Does anyone know of any studies demonstarting a relationship between foot pronation and muscular activity in the extensor chain?
I'm particularly interested in the effect of pronation (or not) on gluteal activation in simple tasks.
can anyone help please?
Hi,
there is a study by Snyder et al. (Clin Biomech 2009, 24:26-34) which shows that resistance training of the hip rotators and abductors is accompanied by increases in hip strength and changes in lower extremity biomechanics during running.
In my opinion most overuse injuries of runners are due to muscle weakness of the hip and core muscles. I would expect that you will find out a relationship between pronation and gluteal activation. I hope you are experienced in EMG filtering.
Hello Harvey,
you might find the following studies useful:
Duval, K., Lam, T., & Sanderson, D. (2010). The mechanical relationship between the rearfoot, pelvis and low-back. Gait Posture, 32(4), 637-640. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.09.007
Khamis, S., & Yizhar, Z. (2007). Effect of feet hyperpronation on pelvic alignment in a standing position. Gait Posture, 25(1), 127-134. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.02.005
By the way, a very interesting topic are you doing research on this topic?
Thank you very much Oliver Ludwig!
I shall read through these over the weekend.
Yes, I'm looking at a number of studes about the relationship between the biomechanics of the foot and its influence on the rest of the body
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