Reading Behind the Lines: The Factors Affecting the Text Reception Threshold in Hearing Aid Users

Purpose

The visual Text Reception Threshold (TRT) test (Zekveld et al., 2007) has been designed to assess modality-general factors relevant for speech perception in noise. In the last decade, the test has been adopted in audiology labs worldwide. The 1st aim of this study was to examine which factors best predict interindividual differences in the TRT. Second, we aimed to assess the relationships between the TRT and the speech reception thresholds (SRTs) estimated in various conditions.

Method

First, we reviewed studies reporting relationships between the TRT and the auditory and/or cognitive factors and formulated specific hypotheses regarding the TRT predictors. These hypotheses were tested using a prediction model applied to a rich data set of 180 hearing aid users. In separate association models, we tested the relationships between the TRT and the various SRTs and subjective hearing difficulties, while taking into account potential confounding variables.

Results

The results of the prediction model indicate that the TRT is predicted by the ability to fill in missing words in incomplete sentences, by lexical access speed, and by working memory capacity. Furthermore, in line with previous studies, a moderate association between higher age, poorer pure-tone hearing acuity, and poorer TRTs was observed. Better TRTs were associated with better SRTs for the correct perception of 50% of Hagerman matrix sentences in a 4-talker babble, as well as with better subjective ratings of speech perception. Age and pure-tone hearing thresholds significantly confounded these associations. The associations of the TRT with SRTs estimated in other conditions and with subjective qualities of hearing were not statistically significant when adjusting for age and pure-tone average.

Conclusions

We conclude that the abilities tapped into by the TRT test include processes relevant for speeded lexical decision making when completing partly masked sentences and that these processes require working memory capacity. Furthermore, the TRT is associated with the SRT of hearing aid users as estimated in a challenging condition that includes informational masking and with experienced difficulties with speech perception in daily-life conditions. The current results underline the value of using the TRT test in studies involving speech perception and aid in the interpretation of findings acquired using the test.

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Reading Behind the Lines: The Factors Affecting the Text Reception Threshold in Hearing Aid Users

Purpose

The visual Text Reception Threshold (TRT) test (Zekveld et al., 2007) has been designed to assess modality-general factors relevant for speech perception in noise. In the last decade, the test has been adopted in audiology labs worldwide. The 1st aim of this study was to examine which factors best predict interindividual differences in the TRT. Second, we aimed to assess the relationships between the TRT and the speech reception thresholds (SRTs) estimated in various conditions.

Method

First, we reviewed studies reporting relationships between the TRT and the auditory and/or cognitive factors and formulated specific hypotheses regarding the TRT predictors. These hypotheses were tested using a prediction model applied to a rich data set of 180 hearing aid users. In separate association models, we tested the relationships between the TRT and the various SRTs and subjective hearing difficulties, while taking into account potential confounding variables.

Results

The results of the prediction model indicate that the TRT is predicted by the ability to fill in missing words in incomplete sentences, by lexical access speed, and by working memory capacity. Furthermore, in line with previous studies, a moderate association between higher age, poorer pure-tone hearing acuity, and poorer TRTs was observed. Better TRTs were associated with better SRTs for the correct perception of 50% of Hagerman matrix sentences in a 4-talker babble, as well as with better subjective ratings of speech perception. Age and pure-tone hearing thresholds significantly confounded these associations. The associations of the TRT with SRTs estimated in other conditions and with subjective qualities of hearing were not statistically significant when adjusting for age and pure-tone average.

Conclusions

We conclude that the abilities tapped into by the TRT test include processes relevant for speeded lexical decision making when completing partly masked sentences and that these processes require working memory capacity. Furthermore, the TRT is associated with the SRT of hearing aid users as estimated in a challenging condition that includes informational masking and with experienced difficulties with speech perception in daily-life conditions. The current results underline the value of using the TRT test in studies involving speech perception and aid in the interpretation of findings acquired using the test.

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Reading Behind the Lines: The Factors Affecting the Text Reception Threshold in Hearing Aid Users

Purpose

The visual Text Reception Threshold (TRT) test (Zekveld et al., 2007) has been designed to assess modality-general factors relevant for speech perception in noise. In the last decade, the test has been adopted in audiology labs worldwide. The 1st aim of this study was to examine which factors best predict interindividual differences in the TRT. Second, we aimed to assess the relationships between the TRT and the speech reception thresholds (SRTs) estimated in various conditions.

Method

First, we reviewed studies reporting relationships between the TRT and the auditory and/or cognitive factors and formulated specific hypotheses regarding the TRT predictors. These hypotheses were tested using a prediction model applied to a rich data set of 180 hearing aid users. In separate association models, we tested the relationships between the TRT and the various SRTs and subjective hearing difficulties, while taking into account potential confounding variables.

Results

The results of the prediction model indicate that the TRT is predicted by the ability to fill in missing words in incomplete sentences, by lexical access speed, and by working memory capacity. Furthermore, in line with previous studies, a moderate association between higher age, poorer pure-tone hearing acuity, and poorer TRTs was observed. Better TRTs were associated with better SRTs for the correct perception of 50% of Hagerman matrix sentences in a 4-talker babble, as well as with better subjective ratings of speech perception. Age and pure-tone hearing thresholds significantly confounded these associations. The associations of the TRT with SRTs estimated in other conditions and with subjective qualities of hearing were not statistically significant when adjusting for age and pure-tone average.

Conclusions

We conclude that the abilities tapped into by the TRT test include processes relevant for speeded lexical decision making when completing partly masked sentences and that these processes require working memory capacity. Furthermore, the TRT is associated with the SRT of hearing aid users as estimated in a challenging condition that includes informational masking and with experienced difficulties with speech perception in daily-life conditions. The current results underline the value of using the TRT test in studies involving speech perception and aid in the interpretation of findings acquired using the test.

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Acute blockade of inner ear marginal and dark cell K+ secretion: Effects on gravity receptor function

Publication date: Available online 13 February 2018
Source:Hearing Research
Author(s): Choongheon Lee, Timothy A. Jones
Specific pharmacological blockade of KCNQ (Kv7) channels with XE991 rapidly (within 20 min) and profoundly alters inner ear gravity receptor responses to head motion (Lee et al., 2017). We hypothesized that these effects were attributable to the suppression of K⁺ secretion following blockade of KCNQ1-KCNE1 channels in vestibular dark cells and marginal cells. To test this hypothesis, K⁺ secretion was independently inhibited by blocking the Na⁺-K⁺-2Cl^- cotransporter (NKCC1, Slc12a2) rather than KCNQ1-KCNE1 channels. Acute blockade of NKCC1 with ethacrynic acid (40 mg/kg) eliminated auditory responses (ABRs) within approximately 70 min of injection, but had no effect on vestibular gravity receptor function (VsEPs) over a period of 2 h in the same animals. These findings show that, vestibular gravity receptors are highly resistant to acute disruption of endolymph secretion unlike the auditory system. Based on this we argue that acute suppression of K⁺ secretion alone does not likely account for the rapid profound effects of XE991 on gravity receptors. Instead the effects of XE991 likely require additional action at KCNQ channels located within the sensory epithelium itself.



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Acute blockade of inner ear marginal and dark cell K+ secretion: Effects on gravity receptor function

Publication date: Available online 13 February 2018
Source:Hearing Research
Author(s): Choongheon Lee, Timothy A. Jones
Specific pharmacological blockade of KCNQ (Kv7) channels with XE991 rapidly (within 20 min) and profoundly alters inner ear gravity receptor responses to head motion (Lee et al., 2017). We hypothesized that these effects were attributable to the suppression of K⁺ secretion following blockade of KCNQ1-KCNE1 channels in vestibular dark cells and marginal cells. To test this hypothesis, K⁺ secretion was independently inhibited by blocking the Na⁺-K⁺-2Cl^- cotransporter (NKCC1, Slc12a2) rather than KCNQ1-KCNE1 channels. Acute blockade of NKCC1 with ethacrynic acid (40 mg/kg) eliminated auditory responses (ABRs) within approximately 70 min of injection, but had no effect on vestibular gravity receptor function (VsEPs) over a period of 2 h in the same animals. These findings show that, vestibular gravity receptors are highly resistant to acute disruption of endolymph secretion unlike the auditory system. Based on this we argue that acute suppression of K⁺ secretion alone does not likely account for the rapid profound effects of XE991 on gravity receptors. Instead the effects of XE991 likely require additional action at KCNQ channels located within the sensory epithelium itself.



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Acute blockade of inner ear marginal and dark cell K+ secretion: Effects on gravity receptor function

Publication date: Available online 13 February 2018
Source:Hearing Research
Author(s): Choongheon Lee, Timothy A. Jones
Specific pharmacological blockade of KCNQ (Kv7) channels with XE991 rapidly (within 20 min) and profoundly alters inner ear gravity receptor responses to head motion (Lee et al., 2017). We hypothesized that these effects were attributable to the suppression of K⁺ secretion following blockade of KCNQ1-KCNE1 channels in vestibular dark cells and marginal cells. To test this hypothesis, K⁺ secretion was independently inhibited by blocking the Na⁺-K⁺-2Cl^- cotransporter (NKCC1, Slc12a2) rather than KCNQ1-KCNE1 channels. Acute blockade of NKCC1 with ethacrynic acid (40 mg/kg) eliminated auditory responses (ABRs) within approximately 70 min of injection, but had no effect on vestibular gravity receptor function (VsEPs) over a period of 2 h in the same animals. These findings show that, vestibular gravity receptors are highly resistant to acute disruption of endolymph secretion unlike the auditory system. Based on this we argue that acute suppression of K⁺ secretion alone does not likely account for the rapid profound effects of XE991 on gravity receptors. Instead the effects of XE991 likely require additional action at KCNQ channels located within the sensory epithelium itself.



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Unmatched speed perceptions between overground and treadmill manual wheelchair propulsion in long-term manual wheelchair users

Publication date: Available online 12 February 2018
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Félix Chénier, Audrey Champagne, Guillaume Desroches, Dany H. Gagnon
BackgroundManual wheelchair (MWC) propulsion is increasingly assessed on a motorized treadmill (TM), which is often considered more ecologically valid than stationary rollers. However, no clear consensus on the similarities between overground (OG) and TM propulsion has yet been reached. Furthermore, no study has investigated the participants’ perceptions of propelling a MWC on a TM compared to OG.Research questionThe present study aims to assess the perception of speed when propelling on a TM vs OG, and to relate this perception to measured spatiotemporal variables, kinetics and work.MethodsIn this crossover study, the propulsion’s spatiotemporal variables, kinetics, and work of nineteen experienced wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury were compared between three conditions: 1) OG at a self-selected speed, 2) on a TM at a self-selected speed perceived as being similar to the OG speed (TMperceived), and 3) on a TM at the same speed as OG (TMmatched). Each variable was compared between conditions using an analysis of variance for repeated measures.ResultsAll participants selected a lower speed for TMperceived than OG, with a difference of −0.6 m/s (−44%). This adaptation may be due to a combination of two factors: 1) the absence of speed information, and 2) the feeling of urgency to grab the wheels during the recovery phase. The power output, work per cycle, and work per minute were also much lower on TMperceived than OG. However, in contrast to other work on MWC propulsion on a TM, the kinetic variables assessed were all similar between the OG and TMmatched conditions.SignificanceTraining on a TM should be performed at a speed that matches the OG speed and not at a self-selected speed on the TM, which would reduce the power output and work and therefore reduce the efficiency of the training.



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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REARFOOT, TIBIA AND FEMUR KINEMATICS IN RUNNERS WITH AND WITHOUT PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN

Publication date: Available online 12 February 2018
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Bruna Calazans Luz, Ana Flávia dos Santos, Mariana Carvalho de Souza, Tatiana de Oliveira Sato, Deborah A. Nawoczenski, Fábio Viadanna Serrão
BackgroundPatellofemoral pain (PFP) is the most common running overuse injury. Excessive rearfoot eversion is commonly considered as a PFP risk factor and the relationship between ankle-foot complex movement and lower limb may be involved with this dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between rearfoot eversion with tibia and femur kinematics in frontal and transverse planes during running in individuals with and without PFP. The secondary purpose was to compare the lower limb kinematics between runners with and without PFP.MethodsFifty-four recreational runners were divided into 2 groups: healthy runners (CG, n = 27) and runners with patellofemoral pain (PFPG, n = 27). Kinematics during running were assessed using three-dimensional motion analysis system. Pearson's correlation coefficients (r) were calculated to establish the correlation of rearfoot eversion with tibial and femur movements.FindingsGreater peak rearfoot eversion was correlated with greater peak femur adduction in PFP runners. Greater peak rearfoot eversion was correlated with greater peak tibial internal rotation and tibial adduction in the PFPG and CG. Additionally, greater peak rearfoot eversion was correlated with greater tibial internal rotation range of motion in the PFPG and CG. No significant differences were found between the PFPG and CG for all kinematics variables.InterpretationCorrelation between greater rearfoot eversion and greater peak hip adduction in the PFPG might be related to PFP persistence in runners with excessive rearfoot eversion, and indicates that treatment strategies aimed at controlling the movement of the rearfoot could help modify the symptoms.



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Gluteal tendinopathy and hip osteoarthritis: Different pathologies, different hip biomechanics

Publication date: Available online 12 February 2018
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Kim Allison, Michelle Hall, Paul W. Hodges, Tim V. Wrigley, Bill Vicenzino, Yong-Hao Pua, Ben Metcalf, Alison Grimaldi, Kim L. Bennell
BackgroundGluteal tendinopathy (GT) and hip osteoarthritis (OA) are the most common causes of hip pain and associated disability in older adults. Pain and altered walking biomechanics are common to both conditions. This study aimed to compare three-dimensional walking biomechanics between individuals with unilateral, symptomatic GT and HOA.MethodsSixty individuals with symptomatic unilateral GT confirmed by magnetic-resonance-imaging and 73 individuals with symptomatic unilateral HOA (Kellgren-Lawrence Grade ≥ 2) underwent three-dimensional gait analysis. Maximum and minimum values of the external hip flexion moment, first peak, second peak and mid-stance minimum of the hip adduction moment (HAM), sagittal plane hip excursion and hip joint angles, pelvic obliquity and trunk lean, at the three HAM time points during stance phase of walking were compared between groups using an analysis of covariance.ResultsCompared to individuals with HOA, those with GT exhibited a greater hip peak extension moment (P < 0.001) and greater HAM throughout the stance phase of walking (P = 0.01–P < 0.001), greater hip adduction (P < 0.001) and internal rotation (P < 0.01–P < 0.001) angles and lower hip flexion angles and excursion (P = 0.02 – P < 0.001). Individuals with HOA exhibited a greater forward trunk lean (P ≤ 0.001) throughout stance, and greater ipsilateral trunk lean in the frontal plane (P < 0.001) than those with GT.ConclusionDespite presence of pain in both conditions, hip kinematics and kinetics differ between individuals with symptomatic unilateral GT and those with symptomatic unilateral HOA. These condition-specific impairments may be targets for optimization of management of HOA and GT.



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Unmatched speed perceptions between overground and treadmill manual wheelchair propulsion in long-term manual wheelchair users

Publication date: Available online 12 February 2018
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Félix Chénier, Audrey Champagne, Guillaume Desroches, Dany H. Gagnon
BackgroundManual wheelchair (MWC) propulsion is increasingly assessed on a motorized treadmill (TM), which is often considered more ecologically valid than stationary rollers. However, no clear consensus on the similarities between overground (OG) and TM propulsion has yet been reached. Furthermore, no study has investigated the participants’ perceptions of propelling a MWC on a TM compared to OG.Research questionThe present study aims to assess the perception of speed when propelling on a TM vs OG, and to relate this perception to measured spatiotemporal variables, kinetics and work.MethodsIn this crossover study, the propulsion’s spatiotemporal variables, kinetics, and work of nineteen experienced wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury were compared between three conditions: 1) OG at a self-selected speed, 2) on a TM at a self-selected speed perceived as being similar to the OG speed (TMperceived), and 3) on a TM at the same speed as OG (TMmatched). Each variable was compared between conditions using an analysis of variance for repeated measures.ResultsAll participants selected a lower speed for TMperceived than OG, with a difference of −0.6 m/s (−44%). This adaptation may be due to a combination of two factors: 1) the absence of speed information, and 2) the feeling of urgency to grab the wheels during the recovery phase. The power output, work per cycle, and work per minute were also much lower on TMperceived than OG. However, in contrast to other work on MWC propulsion on a TM, the kinetic variables assessed were all similar between the OG and TMmatched conditions.SignificanceTraining on a TM should be performed at a speed that matches the OG speed and not at a self-selected speed on the TM, which would reduce the power output and work and therefore reduce the efficiency of the training.



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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REARFOOT, TIBIA AND FEMUR KINEMATICS IN RUNNERS WITH AND WITHOUT PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN

Publication date: Available online 12 February 2018
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Bruna Calazans Luz, Ana Flávia dos Santos, Mariana Carvalho de Souza, Tatiana de Oliveira Sato, Deborah A. Nawoczenski, Fábio Viadanna Serrão
BackgroundPatellofemoral pain (PFP) is the most common running overuse injury. Excessive rearfoot eversion is commonly considered as a PFP risk factor and the relationship between ankle-foot complex movement and lower limb may be involved with this dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between rearfoot eversion with tibia and femur kinematics in frontal and transverse planes during running in individuals with and without PFP. The secondary purpose was to compare the lower limb kinematics between runners with and without PFP.MethodsFifty-four recreational runners were divided into 2 groups: healthy runners (CG, n = 27) and runners with patellofemoral pain (PFPG, n = 27). Kinematics during running were assessed using three-dimensional motion analysis system. Pearson's correlation coefficients (r) were calculated to establish the correlation of rearfoot eversion with tibial and femur movements.FindingsGreater peak rearfoot eversion was correlated with greater peak femur adduction in PFP runners. Greater peak rearfoot eversion was correlated with greater peak tibial internal rotation and tibial adduction in the PFPG and CG. Additionally, greater peak rearfoot eversion was correlated with greater tibial internal rotation range of motion in the PFPG and CG. No significant differences were found between the PFPG and CG for all kinematics variables.InterpretationCorrelation between greater rearfoot eversion and greater peak hip adduction in the PFPG might be related to PFP persistence in runners with excessive rearfoot eversion, and indicates that treatment strategies aimed at controlling the movement of the rearfoot could help modify the symptoms.



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Gluteal tendinopathy and hip osteoarthritis: Different pathologies, different hip biomechanics

Publication date: Available online 12 February 2018
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Kim Allison, Michelle Hall, Paul W. Hodges, Tim V. Wrigley, Bill Vicenzino, Yong-Hao Pua, Ben Metcalf, Alison Grimaldi, Kim L. Bennell
BackgroundGluteal tendinopathy (GT) and hip osteoarthritis (OA) are the most common causes of hip pain and associated disability in older adults. Pain and altered walking biomechanics are common to both conditions. This study aimed to compare three-dimensional walking biomechanics between individuals with unilateral, symptomatic GT and HOA.MethodsSixty individuals with symptomatic unilateral GT confirmed by magnetic-resonance-imaging and 73 individuals with symptomatic unilateral HOA (Kellgren-Lawrence Grade ≥ 2) underwent three-dimensional gait analysis. Maximum and minimum values of the external hip flexion moment, first peak, second peak and mid-stance minimum of the hip adduction moment (HAM), sagittal plane hip excursion and hip joint angles, pelvic obliquity and trunk lean, at the three HAM time points during stance phase of walking were compared between groups using an analysis of covariance.ResultsCompared to individuals with HOA, those with GT exhibited a greater hip peak extension moment (P < 0.001) and greater HAM throughout the stance phase of walking (P = 0.01–P < 0.001), greater hip adduction (P < 0.001) and internal rotation (P < 0.01–P < 0.001) angles and lower hip flexion angles and excursion (P = 0.02 – P < 0.001). Individuals with HOA exhibited a greater forward trunk lean (P ≤ 0.001) throughout stance, and greater ipsilateral trunk lean in the frontal plane (P < 0.001) than those with GT.ConclusionDespite presence of pain in both conditions, hip kinematics and kinetics differ between individuals with symptomatic unilateral GT and those with symptomatic unilateral HOA. These condition-specific impairments may be targets for optimization of management of HOA and GT.



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Unmatched speed perceptions between overground and treadmill manual wheelchair propulsion in long-term manual wheelchair users

Publication date: Available online 12 February 2018
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Félix Chénier, Audrey Champagne, Guillaume Desroches, Dany H. Gagnon
BackgroundManual wheelchair (MWC) propulsion is increasingly assessed on a motorized treadmill (TM), which is often considered more ecologically valid than stationary rollers. However, no clear consensus on the similarities between overground (OG) and TM propulsion has yet been reached. Furthermore, no study has investigated the participants’ perceptions of propelling a MWC on a TM compared to OG.Research questionThe present study aims to assess the perception of speed when propelling on a TM vs OG, and to relate this perception to measured spatiotemporal variables, kinetics and work.MethodsIn this crossover study, the propulsion’s spatiotemporal variables, kinetics, and work of nineteen experienced wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury were compared between three conditions: 1) OG at a self-selected speed, 2) on a TM at a self-selected speed perceived as being similar to the OG speed (TMperceived), and 3) on a TM at the same speed as OG (TMmatched). Each variable was compared between conditions using an analysis of variance for repeated measures.ResultsAll participants selected a lower speed for TMperceived than OG, with a difference of −0.6 m/s (−44%). This adaptation may be due to a combination of two factors: 1) the absence of speed information, and 2) the feeling of urgency to grab the wheels during the recovery phase. The power output, work per cycle, and work per minute were also much lower on TMperceived than OG. However, in contrast to other work on MWC propulsion on a TM, the kinetic variables assessed were all similar between the OG and TMmatched conditions.SignificanceTraining on a TM should be performed at a speed that matches the OG speed and not at a self-selected speed on the TM, which would reduce the power output and work and therefore reduce the efficiency of the training.



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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REARFOOT, TIBIA AND FEMUR KINEMATICS IN RUNNERS WITH AND WITHOUT PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN

Publication date: Available online 12 February 2018
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Bruna Calazans Luz, Ana Flávia dos Santos, Mariana Carvalho de Souza, Tatiana de Oliveira Sato, Deborah A. Nawoczenski, Fábio Viadanna Serrão
BackgroundPatellofemoral pain (PFP) is the most common running overuse injury. Excessive rearfoot eversion is commonly considered as a PFP risk factor and the relationship between ankle-foot complex movement and lower limb may be involved with this dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between rearfoot eversion with tibia and femur kinematics in frontal and transverse planes during running in individuals with and without PFP. The secondary purpose was to compare the lower limb kinematics between runners with and without PFP.MethodsFifty-four recreational runners were divided into 2 groups: healthy runners (CG, n = 27) and runners with patellofemoral pain (PFPG, n = 27). Kinematics during running were assessed using three-dimensional motion analysis system. Pearson's correlation coefficients (r) were calculated to establish the correlation of rearfoot eversion with tibial and femur movements.FindingsGreater peak rearfoot eversion was correlated with greater peak femur adduction in PFP runners. Greater peak rearfoot eversion was correlated with greater peak tibial internal rotation and tibial adduction in the PFPG and CG. Additionally, greater peak rearfoot eversion was correlated with greater tibial internal rotation range of motion in the PFPG and CG. No significant differences were found between the PFPG and CG for all kinematics variables.InterpretationCorrelation between greater rearfoot eversion and greater peak hip adduction in the PFPG might be related to PFP persistence in runners with excessive rearfoot eversion, and indicates that treatment strategies aimed at controlling the movement of the rearfoot could help modify the symptoms.



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Gluteal tendinopathy and hip osteoarthritis: Different pathologies, different hip biomechanics

Publication date: Available online 12 February 2018
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Kim Allison, Michelle Hall, Paul W. Hodges, Tim V. Wrigley, Bill Vicenzino, Yong-Hao Pua, Ben Metcalf, Alison Grimaldi, Kim L. Bennell
BackgroundGluteal tendinopathy (GT) and hip osteoarthritis (OA) are the most common causes of hip pain and associated disability in older adults. Pain and altered walking biomechanics are common to both conditions. This study aimed to compare three-dimensional walking biomechanics between individuals with unilateral, symptomatic GT and HOA.MethodsSixty individuals with symptomatic unilateral GT confirmed by magnetic-resonance-imaging and 73 individuals with symptomatic unilateral HOA (Kellgren-Lawrence Grade ≥ 2) underwent three-dimensional gait analysis. Maximum and minimum values of the external hip flexion moment, first peak, second peak and mid-stance minimum of the hip adduction moment (HAM), sagittal plane hip excursion and hip joint angles, pelvic obliquity and trunk lean, at the three HAM time points during stance phase of walking were compared between groups using an analysis of covariance.ResultsCompared to individuals with HOA, those with GT exhibited a greater hip peak extension moment (P < 0.001) and greater HAM throughout the stance phase of walking (P = 0.01–P < 0.001), greater hip adduction (P < 0.001) and internal rotation (P < 0.01–P < 0.001) angles and lower hip flexion angles and excursion (P = 0.02 – P < 0.001). Individuals with HOA exhibited a greater forward trunk lean (P ≤ 0.001) throughout stance, and greater ipsilateral trunk lean in the frontal plane (P < 0.001) than those with GT.ConclusionDespite presence of pain in both conditions, hip kinematics and kinetics differ between individuals with symptomatic unilateral GT and those with symptomatic unilateral HOA. These condition-specific impairments may be targets for optimization of management of HOA and GT.



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