoyi Chen & Datao Xu & Ukadike Chris Ugbolue & Julien S. Baker & Yaodong Gu, 2021. "Biomechanical Characteristics between Bionic Shoes and Normal Shoes during the Drop-Landing Phase: A Pilot Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-16, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:6:p:3223-:d:521013
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    1. Datao Xu & Xuanzhen Cen & Meizi Wang & Ming Rong & Bíró István & Julien S. Baker & Yaodong Gu, 2020. "Temporal Kinematic Differences between Forward and Backward Jump-Landing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-12, September.
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    1. Xinyan Jiang & Huiyu Zhou & Wenjing Quan & Qiuli Hu & Julien S. Baker & Yaodong Gu, 2021. "Ground Reaction Force Differences between Bionic Shoes and Neutral Running Shoes in Recreational Male Runners before and after a 5 km Run," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-12, September.
    2. Fengfeng Li & Ntwali Adrien & Yuhuan He, 2022. "Biomechanical Risks Associated with Foot and Ankle Injuries in Ballet Dancers: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-10, April.

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