Equestrian sports report three to five times higher incidence rates for lower back pain than that of the general population, with hip flexion angles of 50-60° suggested as a causal factor. Inertial motion capture technology enables dynamic measurement of rider kinematics but data extraction is time-consuming. The aim of this study was to develop a software tool to automate the process of extracting biomechanical data from the Xsens™ MVN (MoCap) system to investigate postural changes in riders, comparing static position at halt with dynamic position during the sit phase of rising trot. The software was found to be efficient, reducing data extraction time by 97% when used with a sample of 16 riders. Good correlation was found between hip flexion and pelvic anterior-posterior rotation and between halt and trot but with significantly greater values of hip flexion and pelvic anterior rotation in trot. No riders showed hip flexion >50° at halt but 11 riders (69%) showed hip flexion >50° during the sit phase of rising trot, indicating that dynamic assessment is important when considering rider postural faults that may put them at risk of back injury.
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Investigation of the use of inertial sensing equipment for the measurement of hip flexion and pelvic rotation in horse riders
E.A. Gandy Related information
1University of Sunderland, Faculty of Computer Science, David Goldman Informatics Centre, Sir Tom Cowie Campus, St Peter’s Way, Sunderland, SR6 0DD, United Kingdom.
*Corresponding author: liz. gandy@sunderland. ac. uk
, A. Bondi Related information*Corresponding author: liz.
1University of Sunderland, Faculty of Computer Science, David Goldman Informatics Centre, Sir Tom Cowie Campus, St Peter’s Way, Sunderland, SR6 0DD, United Kingdom.
, T.M.C. Pigott Related information2University of Salford, School of Health Sciences, Allerton Building, Salford, Greater Manchester M6 6PU, United Kingdom.
, G. Smith Related information1University of Sunderland, Faculty of Computer Science, David Goldman Informatics Centre, Sir Tom Cowie Campus, St Peter’s Way, Sunderland, SR6 0DD, United Kingdom.
, S. McDonald Related information1University of Sunderland, Faculty of Computer Science, David Goldman Informatics Centre, Sir Tom Cowie Campus, St Peter’s Way, Sunderland, SR6 0DD, United Kingdom.
Comparative Exercise Physiology: 14
(2)- Pages: 99 - 110
Published Online: June 07, 2018
Abstract
Keywords: hip flexion, horse rider, inertial sensor, motion capture, pelvic rotation
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