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T1 Range of movement measurement tools to assess trunk function in wheelchair athletes with physical impairments
A1 Domínguez Díez, Marta
A1 Castillo, Daniel
A1 Reina, Raúl
A1 López-Elvira, Jose Luis
A1 Raya-González, Javier
K1 Deporte adaptado
K1 Rango articular
K1 Physical fitness
K1 Range of movement
K1 Trunk
K1 Field test
K1 Inclinometer
K1 Evidence-based classification
AB Trunk function assessment is considered a key factor for the development of evidencebasedclassification process in wheelchair athletes. Thus, the aim of this study was to determinethe intra-session reliability of two kinematic analysis tools (2D video analysis measure and aninclinometer mobile application) that could be used by classifiers to detect trunk range ofmovement (ROM) impairment in wheelchair athletes. Sixteen wheelchair athletes and six nondisabledparticipants (CG) were recruited for this study. Wheelchair athletes were dividingaccording to the origin of their eligible physical impairment in a neurological impairment group(ANI, n=7) and an impaired muscle power group (IMP, n=9). ROM was assessed in sagittal andcoronal plane movements. High-excellent relative intra-session reliability scores were found fortrunk ROM measures for all participants (0.87 < ICC < 0.99). Significantly lower ROM valueswere observed in wheelchair athletes compared to CG, with the exception of the trunk flexiontilt movement measured by the 2D video analysis in the IMP group and the trunk extension tiltmovement measured by the inclinometer app in the ANI group. 2D video analysis showed goodintra-session reliability in the assessment of trunk ROM, while high intra-subject variability wasobserved when using the inclinometer app. The proposed tools may help classifiers to detecttrunk ROM impairment at different levels in wheelchair athletes with different health conditionsbeing the inclinometer app more interesting to detect lower back trunk impairment.
PB Asociacionismo Española de Ciencias del Deporte
SN 2386-4095
YR 2021
FD 2021-12
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81640
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81640
LA eng
NO European Journal of Human Movement, Diciembre 2021, vol. 47, p. 61-70
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 16-ene-2026