01/15/2026
๐ฅ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐: ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ผ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ผ๐
๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ
Researchers at Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Katrien Fischer and Remco Kuipers, are exploring a more objective method to track recovery in kickboxing athletes: by combining Xsens motion capture with pressure sensor data on pads.
The goal is to help physiotherapists and athletes make better return-to-training decisions, based on real progress signals.
Kickboxing is hard to monitor with traditional rehab methods. A lot of assessment is still manual, time-consuming, and not very sport-specific.
Saxion developed a structured measurement approach in a real training setting: warm-up, pad work with a trainer, repeated rounds, and analysis of best-effort strikes (e.g., jabs, crosses, hooks, and uppercuts).
Putting Xsens Link and pressure pads together unlocks something powerful:
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Full-body context and impact
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Sport-specific metrics like left-right symmetry (LSI)
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Clear trends over time to support rehab planning
This research lays the foundation for clinicians to track measurable improvements in symmetry, speed, and force output, and use that data to guide a safer, smarter return to sport.
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