Open AccessLower Extremity Stiffness Predicts Ground Reaction Force Loading Rate in Heel Strike Runners
Author(s) -
Yo Shih,
HsiangLing Teng,
Christopher M. Powers
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000001963
Subject(s) - ground reaction force , heel , stiffness , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , geology , structural engineering , physics , anatomy , engineering , classical mechanics , kinematics
High vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) loading rates are thought to contribute to lower extremity injuries in runners. Given that elevated lower extremity stiffness has been reported to be associated with increased GRFs, the purpose of the current study was to determine if overall lower extremity stiffness, individual joint angular excursions and/or torsional stiffness are predictive of the average vGRF loading rate during running.