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ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2025

Skating efficiency and technique during roller speed skate using innovative piezoelectric smart socks: an exploratory study.

Giulia Bongiorno, Francesco Giuseppe Minisini, Helena Biancuzzi, Francesca Dal Mas, Luca Miceli

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Article in Frontiers in sports and active living, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Giulia Bongiorno"Friuli Riabilitazione" Rehabilitation Center, Pordenone, Italy.
Francesco Giuseppe MinisiniDepartment of Physics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Helena BiancuzziDepartment of Economics, Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy.
Francesca Dal MasVenice School of Management, Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy.
Luca MiceliPain Medicine, IRCCS CRO National Cancer Center of Aviano, Aviano, Italy.

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Abstract

This study presents an innovative system for analyzing roller speed skating techniques. It involves socks equipped with piezoelectric sensors and accelerometers, for real-time data collection and synchronization with video signal. Sensors are mixed into cotton fibers, placed in three-foot areas, while the accelerometer is positioned above the external malleolus. Using this system, connected to a mobile APP via Bluetooth, data on foot pressure points, and efficiency metrics, are acquired and calculated. Comparative analysis of a high level competitive and a novice skater highlighted the ability of the system to detect different motor patterns while skating. The high level competitive exhibited different types of strides, with different utilization of foot areas and subsequent accelerometric values. The system could identify the "digital signature" of optimal skating technique, providing training insights for beginners and improving performance tracking. Future applications include building an elite athlete database to refine movement suggestions, with potential adaptability to other cyclic sports.

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educational purposefoot pressure distributionroller skate accelerationroller skate efficiencysmart socks

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PMID40718682
PMCPMC12289587

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