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dc.contributor.authorPohl, M.B.*
dc.contributor.authorMessenger, N.*
dc.contributor.authorBuckley, John*
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-10T13:14:49Z
dc.date.available2018-05-10T13:14:49Z
dc.date.issued2006-02
dc.identifier.citationPohl MB, Messenger N and Buckley JG (2006) Changes in foot and lower limb coupling due to systematic variations in step width. Clinical Biomechanics. 21(2): 175-183.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/15849
dc.descriptionNoen_US
dc.description.abstractMotion at the midfoot joints can contribute significantly to overall foot motion during gait. However, there is little information regarding the kinematic coupling relationship at the midfoot. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the coupling relationship at the midfoot and subtalar joints was affected when step width was manipulated during running. Twelve subjects ran over-ground at self-selected speeds using three different step widths (normal, wide, cross-over). Coupling at the midfoot (forefoot relative to rearfoot) and subtalar (rearfoot relative to shank) joints was assessed using cross-correlation techniques. Rearfoot kinematics were significantly different from normal running in cross-over running (P < 0.05) but not in wide running. However, coupling between rearfoot eversion/inversion and shank rotation was consistently high (r > 0.917), regardless of step width. This was also the case for coupling between rearfoot frontal plane motion and forefoot sagittal plane (r < 0.852) and forefoot transverse plane (r > 0.946) motion. There was little evidence of coupling between rearfoot frontal plane motion and forefoot frontal plane motion in any of the conditions. Forefoot frontal plane motion appeared to have little effect on rearfoot frontal plane motion and thus, had no effect on motion at the subtalar joint. The strong coupling of forefoot sagittal and transverse plane motions with rearfoot frontal plane motion suggests that forefoot motion exerts an important influence on subtalar joint kinematics.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectForefooten_US
dc.subjectRearfooten_US
dc.subjectMidfooten_US
dc.subjectRunningen_US
dc.subjectStep widthen_US
dc.subjectJoint couplingen_US
dc.subjectShank rotationen_US
dc.titleChanges in foot and lower limb coupling due to systematic variations in step widthen_US
dc.status.refereedYesen_US
dc.date.application2005-11-02
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.versionNo full-text in the repositoryen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.09.005
dc.date.accepted2005-09-19


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