Publications by authors named "Thomas W Kernozek"

Background And Purpose: Load asymmetry can be present before and after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which may affect progress during knee rehabilitation in an outpatient sports medicine setting. Current rehabilitation primarily focuses on strength, pain, and range of motion deficits; however, recent evidence suggests the use of movement retraining strategies such as load feedback to address load asymmetry. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine how a single session of concurrent force feedback influences load symmetry during the leg-press and body-weight squat exercises in individuals following TKA.

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Background: Biomechanical factors have been associated with running-related injury, but associations are unclear. Dynamic postural stability may be a factor related to injury that has not been studied extensively.

Research Question: Does dynamic postural control differ in those with a history of running-related injury or those who go on to sustain a running-related injury?

Methods: Sixty-five (45 injured; 20 uninjured) and fifty-eight (13 injured; 45 uninjured) collegiate cross-country runners were available for our retrospective and prospective analyses.

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Achilles tendon (AT) tendinopathy is common in runners. Repetitive AT loading may play a role in etiology. Interventions such as body weight support (BWS) may reduce loading on the AT in running.

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Running has a high incidence of overuse injuries. Achilles tendon (AT) injuries may occur due to high forces and repetitive loading during running. Foot strike pattern and cadence have been linked to the magnitude of AT loading.

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Background: Comparing the performance of one leg to another is a common means of assessing running gait to help inform clinical management strategies. Various methods are employed to quantify asymmetries between limbs. However, limited data is available describing the amount of asymmetry that may be expected during running and no index has been identified as preferable for making a clinical determination of asymmetry.

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Context: Achilles tendon (AT) injuries are common in female runners and military personnel where increased AT loading may be a contributing factor. Few studies have examined AT stress during running with added mass. The purpose was to examine the stress, strain, and force placed on the AT, kinematics and temporospatial variable in running with different amounts of added mass.

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Background: Structure-specific loading may have implications in understanding the mechanisms of running related injury. As females demonstrate a prevalence of patellofemoral pain twice that of males, this may indicate differences in patellofemoral loads between males and females. Previous works investigating differences in patellofemoral joint stress have shown conflicting results, but the models employed have not used estimates of muscle forces or sex specific contact areas.

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Background: Structure-specific loading is being increasingly recognized as playing a role in running related injuries. The use of interventions targeted at reducing patellofemoral joint loads have shown effectiveness in reducing symptoms of patellofemoral pain. Use of bodyweight support (BWS) has the potential to reduce loading on the patellofemoral joint during running to augment rehabilitation efforts.

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Objectives: To determine the relationship between knee flexion excursion symmetry and lower extremity kinematics, kinetics, and muscle, joint, and ligament forces in females 1-3 years after ACL reconstruction.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: Laboratory.

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Context: Non-contact ACL injuries are common in female athletes during landing tasks. Post-trial performance-based feedback may be an effective method to reduce landing forces and knee valgus during landing. Information regarding the retention of these changes based on such training is generally lacking for weekly and monthly retention.

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Background: An estimated 56% of recreational runners sustain a running-related injury related to the high impact forces in running. Increasing step frequency (cadence) while maintaining a consistent speed has been shown to be an effective way to lower impact forces which may reduce injury risk.

Purpose: To examine effects of increased cadence on peak impact force during running in an outdoor setting.

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Context: Running-related injury occurs frequently in collegiate cross-country runners. Hip strength is one factor that may be important in the rehabilitation and training of cross-country runners. However, no normative values exist to inform these strategies.

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Article Synopsis
  • This study explored a new, portable training system designed to give immediate feedback to female athletes to improve their landing patterns and potentially prevent ACL injuries.
  • One hundred fifty female athletes aged 13-18 participated in landing trials, receiving feedback on their vertical ground reaction force and lower body positioning, which was measured through custom-built force plates and a digital camera.
  • Results indicated significant improvements in vertical ground reaction forces after the training session, suggesting that portable feedback systems may effectively support injury prevention strategies in athletic settings.
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Objective: To examine patellofemoral joint (PFJ) loading in two lunge movements: Forward Lunge (FL) and Backward Lunge (BL).

Design: Repeated Measures.

Setting: University Biomechanics Laboratory.

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ACL injuries in the athletic population are a common occurrence with over 70% associated with non-contact mechanisms. The hamstring to quadriceps ratio is a widely used clinical measure to assess an athlete's readiness to return to sport; however, its relationship to knee forces and ACL tension during landing is unknown. Baseline isokinetic testing was completed on 100 college-aged females.

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Objective: To determine if there is a relationship among isometric hip strength, hip kinematics, and peak gluteal muscle forces in cross-country runners during running.

Design: Cross Sectional.

Setting: University Biomechanics Laboratory.

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Introduction: Upright infant active cervical motion (ACM) is difficult to measure accurately by a single examiner. Clinically, physical therapists use visual estimation, which has limited reliability and concurrent validity with gold standards. Consistent, reliable, and valid active motion measurements are needed to document infant status and response to intervention.

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Background: The role of biomechanical variables of running gait in the development of running related injury has not been clearly elucidated. Several systematic reviews have examined running biomechanics and its association with particular running related injuries. However, due to retrospective designs, inferences into the cause of these injuries are limited.

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Patellofemoral joint (PFJ) pain syndrome is a commonly reported form of pain in female runners and military personnel. Increased PFJ stress may be a contributing factor. Few studies have examined PFJ stress running with added load.

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Males and females demonstrate unique running mechanics that may contribute to sex-related differences in common running related injuries. Understanding differences in muscle forces during running may inform intervention approaches, such as gait retraining addressing muscle force distribution. The purpose of this study was to compare muscle force characteristics and inter-trial variability between males and females during running.

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Context: Single-leg hopping is used to assess a dynamic knee stability. Patellofemoral pain is often experienced during these exercises, and different cadences of jumping are often used in rehabilitation for those with patellofemoral pain. No studies to date have examined patellofemoral joint loading during single-leg hopping exercise with different hopping cadences.

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Background: Athletes in jumping and running sports have a high incidence of Achilles tendon (AT) injuries. We compared AT loading during jumping and landing phases in anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) directions.

Methods: Sixteen males (age: 21.

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Previous cross-sectional studies have reported that higher drop heights do not always result in improved performance, and may increase injury risk during drop jumps (DJ). The purpose of this study was to analyze the kinematics and kinetics during the DJ in order to determine the relative drop height that maximize performance without exposing the lower extremity joints to unnecessary loads. Twenty male Division I college volleyball players volunteered.

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Article Synopsis
  • Patellar tendinopathy (PT) is a common injury in athletes who engage in jumping activities, and specific exercises can help treat it effectively.
  • A study compared two variations of the forward step lunge (FSL) — one where the knee moves past the toes (FSL-FT) and one where it stays behind (FSL-BT) — to see how they affect stress on the patellar tendon.
  • Results showed that the FSL-FT generates significantly greater stress on the patellar tendon and related forces compared to FSL-BT, suggesting that adjusting lunge techniques could be important for treating PT.
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Sex differences in common sports injuries to the lower extremity have been reported. Biomechanical factors of the hip have been investigated between sexes with regard to running-related injury. This study investigates gluteal muscle forces between sexes to aid in our understanding of sex-related biomechanical factors in running.

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