ANKLE MUSCLE STRENGTH AND ACHILLES TENDON PROPERTIES IN RUNNERS WITH DIFFERENT SPEED DEPENDENT STRIKE PATTERNS

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  • Tobias Wunsch
  • Hans-Peter Wiesinger
  • Josef Kröll
  • Erich Müller
  • Hermann Schwameder

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The purpose of this study was to investigate ankle muscle strength and Achilles tendon anthropometrics of heel-strikers who a) do not switch or b) do switch their strike pattern towards a forefoot-strike when increasing running velocity. Differences were primarily found in the capacity to develop plantarflexion strength. This indicates that the two groups differ - next to kinematic aspects - in muscular characteristics of the plantarflexors, which could be influenced by Achilles tendon properties.

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2016-05-05

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33 International Conference of Biomechanics in Sports (2015)

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Muscle-Skeleton-Mechanics

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Authors can retain copyright, while granting the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS) the right of first publication.