Running for a PhD: Can Changing Your Gait Instantly Reduce Knee Pain? #122

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study link :https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9884822/pdf/fspor-04-1048655.pdf

Key takeaways:

Gait modifications can immediately reduce patellofemoral pain in some runners.
The most effective strategies were increasing step rate by 10% and adopting a forefoot strike pattern.
Runners with a rearfoot strike benefitted more from forefoot strike and “running softer,” while non-RFS mainly improved with a higher step rate.
Reductions in patellofemoral joint force were linked to pain decreases, but not always — suggesting other mechanisms (psychological/central factors) may also contribute.
Increasing step rate is likely the safest first option; forefoot strike may work but carries higher Achilles tendon load, so requires caution.

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#Fitness #Sports #Injury #Physiotherapists #Pain #Running #Research #Medicine #Blake Withers #Podiatrist #Podcasting Education #Runners

Running for a PhD: Can Changing Your Gait Instantly Reduce Knee Pain? #122

Sports Medicine Project

published 2M ago

M4A•Episode home

study link :https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9884822/pdf/fspor-04-1048655.pdf

Key takeaways:

Gait modifications can immediately reduce patellofemoral pain in some runners.
The most effective strategies were increasing step rate by 10% and adopting a forefoot strike pattern.
Runners with a rearfoot strike benefitted more from forefoot strike and “running softer,” while non-RFS mainly improved with a higher step rate.
Reductions in patellofemoral joint force were linked to pain decreases, but not always — suggesting other mechanisms (psychological/central factors) may also contribute.
Increasing step rate is likely the safest first option; forefoot strike may work but carries higher Achilles tendon load, so requires caution.

134 episodes

#Fitness #Sports #Injury #Physiotherapists #Pain #Running #Research #Medicine #Blake Withers #Podiatrist #Podcasting Education #Runners

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