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Ground reaction force does not always equal tibial bone stress

Oct 08 2019

Ground reaction force does not always equal tibial bone stress

GRF ❌ tibia bone stress!⠀
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I’ve heard this discussed on the runners zone podcast and on Bryan Heiderscheit’s running medicine podcast. How does this impact loading after a bone stress injury in our runners??⠀
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Here are some key take aways from the article:⠀
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Problems with monitoring GRF to understand tibial bone stress in athletes-⠀
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1. Stress on bone is due more to muscle contraction than from the GRF⠀
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2. Peaks in GRF can come earlier or later (depending on the sport) as compared to peaks in tibial stress⠀
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3. GRF forces may be stable while tibial stress peaks can change. The example given but the authors was a comparison of a flat foot and a heel raises. The GRF would be the same in both but the heel raise would produce a higher tibial stress⠀
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Definitely take a look at this article by Matijevich et al. ⠀
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If you’d like a copy of the article feel free to ask on comments or DM. Hope you enjoy the read!⠀

Written by Paul Ochoa · Categorized: Blog Posts, Events, News, Physical Therapy Blog

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