IceSense Proof of Concept: Calibrating an Instrumented Figure Skating Blade to Measure On-Ice Forces.

ABSTRACT: Competitive figure skaters often suffer from overuse injuries, which may be due to the high impact forces endured during jump repetitions performed in practice and competition. However, to date, forces during on-ice figure skating have not been quantified due to technological limitations. The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal calibration procedure for a previously developed instrumented figure skating blade (IceSense). Initial calibration was performed by collecting data from the blade while 11 skaters performed off-ice jumps, landing on a force plate in the lab. However, mean peak force measurements from the blade were greater than the desired error threshold of ±10%. Therefore, we designed a series of controlled experiments which included measuring forces from a load cel

SUBMITTER: Ridge S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7763340 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature