#86 - Can changing gait reduce running injuries with Professor Bryan Heiderscheit

Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Bryan Heiderscheit from the University of Wisconsin in USA. He is an expert on running injuries. This is the third of a series of podcast episodes on running injuries (See Professor Irene Davis’s and Associate Professor Rasmus Østergaard Nielsen’s episodes). Bryan focuses on overstriding and how increasing the stride rate can reduce overstriding and therefore running injuries. The importance of making gradual changes in all aspects. Different kinds of running injuries when land on the forefoot vs the heel. He thinks the type of shoes (minimalist vs cushioned etc) doesn’t make much difference to running injury rates etc. If bouncing up and down when running then may be overstriding which can result in injury. Some people bounce more but don’t overstride, some people overstride but don’t bounce and some do both. Bryan likes to try altering the stride rate/cadence to reduce over striding in an attempt to reduce bouncing and therefore, hopefully, running injuries. Bryan and the previous running. We also discussed causes of hamstring injuries during sprinting. A very interesting chat that brought together not only his research but also the previous two episodes on running injuries.0:00. Introduction3:16. Similarities/differences re the 3 interviews on running injuries8:36. How Bryan got into running injury research10:53. Running injuries when land on the forefoot vs heel17:02. Specificity: function vs capacity20:08. Do cushioned shoes increases injuries?26:04. Injury rates /injury risks28:45. Accumulation of strides, resilience, loads31:30. The centre of mass movement during running (bounce)34:20. Changing gait to alter centre of mass movement36:50. Overstriding re centre of mass40:20. Overstriding and eccentric load on the knee41:15. Cadence/step rate to alter overstriding/bounce45:38. Speed of runner and how land when running47:13. Loading rate and injuries49:08. Some overstride but don’t bounce and vice versa50:42. Experience of runner and overstriding52:40. Elite runners and extent of overstriding55:26. Gait retraining and injury rates57:14. Step rate increase when land on forefoot1:00:01. Other causes of running injuries1:00:50. Need shoes to control pronation?1:03:26. Causes of hamstring injuries during sprinting1:06:43. Bone density reduction after bone injury1:08:25. When ready to return after ACL reconstruction?1:10:00. Takeaway messages1:11:49. Outro Inside Exercise brings to you the who's who of research in exercise metabolism, exercise physiology and exercise’s effects on health. With scientific rigor, these researchers discuss popular exercise topics while providing practical strategies for all.The interviewer, Emeritus Professor Glenn McConell, has an international research profile following 30 years of Exercise Metabolism research experience while at The University of Melbourne, Ball State University, Monash University, the University of Copenhagen and Victoria University.He has published over 120 peer reviewed journal articles and recently edited an Exercise Metabolism eBook written by world experts on 17 different topics (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-94305-9).Connect with Inside Exercise and Glenn McConell at:Twitter: @Inside_exercise and @GlennMcConell1Instagram: insideexerciseFacebook: Glenn McConellLinkedIn: Glenn McConell https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-mcconell-83475460ResearchGate: Glenn McConellEmail: [email protected] to Inside exercise:Spotify: shorturl.at/tyGHLApple Podcasts: shorturl.at/oFQRUYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@insideexerciseAnchor: https://anchor.fm/insideexerciseGoogle Podcasts: shorturl.at/bfhHIAnchor: https://anchor.fm/insideexercisePodcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4025218Not medical advice