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The vertical treadmill (VertiRun) is an unresearched, partial weight-bear-ing exercise mode for lower limb rehabilitation. The user undertakes a “running-like” action whilst body weight is supported by a bench and the limb is drawn downwards against overhanging resistance cables on a vertically hung nonmotorised treadmill. This study sought to describe the kinematics and neuromuscular recruitment during VertiRun exercise in the supine, 40°, and 70° postures. Twenty-one healthy male partici-pants (age, 25±7 years; stature, 1.79±0.07 m; body mass, 77.7±8.8 kg) volunteered for sagittal plane kinematic analysis of the ankle, knee and hip and electromyography of lower limb musculature in all three pos-tures. Results indicated similar kinematic and neuromuscular profiles in the 40° and 70° postures which differed from the supine. Regardless of posture, a basic movement pattern was observed where the hamstrings and gastrocnemius muscles were active to extend the hip, flex the knee, plantarflex the ankle and draw the leg down the treadmill belt in the contact phase. The rectus femoris and tibialis anterior were active to flex the hip and knee, and dorsiflex the ankle to draw the leg upwards during the swing phase. The vasti muscles were not active during Ver-tiRun exercise. The VertiRun demonstrated similar kinematic and neuro-muscular patterns to overground gait, allows workload progression based on effort and posture changes, and is a low-impact exercise mode that could maintain physical fitness without loading injured tis-sues. This study suggests that the VertiRun could supplement rehabilita-tion programmes for lower-limb injuries.

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Abstract
 INTRODUCTION
 MATERIALS AND METHODS
  Participants
  Procedure
  Data analysis
 RESULTS
  Temporal spatial parameters
  Kinematics
  Neuromuscular recruitment
 DISCUSSION
 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
 REFERENCES

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• Alastair R. Jordan [ School of Sport, York St. John’s University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, York, UK ] Corresponding author
• Andrew Barnes [ Academy of Sport and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK ]
• David Claxton [ Academy of Sport and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK ]
• Alison Purvis [ Academy of Sport and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK ]
• Mary Fysh [ Academy of Sport and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK ]

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• 간행물명

  JER [Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation]

• 간기

  격월간

• pISSN

  2288-176X

• eISSN

  2288-1778

• 수록기간

  2013~2026

• 등재여부

  SCOPUS,KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 517 DDC 613