Jumping Mechanography: Reference Centiles in Childhood and Introduction of the Nerve-Muscle Index to Quantify Motor Efficiency.

ABSTRACT: Jumping mechanography provides robust motor function indicators among children. The study aim was to develop centiles for the single 2-leg jump (S2LJ) in German children and adolescents and to identify differences in children with obesity. Data were collected in 2004-2021 through the German DOrtmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed (DONALD) study. All participants (6-18 years, mean age 11.4) performed annually an S2LJ aiming for maximum height on a Ground Reaction Force Platform. LMS (lambda-mu-sigma), including resampling, was used to develop centiles for velocity (v_max), jump height (h_max), relative force (F_max/BW), relative power (P_max/mass), impulse asymmetry and a new parameter to describe jump efficiency, the Nerve-Mus

SUBMITTER: Martakis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10531761 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature