Exploring biomechanical variations in ankle joint injuries among Latin dancers with different stance patterns: utilizing OpenSim musculoskeletal models

Background: Dancers represent the primary demographic affected by ankle joint injuries. In certain movements, some Latin dancers prefer landing on the Forefoot (FT), while others prefer landing on the Entire foot (ET). Different stance patterns can have varying impacts on dancers' risk of ankle...

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Main Authors: Gao, Xiangli, Xu, Datao, Baker, Julien S, Teo, Ee-Chon, Liang, Minjun, Gu, Yaodong
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1796982024-08-24T16:48:28Z Exploring biomechanical variations in ankle joint injuries among Latin dancers with different stance patterns: utilizing OpenSim musculoskeletal models Gao, Xiangli Xu, Datao Baker, Julien S Teo, Ee-Chon Liang, Minjun Gu, Yaodong School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Engineering Ankle sprain Latin dancers Background: Dancers represent the primary demographic affected by ankle joint injuries. In certain movements, some Latin dancers prefer landing on the Forefoot (FT), while others prefer landing on the Entire foot (ET). Different stance patterns can have varying impacts on dancers' risk of ankle joint injuries. The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences in lower limb biomechanics between Forefoot (FT) dancers and Entire foot (ET) dancers. Method: A group of 21 FT dancers (mean age 23.50 (S.D. 1.12) years) was compared to a group of 21 ET dancers (mean age 23.33 (S.D. 0.94) years), performing the kicking movements of the Jive in response to the corresponding music. We import data collected from Vicon and force plates into OpenSim to establish musculoskeletal models for computing kinematics, dynamics, muscle forces, and muscle co-activation. Result: In the sagittal plane: ankle angle (0%-100%, p < 0.001), In the coronal plane: ankle angle (0%-9.83%, p = 0.001) (44.34%-79.52%, p = 0.003), (88.56%-100%, p = 0.037), ankle velocity (3.73%-11.65%, p = 0.017) (94.72-100%, p = 0.031); SPM analysis revealed that FT dancers exhibited significantly smaller muscle force than ET dancers around the ankle joint during the stance phase. Furthermore, FT dancers displayed reduced co-activation compared to ET dancers around the ankle joint during the descending phase, while demonstrating higher co-activation around the knee joint than ET dancers. Conclusion: This study biomechanically demonstrates that in various stance patterns within Latin dance, a reduction in lower limb stance area leads to weakened muscle strength and reduced co-activation around the ankle joint, and results in increased ankle inversion angles and velocities, thereby heightening the risk of ankle sprains. Nevertheless, the increased co-activation around the knee joint in FT dancers may be a compensatory response for reducing the lower limb stance area in order to maintain stability. Published version This study was sponsored by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scholars (LR22A020002), Zhejiang Provincial Key Research and Development Program of China (2023C03197), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation (LTGY23H040003), Ningbo key R&D Program (2022Z196), Zhejiang Province Exploring Public Welfare Projects (LTGY23H040003), Ningbo Natural Science Foundation (20221JCGY010532, 20221JCGY010607), Public Welfare Science and Technology Project of Ningbo, China (2021S134), and Zhejiang Rehabilitation Medical Association Scientific Research Special Fund (ZKKY2023001). 2024-08-19T01:58:09Z 2024-08-19T01:58:09Z 2024 Journal Article Gao, X., Xu, D., Baker, J. S., Teo, E., Liang, M. & Gu, Y. (2024). Exploring biomechanical variations in ankle joint injuries among Latin dancers with different stance patterns: utilizing OpenSim musculoskeletal models. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 12, 1359337-. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2024.1359337 2296-4185 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179698 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1359337 38659647 2-s2.0-85191095447 12 1359337 en Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology © 2024 Gao, Xu, Baker, Ee-Chon, Liang and Gu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. application/pdf
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topic Engineering
Ankle sprain
Latin dancers
spellingShingle Engineering
Ankle sprain
Latin dancers
Gao, Xiangli
Xu, Datao
Baker, Julien S
Teo, Ee-Chon
Liang, Minjun
Gu, Yaodong
Exploring biomechanical variations in ankle joint injuries among Latin dancers with different stance patterns: utilizing OpenSim musculoskeletal models
description Background: Dancers represent the primary demographic affected by ankle joint injuries. In certain movements, some Latin dancers prefer landing on the Forefoot (FT), while others prefer landing on the Entire foot (ET). Different stance patterns can have varying impacts on dancers' risk of ankle joint injuries. The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences in lower limb biomechanics between Forefoot (FT) dancers and Entire foot (ET) dancers. Method: A group of 21 FT dancers (mean age 23.50 (S.D. 1.12) years) was compared to a group of 21 ET dancers (mean age 23.33 (S.D. 0.94) years), performing the kicking movements of the Jive in response to the corresponding music. We import data collected from Vicon and force plates into OpenSim to establish musculoskeletal models for computing kinematics, dynamics, muscle forces, and muscle co-activation. Result: In the sagittal plane: ankle angle (0%-100%, p < 0.001), In the coronal plane: ankle angle (0%-9.83%, p = 0.001) (44.34%-79.52%, p = 0.003), (88.56%-100%, p = 0.037), ankle velocity (3.73%-11.65%, p = 0.017) (94.72-100%, p = 0.031); SPM analysis revealed that FT dancers exhibited significantly smaller muscle force than ET dancers around the ankle joint during the stance phase. Furthermore, FT dancers displayed reduced co-activation compared to ET dancers around the ankle joint during the descending phase, while demonstrating higher co-activation around the knee joint than ET dancers. Conclusion: This study biomechanically demonstrates that in various stance patterns within Latin dance, a reduction in lower limb stance area leads to weakened muscle strength and reduced co-activation around the ankle joint, and results in increased ankle inversion angles and velocities, thereby heightening the risk of ankle sprains. Nevertheless, the increased co-activation around the knee joint in FT dancers may be a compensatory response for reducing the lower limb stance area in order to maintain stability.
author2 School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
author_facet School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Gao, Xiangli
Xu, Datao
Baker, Julien S
Teo, Ee-Chon
Liang, Minjun
Gu, Yaodong
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author Gao, Xiangli
Xu, Datao
Baker, Julien S
Teo, Ee-Chon
Liang, Minjun
Gu, Yaodong
author_sort Gao, Xiangli
title Exploring biomechanical variations in ankle joint injuries among Latin dancers with different stance patterns: utilizing OpenSim musculoskeletal models
title_short Exploring biomechanical variations in ankle joint injuries among Latin dancers with different stance patterns: utilizing OpenSim musculoskeletal models
title_full Exploring biomechanical variations in ankle joint injuries among Latin dancers with different stance patterns: utilizing OpenSim musculoskeletal models
title_fullStr Exploring biomechanical variations in ankle joint injuries among Latin dancers with different stance patterns: utilizing OpenSim musculoskeletal models
title_full_unstemmed Exploring biomechanical variations in ankle joint injuries among Latin dancers with different stance patterns: utilizing OpenSim musculoskeletal models
title_sort exploring biomechanical variations in ankle joint injuries among latin dancers with different stance patterns: utilizing opensim musculoskeletal models
publishDate 2024
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