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LLD - lessons from amputees

Discussion in 'Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses' started by JPod, Sep 9, 2010.

  1. JPod

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    Hi all

    I was watching the Inside Incredible Athletes programme on Channel 4 the other night and have been pondering ever since. Sprinter and long jumper Stefanie Reid has been a single amputee since the age of 16. She has been running with a blade for the past 6 years. As the programme outlined, despite the huge difference in the mechanical properties and weight of the blade compared with her unaffected limb, when viewed above the knee there is so little asymmetry in her gait that, even using motion capture, it is hard to detect. So my thoughts are that the human body is capable, with the correct training and development of core and pelvic control appropriate to the demands being placed upon it, of overcoming such vast limb differences and performing at a high level and with a high training load. Surely, particularly in healthy patients and athletes, we can use this knowledge to improve our treatment strategies for those with lesser differences?

    Very interested in any thoughts.
     
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