Correlation of Lower Limb Muscle Activity with Knee Joint Kinematics and Kinetics during Badminton Landing Tasks

Zhe Hu, Youngsuk Kim, Yanan Zhang, Yuxi Zhang, Jiaying Li, Xuan Tang, Jeehoon Sohn () and Sukwon Kim ()
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Zhe Hu: Department of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
Youngsuk Kim: Department of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
Yanan Zhang: Department of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
Yuxi Zhang: Department of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
Jiaying Li: Department of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
Xuan Tang: Department of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
Jeehoon Sohn: Department of Physical Education, Jeonju University, Jeonju 55069, Republic of Korea
Sukwon Kim: Department of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 24, 1-13

Abstract: A study on a single-leg landing task after an overhead stroke in badminton suggests that poor knee biomechanical indicators may be a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. A preventive program targeting neuromuscular control strategies is said to alter the biomechanics of the knee joint and have a beneficial effect on reducing ACL injury. However, the relationship between muscle activity around the knee joint and knee biomechanical risk factors in the badminton landing task is unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between this movement pattern of muscle activity and knee kinematics and kinetics. This experiment analyzed knee muscle activity and biomechanical information in a sample of 34 badminton players (17 male, 17 female) during a badminton landing task. We assessed the relationship between the rectus femoris (RF), medial hamstring (MHAM), lateral hamstring (LHAM), medial gastrocnemius (MGAS), lateral gastrocnemius (LGAS), medial and lateral hamstring to quadriceps co-contraction ratio (MH/Q and LH/Q) with the knee flexion angle, valgus angle, extension moment, valgus moment, and proximal tibial anterior shear force. A moderate negative correlation was found between the peak knee flexion angle and electromyography (EMG) activity in LGAS (r = 0.47, p = 0.0046, R 2 = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.16 to 0.70). Peak proximal tibial shear force showed strong and positive correlations with RF EMG activity (r = 0.52, p = 0.0016, R 2 = 0.27, 95% CI: 0.22 to 0.73) and strong and negative correlations with MH/Q (r = 0.50, p = 0.0023, R 2 = 0.25, 95% CI: 0.20 to 0.72). The knee extension moment showed moderate and positive correlations with RF EMG activity (r = 0.48, p = 0.0042, R 2 = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.17 to 0.70) and strong and negative correlations with MH/Q (r = 0.57, p = 0.0004, R 2 = 0.33, 95% CI: 0.29 to 0.76). The peak knee valgus moment showed strong and positive correlations with LH/Q (r = 0.55, p = 0.0007, R 2 = 0.31, 95% CI: 0.26 to 0.75). Our findings suggest that there is a correlation between lower extremity muscle activity and knee kinematics and kinetics during the single-leg landing task in badminton; therefore, lower extremity muscle activity should be considered when developing rehabilitation or injury prevention programs.

Keywords: badminton; single-leg landing; ACL; kinematics; kinetics; EMG (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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