Differences in impact characteristics, joint kinetics and measurement reliability between forehand and backhand forward badminton lunges

Morten Hauge Nielsen, Jan Noergaard Lund, Wing-Kai Lam, Uwe Gustav Kersting

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Abstract

This study identified the effect of badminton lunging directions on impact characteristics, joint kinetics and measurement reliability. A total of 14 badminton players performed 20 lunges in both forehand and backhand sides. Ground reaction force (GRF) and three-dimensional joint moment variables were determined for further analyses. Paired t-tests and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were performed to determine any differences between the two lunge directions and intra-class correlation (ICC) and sequential averaging analysis (SAA) were used to estimate the minimum number of trials. Compared to the forehand side, participants experienced significantly larger total GRF impulse (+ 3.8%, p = 0.021) and transverse moment (hip + 63.5%, p < 0.001; knee + 80.7%, p = 0.011), but smaller hip (-7.7%), knee (-18.7%) and ankle frontal moments (-58.0%, p < 0.05) in backhand lunges. The minimum number of trials was similar for both lunge directions, as the averaged absolute differences was less than one in both ICC and SAA. Furthermore, smaller minimal number of trials was determined by the ICC (7.9-8.0), compared with the SAA approach (9.5-10.3). Lunge direction would influence GRF and joint loading, but not on the measurement reliability. These results give important insights to establish performance or equipment evaluation protocols during badminton lunges.

Original languageEnglish
JournalSports Biomechanics
Volume19
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)547-560
Number of pages14
ISSN1476-3141
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Lunging
  • intra-class correlation
  • sequential averaging analysis

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