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Pressure-sensitive measuring devices have been identified as appropriate tools
for measuring an array of parameters during running. It is unclear which
biomechanical characteristics relate to running-related injury (RRI) and which
data-processing techniques are most promising to detect this relationship. This
systematic review aims to identify pertinent methodologies and characteristics
measured using plantar pressure devices, and to summarise their associations with
RRI. PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, ScienceDirect and Scopus were searched up until
March 2015. Retrospective and prospective, biomechanical studies on running using
any kind of pressure-sensitive device with RRI as an outcome were included. All
studies involving regular or recreational runners were considered. The study
quality was assessed and the measured parameters were summarised. One low
quality, two moderate quality and five high quality studies were included. Five
different subdivisions of plantar area were identified, as well as five instants
and four phases of measurement during foot-ground contact. Overall many
parameters were collated and subdivided as plantar pressure and force, plantar
pressure and force location, contact area, timing and stride parameters.
Differences between the injured and control group were found for mediolateral and
anteroposterior displacement of force, contact area, velocity of force
displacement, relative force-time integral, mediolateral force ratio, time to
peak force and inter-stride correlative patterns. However, no consistent results
were found between studies and no biomechanical risk patterns were apparent.
Additionally, conflicting findings were reported for peak force in three studies.
Based on these observations, we provide suggestions for improved methodology
measurement of pertinent parameters for future studies.
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