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A methodological approach for the biomechanical cause analysis of golf-related lumbar spine injuries

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  • Taeyong Sim
  • Dong-Jin Jang
  • Euichaul Oh

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A new methodological approach employing mechanical work (MW) determination and relative portion of its elemental analysis was applied to investigate the biomechanical causes of golf-related lumbar spine injuries. Kinematic and kinetic parameters at the lumbar and lower limb joints were measured during downswing in 18 golfers. The MW at the lumbar joint (LJ) was smaller than at the right hip but larger than the MWs at other joints. The contribution of joint angular velocity (JAV) to MW was much greater than that of net muscle moment (NMM) at the LJ, whereas the contribution of NMM to MW was greater rather than or similar to that of JAV at other joints. Thus, the contribution of JAV to MW is likely more critical in terms of the probability of golf-related injury than that of NMM. The MW-based golf-related injury index (MWGII), proposed as the ratio of the contribution of JAV to MW to that of NMM, at the LJ (1.55) was significantly greater than those at other joints ( < 1.05). This generally corresponds to the most frequent occurrence of golf-related injuries around the lumbar spine. Therefore, both MW and MWGII should be considered when investigating the biomechanical causes of lumbar spine injuries.

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  • Taeyong Sim & Dong-Jin Jang & Euichaul Oh, 2014. "A methodological approach for the biomechanical cause analysis of golf-related lumbar spine injuries," Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(16), pages 1801-1808, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:gcmbxx:v:17:y:2014:i:16:p:1801-1808
    DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2013.766725
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