Treadmills. Beloved of gait analysts and people in sports shops who read a book once. Often used to facilitate assessment.
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But is walking/ running on a treadmill representative of walking in the real world?
A quick search of japma shows divided opinion.
K Lemke, MW Cornwall, TG McPoil, and D Schuit
Comparison of rearfoot motion in overground versus treadmill walking
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 1995 85: 243-248
Suggests thatWhilst
B Van Gheluwe, J Smekens, and P Roosen
Electrodynographic evaluation of the foot during treadmill versus overground locomotion
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 1994 84: 598-606
suggest thatInterestingly
Sandy S. Sajko and Michael R. Pierrynowski
Influence of Treadmill Design on Rearfoot Pronation During Gait at Different Speeds
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2005 95: 475-480.
Show that there are significant differences between two designs of treadmill.
My personal view is that a significant propulsive element is lost in treadmill walking as the body does not have to overcome inertia to acheive and maintain forward motion. I would also suggest that most people could run faster and longer on a treadmill than on the road.
What say you?
Regards
Robert
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