Experimental Study of Military Crawl as a Special Type of Human Quadripedal Automatic Locomotion
The biomechanics of military crawl locomotion is poorly covered in scientific literature so far. Crawl locomotion may be used as a testing procedure which allows for the detection of not only obvious, but also hidden locomotor dysfunctions. The aim of the study was to investigate the biomechanics of...
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| description | The biomechanics of military crawl locomotion is poorly covered in scientific literature so far. Crawl locomotion may be used as a testing procedure which allows for the detection of not only obvious, but also hidden locomotor dysfunctions. The aim of the study was to investigate the biomechanics of crawling among healthy adult participants. Eight healthy adults aged 15–31 (four women and four men) were examined by means of a 3D kinematic analysis with Optitrack optical motion-capture system which consists of 12 Flex 13 cameras. The movements of the shoulder, elbow, knee, and hip joints were recorded. A person was asked to crawl 4 m on his/her belly. The obtained results including space-time data let us characterize military crawling in terms of pelvic and lower limb motions as a movement similar to walking but at a more primitive level. Progressive and propulsive motions are characterized as normal; additional right–left side motions—with high degree of reciprocity. It was found that variability of the left-side motions is significantly lower than that of the right side (Z = 4.49, <i>p</i> < 0.0001). The given normative data may be used as a standard to estimate the test results for patients with various pathologies of motor control (ataxia, abasia, etc.). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c7d392faa2e4c919a9fec39b074785d2023-11-22T06:45:10ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-08-011116766610.3390/app11167666Experimental Study of Military Crawl as a Special Type of Human Quadripedal Automatic LocomotionDmitry Skvortsov0Victor Anisimov1Alina Aizenshtein2Federal Scientific and Clinical Center for Specialized Medical Assistance and Medical Technologies of the Federal Medical Biological Agency, 115682 Moscow, RussiaDmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, 117997 Moscow, RussiaDmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, 117997 Moscow, RussiaThe biomechanics of military crawl locomotion is poorly covered in scientific literature so far. Crawl locomotion may be used as a testing procedure which allows for the detection of not only obvious, but also hidden locomotor dysfunctions. The aim of the study was to investigate the biomechanics of crawling among healthy adult participants. Eight healthy adults aged 15–31 (four women and four men) were examined by means of a 3D kinematic analysis with Optitrack optical motion-capture system which consists of 12 Flex 13 cameras. The movements of the shoulder, elbow, knee, and hip joints were recorded. A person was asked to crawl 4 m on his/her belly. The obtained results including space-time data let us characterize military crawling in terms of pelvic and lower limb motions as a movement similar to walking but at a more primitive level. Progressive and propulsive motions are characterized as normal; additional right–left side motions—with high degree of reciprocity. It was found that variability of the left-side motions is significantly lower than that of the right side (Z = 4.49, <i>p</i> < 0.0001). The given normative data may be used as a standard to estimate the test results for patients with various pathologies of motor control (ataxia, abasia, etc.).https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/16/7666crawlingbiomechanicskinematics of motion3D kinematic analysis |
| spellingShingle | Dmitry Skvortsov Victor Anisimov Alina Aizenshtein Experimental Study of Military Crawl as a Special Type of Human Quadripedal Automatic Locomotion Applied Sciences crawling biomechanics kinematics of motion 3D kinematic analysis |
| title | Experimental Study of Military Crawl as a Special Type of Human Quadripedal Automatic Locomotion |
| title_full | Experimental Study of Military Crawl as a Special Type of Human Quadripedal Automatic Locomotion |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Study of Military Crawl as a Special Type of Human Quadripedal Automatic Locomotion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Study of Military Crawl as a Special Type of Human Quadripedal Automatic Locomotion |
| title_short | Experimental Study of Military Crawl as a Special Type of Human Quadripedal Automatic Locomotion |
| title_sort | experimental study of military crawl as a special type of human quadripedal automatic locomotion |
| topic | crawling biomechanics kinematics of motion 3D kinematic analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/16/7666 |
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