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Twelve-Week Gait Retraining Reduced Patellofemoral Joint Stress during Running in Male Recreational Runners
Joint Authors
Fu, Weijie
Wang, Baofeng
Yang, Yang
Zhang, Xini
Wang, Junqing
Deng, Liqin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To explore the changes in knee sagittal angle and moment and patellofemoral joint (PFJ) force and stress before and after 12-week gait retraining.
Methods.
A total of 30 healthy male recreational runners were randomized into a control group (n=15) who ran in their original strike pattern using minimalist shoes or experimental group (n=15) who ran in a forefoot strike pattern using minimalist shoes during the 12-week gait retraining.
The kinematic and kinetic data of the dominant leg of the participants during the 12 km/h running were collected by 3D motion capture systems and 3D force platforms.
Besides, the biomechanical property of the PFJ was calculated on the basis of the joint force model and the regression equation of the contact area.
Results.
After the 12-week gait retraining, 78% of the rearfoot strikers turned into forefoot strikers.
Peak knee extension moment and peak PFJ stress decreased by 13.8% and 13.3% without altering the running speed, respectively.
Meanwhile, no changes in maximum knee flexion angle/extension moment and PFJ force/stress were observed for the control group.
Conclusion.
The 12-week gait retraining effectively reduced the PFJ stress, thereby providing a potential means of reducing the risk of patellofemoral pain syndrome while running.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Baofeng& Yang, Yang& Zhang, Xini& Wang, Junqing& Deng, Liqin& Fu, Weijie. 2020. Twelve-Week Gait Retraining Reduced Patellofemoral Joint Stress during Running in Male Recreational Runners. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138258
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Baofeng…[et al.]. Twelve-Week Gait Retraining Reduced Patellofemoral Joint Stress during Running in Male Recreational Runners. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138258
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Baofeng& Yang, Yang& Zhang, Xini& Wang, Junqing& Deng, Liqin& Fu, Weijie. Twelve-Week Gait Retraining Reduced Patellofemoral Joint Stress during Running in Male Recreational Runners. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138258
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1138258