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Table 9 Pooled and single study results for kinetic, kinematic and muscle activation variables at the hip

From: What is the Effect of Changing Running Step Rate on Injury, Performance and Biomechanics? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Variable

Preferred SR versus Increased SR

Preferred SR versus Reduced SR

Kinetics

Hip extension moment at IC

 + 5% [49]

 − 0.20 ( − 0.61, 0.22)

 − 5% [49]

0.00 ( − 0.41, 0.41)

 

 + 10% [49]

 − 0.20 ( − 0.61, 0.22)

 − 10% [49]

0.20 ( − 0.22, 0.61)

Hip extensor moment during stance phase

 + 10% [33]

0.18 ( − 0.45, 0.82)

  

Peak hip abduction moment

 + 5% [49]

0.00 ( − 0.41, 0.41)

 − 5% [49]

0.00 ( − 0.41, 0.41)

 

 + 10% [49]

0.25 ( − 0.17, 0.66)

 − 10% [49]

 − 0.22 ( − 0.63, 0.20)

Peak hip IR moment

 + 5% [49]

0.00 ( − 0.41, 0.41)

 − 5% [49]

0.00 ( − 0.41, 0.41)

 

 + 10% [49]

0.50 (0.08, 0.92)

 − 10% [49]

 − 0.50 ( − 0.92,  − 0.08)

Negative hip work

 + 5% [49]

 − 0.25 ( − 0.66, 0.17)

 − 5% [49]

0.26 ( − 0.15, 0.68)

 

 + 10% [44, 49]

 − 0.55 ( − 0.91,  − 0.20)

 − 10% [44, 49]

 − 0.67 ( − 1.02,  − 0.31)

Positive hip work

 + 5% [49]

0.04 ( − 0.37, 0.46)

 − 5% [49]

 − 0.20 ( − 0.61, 0.22)

 

 + 10% [49]

0.13 ( − 0.28, 0.54)

 − 10% [49]

 − 0.49 ( − 0.91,  − 0.07)

Average positive hip power (stance)

 + 8% [26]

0.14 [ − 0.55, 0.83]

 − 8% [26]

 − 0.07 [ − 0.76, 0.62]

 

 + 15% [26]

0.31 [ − 0.39, 1.01]

 − 15% [26]

 − 0.42 [ − 1.12, 0.28]

Average positive hip power (swing)

 + 8% [26]

 − 0.82 [ − 1.55,  − 0.10]

 − 8% [26]

0.63 [ − 0.08, 1.35]

 

 + 15% [26]

 − 1.61 [ − 2.42,  − 0.80]

 − 15% [26]

1.13 [0.38, 1.88]

GMAX muscle activity—stance 0–15%

 + 5% [32]

 − 0.11 ( − 0.52, 0.30)

  
 

 + 10% [32]

 − 0.33 ( − 0.74, 0.09)

  

GMAX muscle activity—swing 80–90%

 + 5% [32]

 − 0.15 ( − 0.57, 0.26)

  
 

 + 10% [32]

 − 0.60 ( − 1.02,  − 0.18)

  

GMAX muscle activity—swing 90–100%

 + 5% [32]

 − 0.17 ( − 0.58, 0.24)

  
 

 + 10% [32]

 − 0.34 ( − 0.76, 0.07)

  

GMED muscle activity—stance 0–15%

 + 5% [32]

 − 0.10 ( − 0.51, 0.31)

  
 

 + 10% [32]

 − 0.30 ( − 0.71, 0.12)

  

GMED muscle activity—swing 80–90%

 + 5% [32]

 − 0.33 ( − 0.75, 0.09)

  
 

 + 10% [32]

 − 0.70 ( − 1.13,  − 0.27)

  

GMED muscle activity—swing 90–100%

 + 5% [32]

 − 0.12 ( − 0.54, 0.29)

  
 

 + 10% [32]

 − 0.46 ( − 0.88,  − 0.04)

  

GMAX positive work

 + 10% [51]

0.37 ( − 0.14, 0.88)

 − 10% [51]

 − 0.64 ( − 1.16,  − 0.12)

GMAX negative work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.37 ( − 0.88, 0.14)

 − 10% [51]

0.54 (0.02, 1.05)

GMED positive work

 + 10% [51]

0.88 (0.34, 1.41)

 − 10% [51]

 − 0.88 ( − 1.41,  − 0.35)

GMED negative work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.85 ( − 1.37,  − 0.32)

 − 10% [51]

0.28 ( − 0.23, 0.79)

GMIN positive work

 + 10% [51]

0.72 (0.20, 1.24)

 − 10% [51]

 − 0.42 ( − 0.94, 0.09)

GMIN negative work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.69 ( − 1.21,  − 0.17)

 − 10% [51]

0.00 ( − 0.51, 0.51)

TFL positive work

 + 10% [51]

0.20 ( − 0.31, 0.70)

 − 10% [51]

0.00 ( − 0.51, 0.51)

TFL negative work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.28 ( − 0.79, 0.23)

 − 10% [51]

0.00 ( − 0.51, 0.51)

SART positive work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.33 ( − 0.84, 0.18)

 − 10% [51]

0.00 ( − 0.51, 0.51)

SART negative work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.62 ( − 1.14,  − 0.11)

 − 10% [51]

0.62 (0.11, 1.14)

Psoas positive work

 + 10% [51]

0.00 ( − 0.51, 0.51)

 − 10% [51]

0.04 ( − 0.47, 0.54)

Psoas negative work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.25 ( − 0.76, 0.25)

 − 10% [51]

0.23 ( − 0.28, 0.74)

Iliacus positive work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.55 ( − 1.06,  − 0.03)

 − 10% [51]

0.58 (0.06, 1.10)

Iliacus negative work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.13 ( − 0.64, 0.38)

 − 10% [51]

0.33 ( − 0.18, 0.84)

ADDMAG positive work

 + 10% [51]

0.21 ( − 0.30, 0.72)

 − 10% [51]

 − 0.21 ( − 0.72, 0.30)

ADDMAG negative work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.56 ( − 1.07,  − 0.04)

 − 10% [51]

0.22 ( − 0.29, 0.73)

ADDBREV positive work

 + 10% [51]

0.07 ( − 0.43, 0.58)

 − 10% [51]

0.21 ( − 0.30, 0.72)

ADDBREV negative work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.49 ( − 1.00, 0.02)

 − 10% [51]

0.20 ( − 0.31, 0.70)

ADDLONG positive work

 + 10% [51]

0.10 ( − 0.40, 0.61)

 − 10% [51]

0.21 ( − 0.30, 0.72)

ADDLONG negative work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.44 ( − 0.95, 0.08)

 − 10% [51]

0.36 ( − 0.15, 0.87)

Piriformis positive work

 + 10% [51]

0.28 ( − 0.23, 0.79)

 − 10% [51]

 − 0.44 ( − 0.95, 0.08)

Piriformis negative work

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.22 ( − 0.73, 0.29)

 − 10% [51]

0.36 ( − 0.15, 0.87)

Peak GMED muscle force—late stance / early swing (0–40%)

 + 10% [36]

0.90 (0.37, 1.43)

 − 10% [36]

 − 0.54 ( − 1.05,  − 0.02)

Peak GMED muscle force—late swing (80–99%)

 + 10% [36]

 − 0.32 ( − 0.83, 0.19)

 − 10% [36]

0.49 ( − 0.02, 1.01)

Peak GMAX muscle force—late stance / early swing (0–40%)

 + 10% [36]

0.57 (0.05, 1.09)

 − 10% [36]

 − 0.78 ( − 1.30,  − 0.25)

Peak GMAX muscle force—late swing (80–99%)

 + 10% [36]

 − 0.07 ( − 0.58, 0.43)

 − 10% [36]

0.33 ( − 0.18, 0.84)

Peak GMED muscle force—stance

 + 10% [51]

0.88 (0.34, 1.41)

 − 10% [51]

 − 0.54 ( − 1.05,  − 0.02)

Peak GMED muscle force—late swing

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.31 ( − 0.82, 0.20)

 − 10% [51]

0.44 ( − 0.07, 0.96)

Peak GMIN muscle force—stance

 + 10% [51]

0.61 (0.09, 1.13)

 − 10% [51]

 − 0.32 ( − 0.83, 0.19)

Peak GMIN muscle force—early swing

 + 10% [51]

0.08 ( − 0.43, 0.59)

 − 10% [51]

0.41 ( − 0.10, 0.92)

Peak GMIN muscle force—late swing

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.28 ( − 0.79, 0.23)

 − 10% [51]

0.40 ( − 0.11, 0.91)

Peak GMAX muscle force—stance

 + 10% [51]

0.42 ( − 0.09, 0.93)

 − 10% [51]

 − 0.71 ( − 1.24,  − 0.19)

Peak GMAX muscle force—late swing

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.07 ( − 0.58, 0.43)

 − 10% [51]

0.33 ( − 0.18, 0.84)

Peak TFL muscle force—early swing

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.36 ( − 0.87, 0.15)

 − 10% [51]

0.37 ( − 0.14, 0.88)

Peak SART muscle force—early swing

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.54 ( − 1.06,  − 0.03)

 − 10% [51]

0.35 ( − 0.16, 0.86)

Peak psoas muscle force—early swing

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.05 ( − 0.56, 0.45)

 − 10% [51]

0.12 ( − 0.38, 0.63)

Peak iliacus muscle force—early swing

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.29 ( − 0.80, 0.22)

 − 10% [51]

0.44 ( − 0.08, 0.95)

Peak ADDMAG muscle force—stance

 + 10% [51]

0.08 ( − 0.42, 0.59)

 − 10% [51]

 − 0.34 ( − 0.85, 0.17)

Peak ADDBREV muscle force—early swing

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.18 ( − 0.69, 0.32)

 − 10% [51]

0.32 ( − 0.19, 0.83)

Peak ADDLONG muscle force—early swing

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.11 ( − 0.61, 0.40)

 − 10% [51]

0.05 ( − 0.45, 0.56)

Peak piriformis muscle force—stance

 + 10% [51]

0.45 ( − 0.06, 0.96)

 − 10% [51]

 − 0.47 ( − 0.98, 0.05)

Peak piriformis muscle force—early swing

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.65 ( − 1.17,  − 0.13)

 − 10% [51]

0.63 (0.11, 1.15)

Peak piriformis muscle force—late swing

 + 10% [51]

 − 0.09 ( − 0.60, 0.41)

 − 10% [51]

0.15 ( − 0.36, 0.66)

Kinematics

Average hip flexion at IC

 + 5% [45]

0.06 ( − 0.81, 0.94)

 − 5% [45]

 − 0.03 ( − 0.91, 0.85)

 

 + 10% [34, 45]

0.14 ( − 0.29, 0.57)

 − 10% [45]

 − 0.35 ( − 1.23, 0.54)

Average hip flexion during stance phase

 + 10% [34]

0.07 ( − 0.42, 0.57)

  

Peak hip flexion during stance phase

 + 5% [49]

0.25 ( − 0.16, 0.67)

 − 5% [49]

 − 0.21 ( − 0.62, 0.20)

 

 + 7.5% (post 12 weeks) [38]

0.05 ( − 0.75, 0.85)

  
 

 + 10% [34, 49]

0.42 (0.10, 0.75)

 − 10% [49]

 − 0.71 ( − 1.13,  − 0.28)

Average hip adduction at IC

 + 10% [34]

 − 0.03 ( − 0.53, 0.47)

  

Average hip adduction during stance phase

 + 10% [34]

0.00 ( − 0.49, 0.50)

  

Peak hip adduction during stance phase

 + 5% [49]

0.28 ( − 0.14, 0.69)

 − 5% [49]

 − 0.12 ( − 0.53, 0.29)

 

 + 7.5% (post 8 sessions) [40]

0.72 ( − 0.00, 1.44)

  
 

 + 7.5% (post 4 weeks) [40]

0.59 ( − 0.12, 1.30)

  
 

 + 10% [34, 41, 49]

0.40 (0.11, 0.69)

 − 10% [49]

 − 0.26 ( − 0.67, 0.16)

Average hip IR at IC

 + 10% [34]

0.18 ( − 0.32, 0.68)

  

Average hip IR during stance phase

 + 10% [34]

0.02 ( − 0.48, 0.52)

  

Peak hip IR during stance phase

 + 5% [49]

0.02 ( − 0.39, 0.44)

 − 5% [49]

 − 0.09 ( − 0.50, 0.32)

 

 + 10% [34, 49]

0.07 ( − 0.25, 0.38)

 − 10% [49]

 − 0.19 ( − 0.61, 0.22)

 

 + 10% (post 4 weeks) [23]

 − 0.01 ( − 0.81, 0.79)

  
 

 + 10% (post 12 weeks) [23]

 − 0.04 ( − 0.84, 0.76)

  

Hip extension

  

 − 10% [24]

0.71 (0.07, 1.35)

  1. SMD ± 95% CI are provided for each percentage increase or decrease in running step rate. SMD ± 95% CI presented in bold are statistically significant
  2. Abbreviations: ADDBREV adductor brevis, ADDLONG adductor longus, ADDMAG adductor magnus, GMAX gluteus maximus, GMED gluteus medius, GMIN gluteus minimus, IC initial contact, IR internal rotation, SART sartorius, TFL tensor fasciae latae