Changes in Running Gait Biomechanics Following Exercise Intervention Program in Older Runners

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dc.contributor.advisorFerber, Reed
dc.contributor.authorFukuchi, Reginaldo
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-10T22:07:42Z
dc.date.available2013-11-12T08:00:15Z
dc.date.issued2013-07-10
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractThe pursuit of healthy ageing has seen a dramatic increase in the number of older adults engaging in physical activity programs such as running. However, the incidence of running-related injuries among these runners has also increased representing a significant problem considering the inactivity associated with injury. The aim of the present thesis was to address two major problems for clinical researchers: (1) understanding the effects of biological ageing on musculoskeletal function and running biomechanics; (2) understanding the effects of exercise recommended to counteract the effects of ageing. Two studies were conducted to investigate the age-related adaptations in running biomechanics and their association with musculoskeletal function using traditional and an emergent data analysis technique. The first study involved a cross-sectional investigation using traditional statistics and we found an overall reduction in muscle strength and flexibility along with atypical running biomechanics for older runners compared to their younger counterparts. The second study involved a machine learning technique that demonstrated a promising ability to predict age-group membership based only on gait kinematic variables. When a more comprehensive and representative number of gait variables were tested using the same machine learning approach, the results were similar. The final experiment was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine the effects of exercise on musculoskeletal function and running biomechanics in older runners. An innovative scoring approach was developed that demonstrated running biomechanical patterns were not changed following an 8-week stretching or strengthening protocol.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFukuchi, R. (2013). Changes in Running Gait Biomechanics Following Exercise Intervention Program in Older Runners (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25250en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25250
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/800
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyKinesiology
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectRehabilitation and Therapy
dc.subjectArtificial Intelligence
dc.subjectEngineering--Biomedical
dc.subject.classificationAgeingen_US
dc.subject.classificationBiomechanicsen_US
dc.subject.classificationMachine Learningen_US
dc.subject.classificationExerciseen_US
dc.subject.classificationRunningen_US
dc.titleChanges in Running Gait Biomechanics Following Exercise Intervention Program in Older Runners
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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