Differences in Peak Impact Accelerations Among Foot Strike Patterns in Recreational Runners.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Running-related injuries (RRIs) occur from a combination of training load errors and aberrant biomechanics. Impact loading, measured by peak acceleration, is an important measure of running biomechanics that is related to RRI. Foot strike patterns may moderate the magnitude of impact load in runners. The effect of foot strike pattern on peak acceleration has been measured using tibia-mounted inertial measurement units (IMUs), but not commercially available insole-embedded IMUs. The aim of this study was to compare the peak acceleration signal associated with rearfoot (RFS), midfoot (MFS), and forefoot (FFS) strike patterns when measured with an insole-embedded IMU.

Materials and methods

Healthy runners ran on a treadmill for 1 min at three different speeds with

SUBMITTER: Napier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8931222 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature