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01-02-2020 | Systematic Review

Association Between Temporal Spatial Parameters and Overuse Injury History in Runners: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Authors: Richard A. Brindle, Jeffrey B. Taylor, Coty Rajek, Anika Weisbrod, Kevin R. Ford

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 2/2020

Abstract

Background

Temporal spatial parameters during running are measurable outside of clinical and laboratory environments using wearable technology. Data from wearable technology may be useful for injury prevention, however the association of temporal spatial parameters with overuse injury in runners remains unclear.

Objective

To identify the association between overuse injury and temporal spatial parameters during running.

Data Sources

Electronic databases were searched using keywords related to temporal spatial parameters, running, and overuse injury, and authors’ personal article collections through hand search.

Eligibility Criteria for Selecting Studies

Articles included in this systematic review contained original data, and analytically compared at least one temporal spatial parameter (e.g. cadence) between uninjured and retrospectively or prospectively injured groups of runners. Articles were excluded from this review if they did not meet these criteria or measured temporal spatial parameters via survey.

Study Appraisal and Synthesis Method

The internal validity of each article was assessed using the National Institutes of Health Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies. Meta-analyses were conducted for temporal spatial parameters if data existed from at least three separate cohorts of the same prospective or retrospective design. Data were pooled and analyzed using an inverse variance fixed-effect model.

Results

Thirteen articles which tested a total of 24 temporal spatial parameters during running were included in the review. Meta-analyses were conducted on four temporal spatial parameters using data from eleven retrospective studies. Healthy runners and those with a history of overuse injury had a similar average stride time (mean difference: 0.00 s, 95% CI − 0.01 to 0.01 s), contact time (mean difference: 0.00 s, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.01 s), cadence (mean difference: 0.3 steps per minute (spm), 95% CI − 1.8 to 2.5 spm), and stride length (mean difference 0.00 m, 95% CI − 0.05 to 0.05 m) during running.

Limitations

Data pooled for meta-analyses were limited to retrospective design studies. Studies included in the systematic review had low methodological consistency.

Conclusion

Based on pooled results from multiple studies, stride time, contact time, cadence, and stride length averages are not distinguishable between runners either with or without a history of overuse injury. More prospective studies are required to determine the association of temporal spatial parameters with overuse injury development in runners.

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Title: Association Between Temporal Spatial Parameters and Overuse Injury History in Runners: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: Richard A. Brindle
Jeffrey B. Taylor
Coty Rajek
Anika Weisbrod
Kevin R. Ford
Publication date: 01-02-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Sports Medicine / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01207-5

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Association Between Temporal Spatial Parameters and Overuse Injury History in Runners: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Abstract

Background

Objective

Data Sources

Eligibility Criteria for Selecting Studies

Study Appraisal and Synthesis Method

Results

Limitations

Conclusion

Systematic Review Registration Registry and Number

At a glance: The STEP trials

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Background

Objective

Data Sources

Eligibility Criteria for Selecting Studies

Study Appraisal and Synthesis Method

Results

Limitations

Conclusion

Systematic Review Registration Registry and Number

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