J 2015

ANALYSIS OF GROUND REACTION FORCE IN GAIT DURING DIFFERENT PHASES OF PREGNANCY

GIMUNOVÁ, Marta, Mario KASOVIČ, Martin ZVONAŘ, Pavel TURČÍNEK, Branka MATKOVIČ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

ANALYSIS OF GROUND REACTION FORCE IN GAIT DURING DIFFERENT PHASES OF PREGNANCY

Authors

GIMUNOVÁ, Marta (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Mario KASOVIČ (191 Croatia), Martin ZVONAŘ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pavel TURČÍNEK (203 Czech Republic), Branka MATKOVIČ (191 Croatia), Pavel VENTRUBA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Martin VAVÁČEK (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and Damir KNJAZ (191 Croatia)

Edition

Kinesiology, Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, 2015, 1331-1441

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30306 Sport and fitness sciences

Country of publisher

Croatia

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.553

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14510/15:00085556

Organization unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

UT WoS

000368505700014

Keywords in English

gait - ground reaction force - pregnancy - treadmill walking

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 6/12/2018 16:04, Mgr. Libuše Stará

Abstract

V originále

During pregnancy there are increased biomechanical demands on women affecting gait parameters. The purpose of this study was to analyze changes in vertical ground reaction force (GRF), normalized by body mass, during advancing phases of pregnancy. Nine pregnant subjects participated in this study at three pregnancy stages. To determine in-shoe pressure distribution Pedar Insole System was used (100 Hz). Analysis was done on 200 steps cycles of treadmill walking at the velocity of 0.83 m·s-1. To compare the differences of GRFs in maximal weight acceptance, middle stance and push-off phase and time to reach these forces among three pregnancy stages, repeated-measures ANOVA was performed to obtain partial eta-squared values to measure the effect size (eta=.10). To interpret the overall mean differences between the three pregnancy stages Cohen’s d was applied (d= .20). Altered gait pattern during advancing phases of pregnancy demonstrated in the current study by a significant decrease in force of maximal weight acceptance and an increase in main time variables of the step is suggested to be a protective mechanism against overloading the contact area of the foot despite the increase in body mass.

Links

MUNI/A/1243/2014, interní kód MU
Name: Kinematická a dynamická analýza chůze těhotných žen
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A