The Physical Performance Show: Chris Bramah: Physiotherapist, Running Biomechanics Researcher ‘Biomechanics of the Running Athlete’
In episode 223 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares a conversation with Chris Bramah: Physiotherapist, Running Biomechanics Researcher ‘Biomechanics of the Running Athlete’ in this Expert Edition.
Chris Bramah is a UK-based Physiotherapist and Running Researcher who has worked and provided services for British Athletics and Team GB. Chris has completed his PhD investigating the biomechanics of running related injuries and biomechanical differences between elite and recreational runners.
Chris has published many peer reviewed articles and in addition to his consultancy and research based work, also provides gait analysis services and run service levels through his clinic at the University of Salford Manchester.
During this conversation Chris shares around just what role running biomechanics or the way we move, our running technique, when it comes to injury prevention, treatment rehabilitation and running performance. Chris shares around the top biomechanical factors that Chris’s research and others have shown to be linked to running injury, the role of specific biomechanics related to common running injuries such as ITB and pain, tibial bone stress injuries and Achilles tendinopathy. Chris explores the commonly asked questions around foot strike landing; does it matter or does it not, along with so much more!
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Listen in as we delve into the following:
- Biomechanics explained
- Ground reaction force and muscle loads
- Being conditioned to run
- Types of exercise to help on your ability to run
- Top home exercises recommended by Chris
- Pathological gate in Soft tissue running injuries based on his 2018 paper
- Chris’s definition on overstride
- Key Message points in biomechanics
- Risk associated after shifting from one move to another
- Performance problems
- Importance of Foot strike
- Weighing up the risk and benefits on biomechanics
- Self Optimisation
- What runners can do around cadence
- How to minimise risk on pelvic run
- High knee finishing drill
- Top 3 Mistakes People make in Biomechanics
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To follow Chris Bramah
Instagram: @chrisbramah
Twitter: @chrisbramah
Researchgate Profile: Chris Bramah
Quotes
“Many underestimate how much force we have to deal when we run.”
“Adding a minute to our run will have a great impact on our body.”
“Biomechanics are associated with different types of injuries.”
“Balance between the load on our body and ability to tolerate the loads in our body.”
Top home exercises recommended by Chris
1. Body weight squats
2. Single leg squats
3. Step ups
Top 3 Mistakes People Do in Biomechanics
1. Slip into lazy pattern in over stride
2. We do not need to increase stride to go faster
3. Shoes do not change the foot stride pattern
Timeline
0:00 Start
2:50 Introduction to Dr Chris Bramah
5:40 Chris’s Professional Life
8:40 Status of his PhD and his degree background
11:08 Biomechanics explained
17:45 Ground reaction force and muscle loads
21:05 Being conditioned to run
22:15 Types of exercise to help on your ability to run
24:57 Top home exercises recommended by Chris
27:10 Pathological gate in Soft tissue running injuries based on his 2018 paper
30:30 Chris’s definition on overstride
31:30 Key Message points in biomechanics
36:15 Risk associated after shifting from one move to another
39:44 Performance problems
45:20 Importance of Foot strike
54:59 Weighing up the risk and benefits on biomechanics
57:11 Self Optimisation
59:09 What runners can do around cadence
1:08:33 How to minimise risk on pelvic run
1:13:03 High knee finishing drill
1:19:15 Top 3 Mistakes People Do in Biomechanics
1:21:43 Best Advice
1:22:10 Physical Challenge for the week
1:29:23 Finish
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