Hip muscle loads during running at various step rates.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Controlled laboratory study, cross-sectional. Objectives To characterize hip muscle forces and powers during running, and to determine how these quantities change when altering step rate for a given running speed.

Background

Hip musculature has been implicated in a variety of running-related injuries and, as such, is often the target of rehabilitation interventions, including resistance exercises and gait retraining. The differential contributions of the hip muscles to the task of running are not well understood, and may be important for recognizing the biomechanical mechanisms of running-related injuries and refining current treatment and prevention strategies.

Methods

Thirty healthy participants ran at their preferred speed at 3 different step rates: 90

SUBMITTER: Lenhart R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4296582 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature