Ground Reaction Force: Dominant vs. Non Dominant Single Leg Landings
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Ground Reaction Force:
Dominant vs. Non Dominant
Single Leg LandingsSara Gharabaghli
Rebecca Krogstad
Sara LynchSophia Saavedra
Tamara Wright
IntroductionHypothesis
Significance
Similar Studies
Methods
Results
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Force Comparison Between Right Leg Step Off and Left Leg Step Off
RLSOLLSOMeanStandard Deviation
Subject ID
Gro
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e (N
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Leg Stiffness
Left LegRight Leg
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Nm
1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 1005
1015202530354045
Left Knee vs. Right Knee Angle At Landing
Left KneeRight Knee
Subject ID
Angl
e In
Deg
rees
30.5 36.1 31.7 28.8 29.8 37.8 40.3 22.5 25.30
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Right Leg Knee Angle vs. Peak Force
Knee Angle in Degrees
Peak
For
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N)
38.7 31.0 38.5 30.7 21.7 34.2 39.7 28.0 30.7 41.7 43.8 41.1 44.9 56.8 51.2 48.9 56.1 45.20
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Left Leg Knee Angle vs. Peak Force
Knee Angle in Degrees
Peak
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DiscussionPurpose
Our studyLimitations
Further studies
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