Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2005
Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to examine if baseline measures are altered between conditions in biomechanical studies and to determine the need for baseline measurements in biomechanics. Ten runners were asked to run at varying speeds and obstacle heights. Baseline measures were acquired between all conditions. Right lower extremity kinematic and kinetic data were collected for all baseline trials and evaluated by both a group and a single subject analysis. The group analysis revealed significant differences between baselines only for the obstacle perturbation. The single subject analysis indicated that baseline measures are altered in a greater degree for kinematics than kinetics. These findings suggested that baseline measures are altered between conditions in biomechanical studies, and they should be used when a repeated measures or a single subject experimental design is being utilized.
Journal Title
Journal of Biomechanics
Volume
38
Issue
1
First Page
175
Last Page
178
Recommended Citation
Stergiou, Nikolaos and Scott, Melissa, "Baseline measures are altered in biomechanical studies" (2005). Journal Articles. 60.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/biomechanicsarticles/60
Comments
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Biomechanics. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 38, Issue 1 (January 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.03.007.