Backgound:Barefoot(BF) running has recently increased in popularity with claims that it is more natural and may result in fewer injuries due to a reduction in impact loading.However,novice BF runners do not necessaril...Backgound:Barefoot(BF) running has recently increased in popularity with claims that it is more natural and may result in fewer injuries due to a reduction in impact loading.However,novice BF runners do not necessarily immediately switch to a forefoot strike pattern.This may increase mechanical parameters such as loading rate,which has heen associated with certain running-related injuries,specifically,tibial stress fractures.patellofemoral pain,and plantar iasciitis.The purpose of this study was to examine changes in loading parameters between typical shod running and instructed BF running with real-time force feedback.Methods:Forty-nine patients seeking treatment for a lower extremity injury ran on a force-sensing treadmill in their typical shod condition and then BF at the same speed.While BF they received verbal instruction and real-time feedback of vertical ground reaction forces.Results:While 92%of subjects(n = 45) demonstrated a rearfoot strike pattern when shod,only 2%(n = 1) did during the instructed BF run.Additionally,while BF 47%(n = 23) eliminated the vertical impact transient in all eight steps analyzed.All loading variables of interest were significantly reduced from the shod to instructed BF condition.These included maximum instantaneous and average vertical loading rates of the ground reaction force(p 【 0.0001),stiffness during initial loading(p 【 0.0001).and peak medial(p = 0.001) and lateral(p 【 0.0001) ground reaction forces and impulses in the vertical(p 【 0.0001).medial(p = 0.047),and lateral(p 【 0.0001) directions.Conclusion:As impact loading has been associated with certain running-related injuries,instruction and feedback on the proper forefoot strike pattern may help reduce the injury risk associated with transitioning to BF running.展开更多
Purpose:This study aimed to describe the acute effects of 2 different high-intensity intermittent trainings(HIITs) on postural control,countermovement jump(CMJ),squat jump(SJ),and stretch-shortening cycle(SSC...Purpose:This study aimed to describe the acute effects of 2 different high-intensity intermittent trainings(HIITs) on postural control,countermovement jump(CMJ),squat jump(SJ),and stretch-shortening cycle(SSC) utilisation,and to compare the changes induced by both protocols in those variables in endurance runners.Methods:Eighteen recreationally trained endurance runners participated in this study and were tested on 2 occasions:10 runs of 400 m with 90 s recovery between running bouts(10×400 m),and 40 runs of 100 m with 30 s recovery between runs(40 × 100 m).Heart rate was monitored during both HIITs;blood lactate accumulation and rate of perceived exertion were recorded after both protocols.Vertical jump ability(CMJ and SJ) and SSC together with postural control were also controlled during both HIITs.Results:Repeated measures analysis revealed a significan improvement in CMJ and SJ during 10 × 400 m(p〈0.05),whilst no significan changes were observed during 40×100 m.Indexes related to SSC did not experience significan changes during any of the protocols.As for postural control,no significan changes were observed in the 40×100 m protocol,whilst significan impairments were observed during the 10×400 m protocol(p〈0.05).Conclusion:A protocol with a higher number of shorter runs(40×100 m) induced different changes in those neuromuscular parameters than those with fewer and longer runs(10×400 m).Whereas the 40×100 m protocol did not cause any significan changes in vertical jump ability,postural control or SSC utilisation,the 10×400 m protocol impaired postural control and caused improvements in vertical jumping tests.展开更多
文摘Backgound:Barefoot(BF) running has recently increased in popularity with claims that it is more natural and may result in fewer injuries due to a reduction in impact loading.However,novice BF runners do not necessarily immediately switch to a forefoot strike pattern.This may increase mechanical parameters such as loading rate,which has heen associated with certain running-related injuries,specifically,tibial stress fractures.patellofemoral pain,and plantar iasciitis.The purpose of this study was to examine changes in loading parameters between typical shod running and instructed BF running with real-time force feedback.Methods:Forty-nine patients seeking treatment for a lower extremity injury ran on a force-sensing treadmill in their typical shod condition and then BF at the same speed.While BF they received verbal instruction and real-time feedback of vertical ground reaction forces.Results:While 92%of subjects(n = 45) demonstrated a rearfoot strike pattern when shod,only 2%(n = 1) did during the instructed BF run.Additionally,while BF 47%(n = 23) eliminated the vertical impact transient in all eight steps analyzed.All loading variables of interest were significantly reduced from the shod to instructed BF condition.These included maximum instantaneous and average vertical loading rates of the ground reaction force(p 【 0.0001),stiffness during initial loading(p 【 0.0001).and peak medial(p = 0.001) and lateral(p 【 0.0001) ground reaction forces and impulses in the vertical(p 【 0.0001).medial(p = 0.047),and lateral(p 【 0.0001) directions.Conclusion:As impact loading has been associated with certain running-related injuries,instruction and feedback on the proper forefoot strike pattern may help reduce the injury risk associated with transitioning to BF running.
基金the University of Jaen for its support to the present study
文摘Purpose:This study aimed to describe the acute effects of 2 different high-intensity intermittent trainings(HIITs) on postural control,countermovement jump(CMJ),squat jump(SJ),and stretch-shortening cycle(SSC) utilisation,and to compare the changes induced by both protocols in those variables in endurance runners.Methods:Eighteen recreationally trained endurance runners participated in this study and were tested on 2 occasions:10 runs of 400 m with 90 s recovery between running bouts(10×400 m),and 40 runs of 100 m with 30 s recovery between runs(40 × 100 m).Heart rate was monitored during both HIITs;blood lactate accumulation and rate of perceived exertion were recorded after both protocols.Vertical jump ability(CMJ and SJ) and SSC together with postural control were also controlled during both HIITs.Results:Repeated measures analysis revealed a significan improvement in CMJ and SJ during 10 × 400 m(p〈0.05),whilst no significan changes were observed during 40×100 m.Indexes related to SSC did not experience significan changes during any of the protocols.As for postural control,no significan changes were observed in the 40×100 m protocol,whilst significan impairments were observed during the 10×400 m protocol(p〈0.05).Conclusion:A protocol with a higher number of shorter runs(40×100 m) induced different changes in those neuromuscular parameters than those with fewer and longer runs(10×400 m).Whereas the 40×100 m protocol did not cause any significan changes in vertical jump ability,postural control or SSC utilisation,the 10×400 m protocol impaired postural control and caused improvements in vertical jumping tests.