INFLUENCE OF AGE AND GENDER ON INTERLIMB ASYMMETRY IN RECREATIONAL RUNNERS
Conference: Canadian Society for Biomechanics
Abstract: INTRODUCTION:Previous studies have reported that men and women demonstrate distinctly different biomechanics during running and that older runners use a variety of biomechanical adaptations compared with younger runners. It is hypothesized that excessive asymmetry due to biomechanical and anatomical abnormalities contributes to increased risk of injuries, however it is still unclear how age and gender might impact this.METHODS: A cross sectional study was employed and healthy recreational runners were categorized into four groups based on age and gender.Two-way multivariate analysis of variance was performed with age and gender as factors and Symmetry Angle values for peak hip adduction angle (HA), peak knee adduction moment (KAM), peak knee flexion angle (KF), and peak vertical ground reaction force (VGRF) were used as the dependent variables. RESULTS: Overall, gender had a significant effect on HA asymmetry (p=0.02) and both gender and age showed a significant interaction effect on KAM asymmetry (p=0.04).CONCLUSIONS:This study suggests that interlimb asymmetry in running gait for KAM and HA also differs with aging and gender.Understanding age and gender related adaptations in interlimb asymmetry will help improve running performance and develop programs aimed at reducing injury rates.
Listed In: Biomechanics, Gait, Orthopedic Research,
Tagged In: gait analysis, Running Biomechanics, Symmetry
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Abstract: INTRODUCTION:Previous studies have reported that men and women demonstrate distinctly different biomechanics during running and that older runners use a variety of biomechanical adaptations compared with younger runners. It is hypothesized that excessive asymmetry due to biomechanical and anatomical abnormalities contributes to increased risk of injuries, however it is still unclear how age and gender might impact this.METHODS: A cross sectional study was employed and healthy recreational runners were categorized into four groups based on age and gender.Two-way multivariate analysis of variance was performed with age and gender as factors and Symmetry Angle values for peak hip adduction angle (HA), peak knee adduction moment (KAM), peak knee flexion angle (KF), and peak vertical ground reaction force (VGRF) were used as the dependent variables. RESULTS: Overall, gender had a significant effect on HA asymmetry (p=0.02) and both gender and age showed a significant interaction effect on KAM asymmetry (p=0.04).CONCLUSIONS:This study suggests that interlimb asymmetry in running gait for KAM and HA also differs with aging and gender.Understanding age and gender related adaptations in interlimb asymmetry will help improve running performance and develop programs aimed at reducing injury rates.
Listed In: Biomechanics, Gait, Orthopedic Research,
Tagged In: gait analysis, Running Biomechanics, Symmetry
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