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Overuse injuries that nag runners may stem from leaning too far forward

The ubiquitous overuse injuries that nag runners may stem from an unlikely culprit: how far you lean forward. Trunk flexion, the angle at which a runner bends forward from the hip, can range ...
BMJ

A pilot study to determine the effect of trunk and hip focused neuromuscular training on hip and knee isokinetic strength

Objective: The objective was to determine the effect of trunk focused neuromuscular training (TNMT) on hip and knee strength. The hypothesis was that TNMT would increase standing isokinetic hip ...
RMD Open

Patient-tailored training programme on cardiorespiratory fitness, trunk strength and mobility leads to significantly better outcomes in individuals with axial spondyloarth…

Background Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) impairs trunk strength, mobility and cardiorespiratory fitness. Despite exercise ...
Healthline

Lateral Flexion

Flexion is the movement of a joint that increases the angle between the joint and the body part. Movement of a body part to the side is called lateral flexion. This type of movement is commonly ...
Daily Mail

Want to avoid a running injury? Don't lean forwards so much! Jogging with your trunk tilting too far can increase your risk of knee and back pain, study finds

Running with your torso tilted too far forwards can increase your risk of developing exercise-related injuries like knee and back pain, a study has warned. Researchers led from the University of ...