Influence of surface on impact shock experienced during a fencing lunge

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Greenhalgh, A., Bottoms, L. and Sinclair, J. 2012. Influence of surface on impact shock experienced during a fencing lunge. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 29 (4), pp. 463-467.
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TitleInfluence of surface on impact shock experienced during a fencing lunge
AuthorsGreenhalgh, A., Bottoms, L. and Sinclair, J.
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sports surface on the magnitude of impact shock experienced during a lunge movement. Thirteen experienced, competitive fencers (age 32.4 +/- 4.6 years; Height 178.4 +/- 7.2 cm; Mass 74.4 +/- 9.1 kg) performed ten lunges on four different surfaces: concrete with an overlaid vinyl layer (COVL); wooden sprung court surface (WSCS); metallic carpet fencing piste overlaid on the WSCS and: aluminium fencing piste overlaid on the WSCS. An accelerometer measured accelerations along the longitudinal axis of the tibia at 1000Hz. The results identified a significantly (P < 0.05) larger impact shock magnitude was experienced during a lunge on the COVL (14.88 +/- 8.45g) compared to the WSCS (11.61 +/- 7.30g), WSCS with metallic carpet piste (11.14 +/- 6.38g) and WSCS with aluminium piste (11.95 +/- 7.21g). Furthermore, the two types of piste used had no significant effect the impact shock magnitude measured when overlaid on the WSCS compared to the WSCS on its own. The results of this investigation suggest that occurrences of injuries related to increased levels of impact shock, may be reduced through the utilization of a WSCS as opposed to a COVL surface, during fencing participation.

Research GroupBiomechanics at the London Sport Institute
PublisherHuman Kinetics
JournalJournal of Applied Biomechanics
ISSN1065-8483
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Print01 Jan 2012
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Deposited18 Feb 2015
Accepted01 Jan 2012
Output statusPublished
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