Sex-related differences in coordination and variability among foot joints during running.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women, as compared with men, have a higher proportion of injuries in the ankle/foot region. However, the reason for this sex-related difference in foot injuries remains unclear. Recently, joint coordination and variability of coordination have been suggested to be a critical index for defining both the state of injury and the potential risk of injury. The purpose of this study was to investigate sex-related differences in coordination and variability among the foot joints during running.

Methods

Twelve healthy men and 12 healthy women ran on a treadmill. A modified vector coding technique was used to identify coordination and variability among foot joints involving the shank, rearfoot, midfoot, and forefoot segments, and categorized into the following four coordin

SUBMITTER: Takabayashi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142367 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature