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Using the VERT wearable device to monitor jumping loads in elite volleyball athletes
Sport is becoming increasingly competitive and athletes are being exposed to greater physical demands, leaving them prone to injuries. Monitoring athletes with the use of wearable technology could provide a way to potentially manage training and competition loads and reduce injuries. One such techno...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7822237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33481847 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245299 |
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author | Damji, Faraz MacDonald, Kerry Hunt, Michael A. Taunton, Jack Scott, Alex |
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description | Sport is becoming increasingly competitive and athletes are being exposed to greater physical demands, leaving them prone to injuries. Monitoring athletes with the use of wearable technology could provide a way to potentially manage training and competition loads and reduce injuries. One such technology is the VERT inertial measurement unit, a commercially available discrete wearable device containing a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis magnetometer. Some of the main measurement outputs include jump count, jump height and landing impacts. While several studies have examined the accuracy of the VERT’s measures of jump height and jump count, landing impact force has not yet been investigated. The objective of this research study was to explore the validity of the VERT landing impact values. We hypothesized that the absolute peak VERT acceleration values during a jump-land cycle would fall within 10% of the peak acceleration values derived simultaneously from a research-grade accelerometer (Shimmer). Fourteen elite university-level volleyball players each performed 10 jumps while wearing both devices simultaneously. The results showed that VERT peak accelerations were variable (limits of agreement of -84.13% and 52.37%) and had a propensity to be lower (mean bias of -15.88%) when compared to the Shimmer. In conclusion, the validity of the VERT device’s landing impact values are generally poor, when compared to the Shimmer. |
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spelling | pubmed-78222372021-01-29 Using the VERT wearable device to monitor jumping loads in elite volleyball athletes Damji, Faraz MacDonald, Kerry Hunt, Michael A. Taunton, Jack Scott, Alex PLoS One Research Article Sport is becoming increasingly competitive and athletes are being exposed to greater physical demands, leaving them prone to injuries. Monitoring athletes with the use of wearable technology could provide a way to potentially manage training and competition loads and reduce injuries. One such technology is the VERT inertial measurement unit, a commercially available discrete wearable device containing a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis magnetometer. Some of the main measurement outputs include jump count, jump height and landing impacts. While several studies have examined the accuracy of the VERT’s measures of jump height and jump count, landing impact force has not yet been investigated. The objective of this research study was to explore the validity of the VERT landing impact values. We hypothesized that the absolute peak VERT acceleration values during a jump-land cycle would fall within 10% of the peak acceleration values derived simultaneously from a research-grade accelerometer (Shimmer). Fourteen elite university-level volleyball players each performed 10 jumps while wearing both devices simultaneously. The results showed that VERT peak accelerations were variable (limits of agreement of -84.13% and 52.37%) and had a propensity to be lower (mean bias of -15.88%) when compared to the Shimmer. In conclusion, the validity of the VERT device’s landing impact values are generally poor, when compared to the Shimmer. Public Library of Science 2021-01-22 /pmc/articles/PMC7822237/ /pubmed/33481847 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245299 Text en © 2021 Damji et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Damji, Faraz MacDonald, Kerry Hunt, Michael A. Taunton, Jack Scott, Alex Using the VERT wearable device to monitor jumping loads in elite volleyball athletes |
title | Using the VERT wearable device to monitor jumping loads in elite volleyball athletes |
title_full | Using the VERT wearable device to monitor jumping loads in elite volleyball athletes |
title_fullStr | Using the VERT wearable device to monitor jumping loads in elite volleyball athletes |
title_full_unstemmed | Using the VERT wearable device to monitor jumping loads in elite volleyball athletes |
title_short | Using the VERT wearable device to monitor jumping loads in elite volleyball athletes |
title_sort | using the vert wearable device to monitor jumping loads in elite volleyball athletes |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7822237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33481847 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245299 |
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