Kinematics and Kinetics Differences between Female Runners with and without Scoliosis

Jessica Hunter; Claire Egret; Kathryn Ludwig; Sue Shapiro; Tal Amasay

Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2016

Kinematics and Kinetics Differences between Female Runners with and without Scoliosis

Jessica Hunter, Claire Egret, Kathryn Ludwig, Sue Shapiro, Tal Amasay

Abstract :

?e differences in running kinematics and kinetics were compared between two groups of recreational runners, with scoliosis and without scoli osis. Six females participated in the study, three runners in each group. Lumbar spine, pelvic and lower extremity kinematics, and lumbar erector spinae muscle activity were measured during running on a treadmill. In addition, static vertical ground reaction force (VGRF) was collected. ?e averaged data were compared between the scoliosis and nonscoliosis groups. No significance differences were found between groups, likely due to the small sample size. However, subjects without scoliosis demonstrated greater differences between sides in peak EMG, pelvic tilt and rotation, and smaller differences in static VGRF and pelvic obliquity compared to scoliosis subjects.