Category
Injury prevention
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of fatigue on lower back loading and pelvis kinematics in distance running. Kinetic and kinematic data of the whole body was recorded for 13 subjects during a near-maximal 10-km run. Pelvis kinematics were calculated in 3D while moments acting on the lumbar spine were determined by using a full body lumbar spine model in OpenSim. We found significant effects of running distance for pelvis kinematics in the transversal and sagittal plane whereas the lumbar spine moments increased significantly in the frontal and transversal plane. These results support earlier findings suggesting a connection between running and spinal or pelvic overuse injuries. Thus, distance runners should focus on a controlled arm swing and upper body rotation as well as pelvis stabilization.
Recommended Citation
Koopmann, Till; Sanno, Maximilian; Mählich, Daniela; Kurz, Markus; Fohrmann, Dominik; Mai, Patrick; Brüggemann, Gert-Peter; and Willwacher, Steffen
(2019)
"LOWER SPINE LOADING AND PELVIC KINEMATICS THROUGHOUT A NEAR-MAXIMAL 10 KM RUN,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 37:
Iss.
1, Article 57.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol37/iss1/57
