Publications by authors named "William Brent Edwards"
Running is a popular form of physical activity with a high incidence of running-related injuries. However, the etiology of running-related injuries remains elusive, possibly due to the heterogeneity of movement patterns. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether different clusters existed within a large group of injured and uninjured runners based on their kinetic gait patterns.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCompared to level running (LR), different strategies might be implemented by runners to cope with specific challenges of graded running at different speeds. The changes in joint kinetics and kinematics associated with graded running have been investigated, but their interactions with speed are unknown. Nineteen participants ran on an instrumented treadmill at five grades (0°, ±5° and ± 10°) and three speeds (2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiomechanical alterations with graded running have only been partially quantified, and the potential interactions with running speed remain unclear. We measured spatiotemporal parameters, ground reaction forces, and leg muscle activations (EMG) in nineteen adults (10F/9M) running on an instrumented treadmills at 2.50, 3.
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- Bone adapts well to habitual loading, but human responses to mechanical loading have not been thoroughly studied.
- A study involved women applying forces to their radius by leaning on their hand, with cadaver experiments showing significant compressive strains.
- The in vivo loading resulted in increased bone volume and protection against bone loss in experimental subjects, suggesting this loading model could be useful clinically for strengthening women's radius bones.