Project Details
Academic description
Cycling is extremely popular sport, exercise and transport activity. Bikes are often mass produced to fit the average person or high-end athletes. Almost all of those who cycle cannot be defined under these two categories. Therefore, adaption from the "off the rack "product is likely required to gain maximal performance and/or minimal injury likelihood. This study represents the initial investigation into how small, inexpensive changes may affect the injury likelihood of those who cycle. Principally, the study will ascertain how changing the stance width may influence the amount of inward knee movement during the pedal stroke. VKM has been shown to increase external knee pressure and increase risk of ACL injury as well as being linked with osteoarthritis development. In both scenarios the outcome is extremely detrimental to the individual. This not only has a quality-of-life effect, but likely increases the likelihood of sedentary behaviour of this individual and therefore may have ramifications for further health risks. Better understanding the mechanisms of reducing VKM may result in vast improvements to both these variables.
Status | Active |
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Effective start/end date | 2/09/24 → 31/12/25 |
Funding
- Solent University
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