Sports Medicine
Running gait-retraining for 2 weeks reduces running-related injuries over 12 month follow-up
Am J Sports Med. 2018 Feb;46(2):388-395390 novice distance runners were randomized to 2 weeks of either a gait re-training program on an instrumented treadmill with real-time visual feedback or control intervention of simple treadmill running. Outcomes recorded included vertical average loading rate (VALR) and vertical instantaneous loading rate (VILR) while running at 8km/h and 12km/h. Runners were also assessed for the incidence of running-related injury over the following 12 months after the intervention period. Results demonstrated significantly lower VALR and VILR at both 8km/h and 12km/h paces in the gait re-training group compared to the control group. The overall incidence of running-related injury was also lower in the gait re-training group compared to the control group.
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