Bilateral asymmetries and sex differences in the kinematics of running gait cycle of a group of Andalusian recreational runners.

  1. Rojano Ortega, Daniel
  2. Berral Aguilar, Antonio Jesús
  3. Berral de la Rosa, Francisco José
Journal:
Retos: nuevas tendencias en educación física, deporte y recreación

ISSN: 1579-1726,  1988-2041

Year of publication: 2021

Issue: 41

Pages: 512-518

Type: Article

DOI: 10.47197/RETOS.V0I41.85934 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Running gait cycle begins when one foot comes in contact with the ground and ends when the same foot contacts the ground again. In a running gait cycle each lower limb has a stance phase and a swing phase. During the stance phase eversion of the subtalar joint is one of the mechanisms used to absorb impact forces. However, excessive rearfoot eversion may contribute to overuse running injuries of the lower limb. It is necessary to provide additional insight on sex differences or differences between dominant and non-dominant limbs in the different phases of the running gait cycle, as well as in the movements of the subtalar joint in the coronal plane. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to determine bilateral asymmetries, sex differences and peak eversion angle in the running gait cycle of recreational runners. 20 recreational runners aged 20 – 28 years (10 males and 10 females) were recorded on a treadmill at a running speed between 11 km/h and 12 km/ h with high speed camera at 300 Hz. Males and females showed no significant differences between limbs in any of the variables of interest, indicating no bilateral asymmetries in running gait cycle. Female runners demonstrated a greater time to peak eversion than male runners (36.92 ± 5.79% vs 26.37 ± 5.12%, p < .01) and this may be related to some overuse running injuries that are more prevalent in females. The data obtained in this study may serve as a useful reference for future research.

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