Southern Cross University Study - Kangoo Jumps
Southern Cross University Study - Kangoo Jumps
Southern Cross University Study - Kangoo Jumps
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impact situation. Jogging with <strong>Kangoo</strong> <strong>Jumps</strong> may be a good intermediate step in<br />
the<br />
rehabilitation process between non-support work and fully loaded running. Such<br />
training also has the advantages of being functionally similar to a normal gait<br />
pattern.<br />
CONCLUSIONS<br />
The wearing of <strong>Kangoo</strong> <strong>Jumps</strong> rather than normal running shoes when<br />
jogging significantly reduces the impact characteristics experienced during foot<br />
contact which have been reported to result in injuries to the lower extremities.<br />
Therefore, the <strong>Kangoo</strong> <strong>Jumps</strong> may have application for recreational jogging as<br />
well as providing a safer environment for rehabilitiation of patients with lower<br />
extremity injuries. Further research work is required to assess the changes in gait<br />
pattern that the <strong>Kangoo</strong> <strong>Jumps</strong> may produce, energy efficiency of jogging in the<br />
<strong>Kangoo</strong> <strong>Jumps</strong>, and the efficacy of using them in the rehabilitiation setting.<br />
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