A Profile of Ground Reaction Forces in Professional Basketball

Abstract

Basketball is a sport that involves multiple impacts with the ground through a variety of moves such as running Jumping, and cutting. Repetitive impacts have been associated with stress-related injuries in other sports such as running. The purpose of this investigation was to gain an understanding of the typical stresses the body experiences during common basketball moves. To this end, the ground reaction forces from 24 players from five professional basketball teams were studied. In addition, a game analysis was performed to determine the frequency of selected moves. These data indicated that certain common movements, such as jump landings and shuffling, resulted in absolute and relative forces much greater than many of those reported previously in studies of other sports. These movements were also identified in a companion paper as being associated with large angular excursions and velocities. Findings are discussed with respect to injury risks, and suggestions for future study are made.

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Effect of Gender, Cadence, and Water Immersion on Ground Reaction Forces During Stationary Running

“…13 The analysis of ground reaction forces (GRFs) during exercise is important to quantify the magnitude of forces sustained by body structures during movements. 23 GRFs can be influenced by several factors, such as the environment in which the exercise is executed (eg, on land or in water), 4,12 movement speed, 19,29 and the sex of the individual performing the exercise. 7,20 On dry land, in addition to studies investigating running, several other studies have described the GRFs during gait, 49 jogging, 19 jumping, 24 and stair climbing and descent.…”

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