Les dispositifs d’évaluation des parasportifs pratiquant des sports de petits terrains en fauteuil roulant manuel

Abstract

Le but de cette revue de littérature narrative est d’identifier à travers les logiques internes de deux disciplines collectives paralympiques en fauteuil roulant manuel (FRM), l’apport et les limites des principaux dispositifs accessibles aux parasportifs en FRM. Dans le cadre de l’optimisation des performances, les parasportifs sont habituellement testés au laboratoire et/ou sur le terrain. Au laboratoire, les ergomètres à manivelles (EM), les ergomètres à rouleaux pour fauteuil (ERF) et le tapis roulant (TR) sont les plus utilisés. Les EMs ne permettent pas de simuler la gestuelle mécanique de la propulsion du FRM. Les ERFs permettent l’utilisation du FRM personnel mais, neutralisent les forces de résistance des roulettes du FRM. Le TR est plus réaliste mais neutralise les mouvements latéraux du FRM. La technologie embarquée est une évolution des outils de laboratoire. Ainsi, les roues instrumentées (RI) et des centrales inertielles (CI) sont adaptées pour les mesures en situations de terrain. Cependant, la masse des RI limite le comportement du FRM et les CI ne quantifient pas les forces développées sur les mains courantes. La simulation des forces exercées sur les mains courantes à partir des données des CI permettra en perspective le développement de capteurs de force miniaturisés.

Wheelchair Badminton: A Narrative Review of Its Specificities

“…The aim was to focus exclusively on wheelchair badminton players who use a wheelchair in their daily lives. Given the novelty of this sport, the paucity of scientific studies available, and based on the narrative review by Bakatchina et al [9], a narrative review was considered to be methodologically more appropriate than a systematic review. To conduct this narrative review, we used the following three research algorithms to address the three specific features of wheelchair badminton:…”

“…Given that the level of impairment influences athletes' performance, the results of these studies are not entirely generalizable to a population of athletes with motor disabilities [13,14]. Additionally, the use of the roller ergometer in both studies neutralizes the rolling resistance of the front wheels and may potentially underestimate certain variables such as power or oxygen consumption [9,[12][13][14]. On the other hand, Mason et al [14] coupled the use of a roller ergometer with a Smartwheel, increasing the total weight of the wheelchair, which can also modify the rolling resistance of the wheelchair and impact the obtained results.…”

Wheelchair Badminton: A Narrative Review of Its Specificities

“…The present narrative review is a systematic examination of the various specific features of wheelchair badminton: the use of a racket to propel the wheelchair, the sport's specific classification and the predominantly forward-and backward-propelled movements. Given the novelty of this sport, the paucity of scientific studies available, and based on the narrative review by Bakatchina et al [8] a narrative review was considered to be methodologically more appropriate than a systematic review. This review provides an overview of current knowledge to guide future research in this field.…”

Effect of repeated, on-field sprints on kinematic variables in wheelchair rugby players

“…We used Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) (128 Hz, WheelPerf System, AtoutNovation, France) composed of a gyrometer, an accelerometer, and a magnetometer 16 to respectively measure rotational velocity, 16,17 acceleration, 18,19 and orientation with respect to the magnetic north. The IMUs were connected to a tablet via Bluetooth 16 . One IMU was positioned on each drive wheel of the participant’s wheelchair, between two spokes near a hub, in the plane of the wheel 2 .…”

“…The IMUs were connected to a tablet via Bluetooth. 16 One IMU was positioned on each drive wheel of the participant's wheelchair, between two spokes near a hub, in the plane of the wheel. 2 In addition, we measured the time taken for each sprint with the Brower Timing Systems (WITTY.…”