Mechanical factors affecting foot eversion moment during the stance phase of running - Mechanical differences between foot strike patterns -

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06703
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Fukui University of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Tsujimoto Norio 福井工業大学, スポーツ健康科学部, 講師 (20757520)
• Research Collaborator: IKEGAMI Yasuo ; NUNOME Hiroyuki ; MIZUNO Takamasa ; INOUE koichiro ; MATSUGI Ryo ; MATSUI Kazuhiro
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: ランニング / 接地パターン / 後足部外反 / モーメント

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It is considered that the external rearfoot eversion moment due to ground reaction force during running induces overuse injuries of the lower extremities. The purpose of this
study was to clarify the primary factors inducing the moment in non-rearfoot strikers (midfoot or forefoot) and to compare the mechanics with that of rearfoot strikers. Results showed that there were different factors inducing the moment in the rearfoot and non-rearfoot strike groups. Therefore, different ways to decrease the magnitude of the moment are needed for different foot fall
strike patterns to prevent overuse injuries of the lower extremities.

Free Research Field

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