Annissa Harwood1, Amity Campbell1, Danica Hendry1, Leo Ng1, Catherine Y Wild2. 1. School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia. 2. School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia. Electronic address: catherine.wild@curtin.edu.au.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine the differences in the lower limb landing biomechanics of adolescent ballet dancers compared to non-dancers when performing a hop and a stop jump task. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: Thirteen adolescent female ballet dancers (11.8 ± 1.1 years) and 17 non-dancers (10.9 ± 0.8 years) performed hop and stop jump tasks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Vertical ground reaction force, and three-dimensional ankle, knee and hip joint angles and moments during the landing phase. RESULTS: Dancers displayed greater sagittal plane joint excursions during the hop and stop jump at the ankle (mean difference = 22.0°, P < 0.001, 14.8°, P < 0.001 respectively), knee (mean difference = 18.1°, P = 0.001, 9.8°, P = 0.002 respectively) and hip (stop jump task; mean difference = 8.3°, P = 0.008). Dancers displayed a larger hip extensor moment compared to non-dancers (P < 0.001) during the stop jump task only. Dancers also took longer to reach peak vGRF and jumped three times higher than non-dancers (P < 0.001) during the stop jump task. No difference in peak vGRF between groups was displayed for either task. CONCLUSIONS: Adolescent dancers demonstrate a transfer of landing technique to non-ballet specific tasks, reflective of the greater jump height and sagittal plane joint excursions. This landing strategy may be associated with the low rate of non-contact ACL injuries in female dancers.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the differences in the lower limb landing biomechanics of adolescent ballet dancers compared to non-dancers when performing a hop and a stop jump task. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: Thirteen adolescent female ballet dancers (11.8 ± 1.1 years) and 17 non-dancers (10.9 ± 0.8 years) performed hop and stop jump tasks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Vertical ground reaction force, and three-dimensional ankle, knee and hip joint angles and moments during the landing phase. RESULTS: Dancers displayed greater sagittal plane joint excursions during the hop and stop jump at the ankle (mean difference = 22.0°, P < 0.001, 14.8°, P < 0.001 respectively), knee (mean difference = 18.1°, P = 0.001, 9.8°, P = 0.002 respectively) and hip (stop jump task; mean difference = 8.3°, P = 0.008). Dancers displayed a larger hip extensor moment compared to non-dancers (P < 0.001) during the stop jump task only. Dancers also took longer to reach peak vGRF and jumped three times higher than non-dancers (P < 0.001) during the stop jump task. No difference in peak vGRF between groups was displayed for either task. CONCLUSIONS: Adolescent dancers demonstrate a transfer of landing technique to non-ballet specific tasks, reflective of the greater jump height and sagittal plane joint excursions. This landing strategy may be associated with the low rate of non-contact ACL injuries in female dancers.
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