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Article

Validation of Plantar Pressure and Reaction Force Measured by Moticon Pressure Sensor Insoles on a Concept2 Rowing Ergometer

by
Georgina Kate Barratt
1,2,*,
Clint Bellenger
1,2,3,
Eileen Yule Robertson
3,
Jason Lane
3 and
Robert George Crowther
1,2
1
UniSA: Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, 5001 Adelaide, Australia
2
Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition & Activity (ARENA), University of South Australia, 5001 Adelaide, Australia
3
South Australian Sports Institute, 5025 Adelaide, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sensors 2021, 21(7), 2418; https://doi.org/10.3390/s21072418
Submission received: 5 February 2021 / Revised: 26 March 2021 / Accepted: 29 March 2021 / Published: 1 April 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wearable Sensors for Biomechanics Applications)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of plantar pressure and reaction force measured using the Moticon and Pedar-x sensor insoles while rowing on a Concept2 ergometer. Nineteen participants performed four 500 m trials of ergometer rowing at 22–24 strokes/min; two trials wearing Moticon insoles and two wearing Pedar-x insoles in a randomised order. Moticon and Pedar-x insoles both showed moderate to strong test–retest reliability (ICC = 0.57–0.92) for mean and peak plantar pressure and reaction force. Paired t-test demonstrated a significant difference (p < 0.001) between Moticon and Pedar-x insoles, effect size showed a large bias (ES > 1.13), and Pearson’s correlation (r < 0.37) showed poor agreement for all plantar pressure and reaction force variables. Compared to Pedar-x, the Moticon insoles demonstrated poor validity, however, the Moticon insoles had strong reliability. Due to poor validity, caution should be used when considering Moticon insoles to assess changes in pressure and force reliably over time, across multiple trials or sessions. Moticon’s wireless and user-friendly application would be beneficial for assessing and monitoring biomechanical parameters in rowing if validity between measures of interest and Moticon’s results can be established.
Keywords: force; pressure; biomechanics; Moticon; Pedar-x; rowing force; pressure; biomechanics; Moticon; Pedar-x; rowing

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Barratt, G.K.; Bellenger, C.; Robertson, E.Y.; Lane, J.; Crowther, R.G. Validation of Plantar Pressure and Reaction Force Measured by Moticon Pressure Sensor Insoles on a Concept2 Rowing Ergometer. Sensors 2021, 21, 2418. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21072418

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Barratt GK, Bellenger C, Robertson EY, Lane J, Crowther RG. Validation of Plantar Pressure and Reaction Force Measured by Moticon Pressure Sensor Insoles on a Concept2 Rowing Ergometer. Sensors. 2021; 21(7):2418. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21072418

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Barratt, Georgina Kate, Clint Bellenger, Eileen Yule Robertson, Jason Lane, and Robert George Crowther. 2021. "Validation of Plantar Pressure and Reaction Force Measured by Moticon Pressure Sensor Insoles on a Concept2 Rowing Ergometer" Sensors 21, no. 7: 2418. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21072418

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Barratt, G. K., Bellenger, C., Robertson, E. Y., Lane, J., & Crowther, R. G. (2021). Validation of Plantar Pressure and Reaction Force Measured by Moticon Pressure Sensor Insoles on a Concept2 Rowing Ergometer. Sensors, 21(7), 2418. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21072418

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