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Correlation of Acceleration Curves in Gravitational Direction for Different Body Segments during High-Impact Jumping Exercises

  • Osteoporosis is a common disease of old age. However, in many cases, it can be very well prevented and counteracted with physical activity, especially high-impact exercises. Wearables have the potential to provide data that can help with continuous monitoring of patients during therapy phases or preventive exercise programs in everyday life. This study aimed to determine the accuracy and reliability of measured acceleration data at different body positions compared to accelerations at the pelvis during different jumping exercises. Accelerations at the hips have been investigated in previous studies with regard to osteoporosis prevention. Data were collected using an IMU-based motion capture system (Xsens) consisting of 17 sensors. Forty-nine subjects were included in this study. The analysis shows the correlation between impacts and the corresponding drop height, which are dependent on the respective exercise. Very high correlations (0.83–0.94) were found between accelerations at the pelvis and the other measured segments at the upper body. The foot sensors provided very weak correlations (0.20–0.27). Accelerations measured at the pelvis during jumping exercises can be tracked very well on the upper body and upper extremities, including locations where smart devices are typically worn, which gives possibilities for remote and continuous monitoring of programs.

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Author:Lukas ReinkerORCiD, Dominic BläsingORCiD, Rudolf Bierl, Sabina Ulbricht, Sebastian DendorferORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-58217
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/s23042276
Parent Title (English):sensors
Publisher:MDPI
Place of publication:Basel
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2023
Publishing Institution:Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg
Release Date:2023/02/21
Tag:high-impact exercisess; inertial measurement units; osteoporosis; wearable motion-tracking sensors
Volume:23
Issue:4
Article Number:2276
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Corresponding author: Lukas Reinker
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This work was supported by the Bavarian Academic Forum [BayWISS-Verbundkolleg Gesundheit] and the DHZK fond for behavioral cardiovascular diseases [Behaviorale kardiovaskuläre Erkrankungen; grand number: 81Z0400105].
Institutes:Fakultät Angewandte Natur- und Kulturwissenschaften
Fakultät Maschinenbau
Regensburg Center of Biomedical Engineering - RCBE
Regensburg Center of Health Sciences and Technology - RCHST
Fakultät Angewandte Natur- und Kulturwissenschaften / Sensorik-Applikationszentrum (SappZ)
Fakultät Maschinenbau / Labor Biomechanik (LBM)
Begutachtungsstatus:peer-reviewed
OpenAccess Publikationsweg:Gold Open Access- Erstveröffentlichung in einem/als Open-Access-Medium
Corresponding author der OTH Regensburg
research focus:Lebenswissenschaften und Ethik
Licence (German):Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International