As a physiotherapist dealing with amateur and professional athletes, my goal has been to improve performance beyond basic range of motion, muscular strength, and balance. I have spent the majority of my career pursuing manual therapy, using concepts in osteokinematics and arthrokinematics, as a way to improve biomechanical performance. The challenge has always been to objectively quantify movement or motion and the results of manual therapy interventions in a clinical setting. Although functional movement screening (FMS) tools are an effective measure of physical performance, they are often just one test, and measure just one parameter of function. 1
In the past year, I was introduced to Motion Capture (MoCap) technology while working for a professional hockey organization. In the field of biomechanics, marker-based MoCap systems have been used as an accurate and precise method to capture data of subjects in movement.2 One of the staff members, with expertise in MoCap, was utilizing markerless motion capture as part of a standardized athlete movement screen (Appendix 1) to capture biomechanical data in under 10 minutes. The 3-Dimensional data produced from this markerless MoCap system (valued at $40 000) varied from range of motion, to squat depths, and jump heights, as well as joint torques and center of mass sway. This multi-faceted biomechanical data I found relevant to the constructs of biomechanics. I was especially …show more content…
If there is enough evidence to support this tool for normal movement, then I would be interested in its application in various pathological
In the past year, I was introduced to Motion Capture (MoCap) technology while working for a professional hockey organization. In the field of biomechanics, marker-based MoCap systems have been used as an accurate and precise method to capture data of subjects in movement.2 One of the staff members, with expertise in MoCap, was utilizing markerless motion capture as part of a standardized athlete movement screen (Appendix 1) to capture biomechanical data in under 10 minutes. The 3-Dimensional data produced from this markerless MoCap system (valued at $40 000) varied from range of motion, to squat depths, and jump heights, as well as joint torques and center of mass sway. This multi-faceted biomechanical data I found relevant to the constructs of biomechanics. I was especially …show more content…
If there is enough evidence to support this tool for normal movement, then I would be interested in its application in various pathological