Biomechanical literature suggests that runners who utilize a mid or forefoot strike pattern may suffer from a reduced incidence of chronic injuries compared to a rearfoot strike. This investigation examined the effects of a 10-week footstrike transition intervention on tibial stress fracture risk in runners.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Stress fracture probability
Probability of stress fracture quantified using a probabilistic modelling approach.
Time frame: Baseline
Stress fracture probability
Probability of stress fracture quantified using a probabilistic modelling approach.
Time frame: 10-weeks
Three-dimensional tibial loading
Forces applied to the tibia, measured using musculoskeletal simulation.
Time frame: Baseline
Three-dimensional tibial loading
Forces applied to the tibia, measured using musculoskeletal simulation.
Time frame: 10-weeks
Tibial strain
Strains experienced by the tibial quantified using finite elements analysis.
Time frame: Baseline
Tibial strain
Strains experienced by the tibial quantified using finite elements analysis.
Time frame: 10-weeks
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