In Part 2 of this four part GAIT ANALYSIS special, our special guest Jean Francois Esculier, Vice-President & Director of Research & Development at The Running Clinic, discusses the effectiveness of common Running Gait Modifications, in particular with regards to Patellofemoral Pain. 

Other Episodes:

• Part 1 with Dr. Max Paquette, Associate Professor of the University of Memphis Human Performance
  Center.
• Part 3 with Dr. Izzy Moore, Associate Professor in Human Movement & Sports Medicine at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
• Part 4 with Dr. Allison Gruber, Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Indiana University Bloomington.

Topics (with timestamp) include:

• 3:20 JF Esculier at Runchatlive Conference 2019
• 5:00 JF Esculier – a decade of running related research
• 6:40 Latest Study: Running Gait Modifications Can Lead To Immediate Reductions In Patellofemoral Pain
• 11:45 The history of gait modifications recommended to reduce patellofemoral pain (PFP).
• 14:25 Step Rate Increase, Run Softer, Foot Strike Pattern
• 19:50 A closer look at cadence
• 21:30 If the runner is not injured, don’t change the way they run
• 22:45 Influence of shoe weight on cadence
• 28:40 The limitations of using ‘comfort’ to choose shoes
• 33:15 The significance of footstrike in running performance
• 34:30 Results of the study: expected & not expected
• 36:50 Why did some runners report report less pain when they reduced cadence, or went to rear foot strike?
• 44:50 Moving load from the patella to the achilles
• 59:00 Instagram, Twitter, Courses with The Running Clinic

Useful Links:

• JF Esculier on Twitter: @JFesculier
• JF Esculier Website
• The Running Clinic on Twitter: @ClinicRunning
• The Running Clinic Website

Our sincere thanks to Dr JF Esculier for giving up his time to be a guest! 

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