Role of Antigravity Training in Rehabilitation and Return to Sport After Running Injuries

ABSTRACT: Abstract Anti-gravity treadmill training is a therapeutic option to help recovering runners return to activity after injury. This current concept paper provides a synopsis of the latest evidence of the biomechanical and metabolic changes that occur with body weight support (BWS) treadmill training, effects of antigravity treadmill training on clinical outcomes and clinical case studies in injured runners. Literature searches identified studies with descriptive, experimental and interventional designs and case studies that examined acute and chronic use of antigravity treadmills in runners and relevant populations. Laboratory-based studies were included to provide technical considerations for rehabilitation programming. Antigravity treadmills use causes reductions in cadence, ground reactio

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC8811491 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature