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This study examined the impact of IMU placement (lumbosacral vs. thoracic) on external load recordings during two simulated badminton matches. Sixteen junior international-level players (10 males, 6 females) participated in matches designed to replicate worst-case scenarios (2 \u00d7 35 min, 15 min rest). IMUs located on the lumbosacral joint (L) and thoracic area (T) recorded data combining Ultra-Wideband and acceleration technologies. The results showed higher total and sprint distances in T than L (1.0\u20133.6%, p\u03b72 = 0.089\u20130.182). Small differences were noted for accelerations and decelerations (1.5%, p\u03b72 = 0.057) with no significant differences in speed. Conversely, L showed higher values for total impacts and player load (34.6\u201349.8%, p\u03b72 = 0.861\u20130.868). The findings reveal slight discrepancies in distance and speed based on placement but significant differences in impacts and player loads, warranting further investigation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s25061910","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,19]],"date-time":"2025-03-19T06:10:53Z","timestamp":1742364653000},"page":"1910","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The Influence of the Inertial Motor Unit Location (Lumbosacral vs. Thoracic Regions) on the External Load Registered During Badminton Matches"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"25","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2834-3366","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Juan","family":"Garc\u00eda-L\u00f3pez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, Universidad de Le\u00f3n, 24071 Le\u00f3n, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9091-0897","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9","family":"Pino-Ortega","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Activity and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Murcia, 30720 San Javier, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5284-303X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jaime","family":"Fern\u00e1ndez-Fern\u00e1ndez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, Universidad de Le\u00f3n, 24071 Le\u00f3n, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8127-5393","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 Vicente","family":"Garc\u00eda-Tormo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, Universidad de Le\u00f3n, 24071 Le\u00f3n, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"270","DOI":"10.1123\/ijspp.2018-0935","article-title":"Internal and External Training Load: 15 Years On","volume":"14","author":"Impellizzeri","year":"2019","journal-title":"Int. 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