Subjective valuation of cushioning in a human drop landing task as quantified by trade-offs in mechanical work

• Published in: Journal of biomechanics Vol. 48; no. 10; pp. 1887 - 1892
• Main Authors: Skinner, Nathaniel E., Zelik, Karl E., Kuo, Arthur D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 16.07.2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena; Costs; Cushioning; Discomfort; Dissipation; Drop landing; Energy dissipation; Exercise; Female; Foams; Human; Human biomechanics; Human movement strategy; Humans; Impact tests; Knee - physiology; Landing; Male; Mechanical work; Motor Skills; Movement; Pain; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Posture; Preferences; Strategy; Stress, Mechanical; Subjective cost; Young Adult; Human biomechanics; Subjective cost; Mechanical work; Human movement strategy; Drop landing

Humans can perform motor tasks in a variety of ways, yet often favor a particular strategy. Some factors governing the preferred strategy may be objective and quantifiable, (e.g. metabolic energy or mechanical work) while others may be more subjective and less measurable, (e.g. discomfort, pain, or...