Publications by authors named "Leonie Hirsch"
Front Sports Act Living
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Paralympic cross-country sit-skiing uses specialized sledges and involves athletes classified by functional abilities, employing a double poling technique to generate speed while sitting in different positions based on impairment.
- - A study analyzed muscle activation patterns in able-bodied athletes using a treadmill in three sitting positions—knee-high, knee-low, and neutral—while measuring pole forces and muscle activity through surface EMG.
- - Results indicated that muscle activation varies by individual; the knee-low position was found to be the most efficient for force application, while the next phase of research will focus on impaired athletes to deepen understanding of the poling movement's neurophysiology.
