Start Date
16-4-2013 12:30 PM
End Date
16-4-2013 2:30 PM
Description
Attentional focus (AF) has been explored among a variety of motor skills providing evidence that external AF promotes automaticity and enhanced performance [6]. External focus of attention is distinguished from internal focus such that external focus is directed toward movement effect rather than body movements [6]. Movement variability provides a means of assessing functional characteristics of the neuromotor system, where normal functioning is suggested to occur within optimal limits, while excessively high or low movement variability is indicative of system dysfunction [2,4,5]. Additionally, the ability of the motor system to vary, or broadly distribute, internal loads is thought to reduce the risk of injury, and increase adaptation to a wider array of stimuli [2,4,5]. Viewing movement variability as an inherent and functional element of the neuromotor system provides an avenue for investigating injury susceptibility [2,4,5]. Landing has been explored due to a high incidence of injury in athletic performance, and the ability to experimentally control task demands [3,4]. Examinations of lower extremity functioning during landing have demonstrated equivocal findings among variables, with the influence of AF instructions on injury risk remaining unexplored [3,4,5,6]. The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of AF instructions on landing kinematics, exploring strategies for reducing injury risk. Movement variability was used to assess neuromotor functioning and the ability of the motor system to vary internal loads.
Keywords
Human mechanics; Motor ability; Movement; Psychology of
Disciplines
Kinesiology | Kinesiotherapy | Motor Control | Movement and Mind-Body Therapies | Physical Therapy | Psychology of Movement | Sports Sciences
Language
English
Included in
Kinesiotherapy Commons, Motor Control Commons, Movement and Mind-Body Therapies Commons, Physical Therapy Commons, Psychology of Movement Commons, Sports Sciences Commons
Examining Lower Extremity Range of Motion And Movement Variability Chages Due To Focus of Attention During Landing
Attentional focus (AF) has been explored among a variety of motor skills providing evidence that external AF promotes automaticity and enhanced performance [6]. External focus of attention is distinguished from internal focus such that external focus is directed toward movement effect rather than body movements [6]. Movement variability provides a means of assessing functional characteristics of the neuromotor system, where normal functioning is suggested to occur within optimal limits, while excessively high or low movement variability is indicative of system dysfunction [2,4,5]. Additionally, the ability of the motor system to vary, or broadly distribute, internal loads is thought to reduce the risk of injury, and increase adaptation to a wider array of stimuli [2,4,5]. Viewing movement variability as an inherent and functional element of the neuromotor system provides an avenue for investigating injury susceptibility [2,4,5]. Landing has been explored due to a high incidence of injury in athletic performance, and the ability to experimentally control task demands [3,4]. Examinations of lower extremity functioning during landing have demonstrated equivocal findings among variables, with the influence of AF instructions on injury risk remaining unexplored [3,4,5,6]. The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of AF instructions on landing kinematics, exploring strategies for reducing injury risk. Movement variability was used to assess neuromotor functioning and the ability of the motor system to vary internal loads.
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