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Dr Chris Bramah
@chrisbramah
PhD Biomechanics | Consultant Physio @MIHP_UK & @mile_health | Lecturer & Researcher @SalfordUni | Specialise in running injuries, lover of track & field.
Manchester, England
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    May 9, 2024
    A pleasure to join @SportsmithHQ sharing thoughts, practices and current research on sprint mechanics in hamstring injuries. 🏃🦵⚙️ Hopefully the episode provides some interesting discussions and thoughts for practice.
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    Sportsmith
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    May 9, 2024
    This week's Pacey Performance Podcast... @chrisbramah talks: • Running mechanics' impact on hamstring injury risks • The Sprint mechanics Assessment Score (S-MAS) • Lumbo-pelvic control and overstriding interventions • Avoiding S-MAS set up issues Listen via links 👇
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Nov 9, 2020
    I am so happy to be able to say, the longest 8 chapters (and 7 years!!) of my life are finally over! PhD complete ✅ The association between running kinematics & common overuse injuries in runners. Implications for injury & rehabilitation.
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Dec 29, 2021
    Throughout 2021 a pretty solid routine has been morning coffee ☕️ with a good read of all things sports science & medicine 📚📰 So if you’re interested in lower limb🦵injuries, biomechanics 🦾🦿⚙️, endurance or sprint running 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Here are 12 of my top reads from 2021 👇🏻👇🏻🧵
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Sep 8, 2018
    Ever wondered what running biomechanics are associated with common injuries? 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ Well have a read of our new paper via @AJSM_SportsMed We aimed to identify global kinematic contributors to running injuries & found some interesting findings journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03…
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Jul 18, 2021
    Great new paper looking at muscle contributions to acceleration: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34270824/ Highlights the key role of the plantarflexors for acceleration. Soleus the primary muscle for vertical support ⬆️ Gastroc for forward acceleration with ⬆️ demand during early accel. ↗️
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Aug 4, 2019
    New paper: Relationship between performance & biomechanics in male middle distance runners. Faster 1500m runners: • ⬇️ swing hip RoM • ⬇️ ankle plantarflexion at contact • ⬇️ trunk flexion at toe off • ⬇️ swing knee flex RoM • ⬆️ peak VGRF
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    The relationship between performance and biomechanics in middle-distance runners
    From tandfonline.com
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Apr 21, 2021
    Contrasting peak Achilles tendon force across a range of common calf conditioning exercises and running. From: @CStarbuckPhD @richkjones @leehphysio & myself doi.org/10.1111/sms.13… And: @akedgley @JarrodAntflick doi.org/10.1111/sms.13… One for @tobyrsmith @oliw_physio
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Oct 28, 2019
    Can gait retraining improve kinematics & clinical outcomes in runners with PFP? We found a single session (⬆️ step rate) results in improvements as early as 4 weeks. Including: ⬇️ Hip Add, CPD & Knee Flx ⬇️ Pain: 6.2 to 1/10 NRS ⬆️ Weekly run distance doi.org/10.1177/036354…
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Sep 19, 2023
    🆕 Exploring the role of Sprint Mechanics in Hamstring Strain Injuries 🆕 In our new article we discuss the mechanistic link between sprint running mechanics & hamstring strain. @jb_morin @TomDosSantos91 @zentrumsport link.springer.com/article/10.100…
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Jul 18, 2018
    Here’s another fun @iaaforg fact: Foot strike patterns of the World Championships Marathon: Women’s race: 73% rearfoot, 24% midfoot, 3% forefoot Men’s race: 67% rearfoot, 30% midfoot, 3% forefoot Again, the top 8 guys don’t change much throughout the race. #running
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Jun 23, 2019
    Nike Vaporfly improves running economy by 2.8% Changing running mechanics by: ⬆️ stride length ⬆️ vertical oscillation ⬇️ ankle plantarflex velocity at push off ⬆️ ankle joint moment arm However, doesn't improve running economy in everyone!
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    Running economy, mechanics, and marathon racing shoes
    From tandfonline.com
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Oct 24, 2020
    Systematic review of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome in Runners: 👇🏻 Risk Factors: ⬆️ Pelvic drop ⬆️ Hip int rot ⬆️ Navicular drop Abductory twist & early heel lift ⬆️ Weekly running distance Factors may influence loading of the medial tibia & load dose.
    Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome in Novice and Recreational Runners: A Systematic Review - PubMed
    From pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Jul 17, 2018
    Some really interesting data from the @iaaforg biomechanics reports. Men’s marathon: Despite fatigue, these guys are still able to maintain their mechanics in the later stages of the race. How? ⬇️ stride length & maintain cadence iaaf.org/about-iaaf/doc…
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    Dr Chris Bramah
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    Dec 15, 2018
    New from our group led by @DrStevePreece Biomechanical characteristics of high performance endurance runners We compared the biomechanics of 14 high performance & 14 recreational runners at different speeds. Here’s what we found 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 tandfonline.com/eprint/4BzqSES…