Differences in Kinetic Variables Between Injured and Uninjured Rearfoot Runners:  A Hierarchical Cluster Analysis

Senevirathna, Benthara Hettiarachchige Angela Madushani

Differences in Kinetic Variables Between Injured and Uninjured Rearfoot Runners: A Hierarchical Cluster Analysis

dc.contributor.advisor	Ferber, Reed
dc.contributor.advisor	Edwards, W. Brent
dc.contributor.author	Senevirathna, Benthara Hettiarachchige Angela Madushani
dc.contributor.committeemember	Jordan, Maththew
dc.contributor.committeemember	Manske, Sarah
dc.date	2022-11
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-20T16:20:48Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-20T16:20:48Z
dc.date.issued	2022-09
dc.description.abstract	Running is a popular form of physical activity with a surprisingly high incidence of running-related injuries. While the relationship between running related injuries and ground reaction forces has been investigated, a limitation of previous research is that the heterogeneity of movement patterns within a control group creates confounding factors between variables. A potential solution is to use unsupervised cluster-based analyses to group individuals with similar ground reaction force features and thus investigate differences between identified clusters. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether homogenous clusters exist within a large cohort of injured and healthy runners. The results show that two homogeneous clusters were identified using hierarchical cluster analysis and no significant differences in demographic variables were observed, nor were the proportion of injured and healthy runners between the two clusters. Thus, while there appears to be evidence for two distinct homogeneous kinetic clusters within our large sample of injured and healthy runners, there is no association between these kinetic clusters and running-related injuries.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Senevirathna, B. H. A. D. (2022). Differences in kinetic variables between injured and uninjured rearfoot runners: a hierarchical cluster analysis (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/115247
dc.identifier.uri	https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/40259
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher.faculty	Schulich School of Engineering	en_US
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en
dc.rights	University 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.	en_US
dc.subject	Biomechanics	en_US
dc.subject	Kinetics	en_US
dc.subject	Running Injury	en_US
dc.subject	Cluster analysis	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Engineering--Biomedical	en_US
dc.title	Differences in Kinetic Variables Between Injured and Uninjured Rearfoot Runners: A Hierarchical Cluster Analysis	en_US
dc.type	master thesis	en_US
thesis.degree.discipline	Engineering – Biomedical	en_US
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary	en_US
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science (MSc)	en_US
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