Table 1 Investigations reporting upon the free moment (FM) during running and walking.
From: The free moment in walking and its change with foot rotation angle
| Author(s), year | Activity | Subjects |
FM Normalization | Peak FM (± SD) † |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigg et al, 1982 [34] ‡ | Walking (w) & Running (r) | 16, unilateral ACL insufficiency | None |
(w) Injured limb 12.9 Nm (w) Normal limb 11.5 Nm (r) Injured Limb 15.9 Nm (r) Normal Limb 17.5 Nm |
| Nigg, 1986 [7] § |
Running (3.5 ms-1) | 1, rear foot striker. | None | Range across different footwear conditions5-7 Nm |
| Holden & Cavanagh, 1991 [8] £ |
Running (4.5 ± 10% ms-1) | 10, male, 'normal foot arches'. | BW × ht |
'Varus' shoes 6.7 ± 1.6 × 10-3
'Neutral' shoes 9.7 ± 1.6 × 10-3 'Valgus' shoes 12.4 ± 1.6 × 10-3 |
| Milner et al, 2006 [9] |
Running (3.7 ± 5% ms-1) |
Control Group: 25, mixed, healthy. Experimental Group: 25, female, history of tibial stress fractures. | BW × ht |
5.9 ± 2.1 × 10-3
9.3 ± 4.3 × 10-3 |
| Creaby & Dixon, 2008 [33] |
Running (3.6 ± 5% ms-1) |
Control Group: 20 military recruits, no lower extremity injuries. Experimental Group: 10 military recruits, sustained tibial stress fracture. | BW × ht |
9.3 ± 3.2 × 10-3
9.5 ± 2.1 × 10-3 |
|
Li et al, 2001 [13] § | Walking ('low', 'comfortable', 'fast') | 17 total (5 adult males, 6 adult females, 6 children). | BW |
Range across speed conditions, adults only 2.5 - 10.0 × 10-3 |
| Umberger, 2008 [14] § | Walking (1.3 ms-1) | 5 male, 3 female, healthy. | BW × LL |
Range 0.5-1.5 × 10-2 |