A kinematic comparison of overground and treadmill running
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Vol. 27 (1) , 98???105-105
- https://doi.org/10.1249/00005768-199501000-00018
Abstract
Our different surfaces: overground and three treadmills that differed in size and power. The kinematics of the right leg and foot were studied using two high-speed. Locam cameras (lateral and posterior view). The subjects ran in two different shoes at four different speeds (3.0–6.0 m-s−1). The differences in the kinematics between treadmill and overground running could be divided into systematic and subject dependent components. Subjects systematically planted their feet in a flatter position on the treadmill than overground. Most of the lower extremity kinematic variables, however, showed inconsistent trends for individual subjects, depending on the individual subject's running style, running speed, and shoe/treadmill situation. The differences were substantial. It is not-yet understood how the human locomotor system adapts to a particular treadmill running situation. However, it is concluded that individual assessment of running kinematics on a treadmill for shoe or shoe orthotic assessment may possibly lead to inadequate conclusions about overground running. ©1995The American College of Sports Medicine...Keywords
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