Runners' responses to a biofeedback intervention aimed to reduce tibial acceleration differ within and between individuals.

Autor: van Gelder LMA; Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Olympic Legacy Park, 2 Old Hall Rd, Sheffield S9 3TU United Kingdom. Electronic address: l.m.a.vangelder@gmail.com., Barnes A; Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Olympic Legacy Park, 2 Old Hall Rd, Sheffield S9 3TU United Kingdom. Electronic address: a.barnes@shu.ac.uk., Wheat JS; Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Olympic Legacy Park, 2 Old Hall Rd, Sheffield S9 3TU United Kingdom. Electronic address: lfmjw@my.shu.ac.uk., Heller BW; Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Olympic Legacy Park, 2 Old Hall Rd, Sheffield S9 3TU United Kingdom. Electronic address: b.heller@shu.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of biomechanics [J Biomech] 2023 Aug; Vol. 157, pp. 111686. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 16.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111686
Abstrakt: An increment in peak tibial acceleration (PTA) may be related to an increased risk of running-rated injury. Many authors believe that reducing PTA through improved shock-absorption could, therefore, help prevent injury. The aim of the current study was, therefore, to investigate the individual responses of participants to a biofeedback intervention aimed at reducing PTA.11 participants (two females, nine males; 43 ± 10 years; stature: 1.74 ± 0.07 m; body mass: 74 ± 11 kg; distance running a week: 19 ± 14 km; 5 km time: 24 ± 3 min) received an intervention of six sessions of multisensory biofeedback aimed at reducing PTA. Mean PTA and kinematic patterns were measured at baseline, directly after the feedback intervention and a month after the end of the intervention. Group as well as single-subject analyses were performed to quantify differences between the sessions. A significant decrease of 26 per cent (effect size: Hedges' g = 0.94) in mean PTA was found a month after the intervention. No significant changes or large effect sizes were found for any group differences in the kinematic variables. However, on an individual level, shock-absorbing solutions differed both within and between participants. The data suggest participants did not learn a specific solution to reduce PTA but rather learned the concept of reducing PTA. These results suggest future research in gait retraining should investigate individual learning responses and focus on the different strategies participants use both between and within sessions. For training purposes, participants should not focus on learning one running strategy, but they should explore several strategies.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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