We are a clinical research lab offering services to runners from gait analysis to retraining and injury prevention to treatment.
Vancouver, Canada
Joined May 2014
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New research from the SFU Run Lab! #OpenAccess #Running
🚨NEW #QualitativeResearch by Napier et al:
👟 Are running shoes really made for women? 🏃♀️✨
A new qualitative study dives into the running footwear needs of women — and finds that most current shoe designs still don’t match women’s real preferences or biomechanics.
🔍 In focus groups with 21 women runners (ages 20–70) in Vancouver:
💬 Runners prioritised comfort, fit, and injury prevention.
👣 Many wanted a wider toe box, narrower heel, and more cushioning.
🤰 Women shared how shoe needs change during pregnancy, postpartum, and aging, with shifts toward stability and comfort over style.
The findings call for inclusive, evidence-based co-design of women-specific running shoes — made by and for women runners at every life stage.
Link to read the full open-access study: bit.ly/3KWpVc8
@SFURunLab @runnerphysio
#UnderTheSpotlight #WeAreBOSEM #WomenInSport #RunningResearch #SportsMedicine #RunningShoes #Biomechanics #GenderEquity #InjuryPrevention #SportScience #WomenWhoRun #OpenAccess
Do you identify as a woman? Do you partake in regular physical activity? We want your thoughts on breast discomfort during physical activity!
Please fill out our short survey to help inform better sports bra design! ca.research.net/r/BMDSTwitte…
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Proud of the SFU Run Lab team for excelling both academically and athletically at the ACSM Annual Meeting! 🏅👏 @AcsmBig awards and @ACSMNews 5K race victory - a true testament to our dedication and hard work. #SFURunLab #ACSM2024 #RunningScience
SFU Run Lab was busy today with 5 poster presentations on our research at #acsm2024!
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The @SFURunLab team made it to Boston for #acsm2024! Started with a tour of @newbalance Sports Research Lab and a team workout on the track at MIT. #academiclife
SFU Run Lab will be on site at the Pacific Distance Carnival this weekend using motion capture analysis to gather data from runners in the 5000m/10,000m running & 10,000m race walk events! Athletes check your email for consent forms. Good luck to all those competing!
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Setting up a biomechanics lab on a race course in the desert was a novel experience for us! We learned a ton in the process and we are working hard to process the 144 hours of results!!! Looking forward to getting these results to you @runcamille! – at Vancouver, British Columbia
I’m so light and quiet they had to set up a doorbell to alert I was going through! I barely walked in the race- it felt better to “keep springing”. They said my light gait probably helped prevent muscle breakdown. Excited to hear about biomechanics from @runnerphysio & team 💃!
SFU Run Lab is in Southern California leading the biomechanics research at the #lululemonfurther event! Check out our pop up field research lab! – at La Quinta, CA
A glimpse inside our @sfurunlab biomechanics lab in the field at #lululemonfurther instagram.com/reel/C4PHHegLq…
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Did you decide you would take up running in 2024? Or run more?
Here is a great post from our @Complete_Clinic resident running physio Ni'ia Jones
complete.clinic/2024/01/star…
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Final program for the 5th World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy in Oslo is out! 👇
Fantastic range of speakers and topics. I’m looking forward to presenting our latest research on the use of wearable tech to monitor running biomechanics in the wild! 🏃🏻♀️ 🏃🏽♂️ – at Vancouver, British Columbia
FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS OFFICIAL PROGRAMME: ACCESS NOW!
Follow this link for full details: wcspt.org/programme
June 14-15 |. Oslo
Register today!
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💯 & this doesn't end at supplements. Foam rolling, stretching, "alternative treatments" - everything has a cost. Some of those may be justified at times, but if it is taking time/money away from more effective approaches then it is harmful in my view.
Most supplements, in my view, are useless. That's not a controversial take. But I argue here that the *pursuit* of supplements and other hacks directly undermines our quest for better performance and health in several ways. Everything has a cost.
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🚨 Online Symposium 🚨
Ten sessions of sports biomechanics over two days, free for ISBS members (remember to renew for 2024)!
Further details: isbs.org/conferences/online-…
Session details are in the thread below 🧵
ALT ISBS Online Symposium. 7-8 February 2024. Online. Free for members – join at isbs.org/membership Brought to you by Vicon, Delsys, Qualisys, and Simi. Members only event.
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📣 New open-access publication! 📣
Do Exercise-Based Prevention Programs Reduce Injury in Endurance Runners? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
@SportsMedicineJ
link.springer.com/article/10…
Thanks to Henry Wu who led this work and co-authors @ksfbrookewavell @BiomechMax @dtpfong
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Paper Alert 🚨
#bonestressinjuries in #athletics 🏃 #trackandfield
@shanekellypt @DrNoelPollock
Epidemiology of bone injuries in elite athletics: A prospective 9-year cohort study - ScienceDirect sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Last 5 places left : CPD in London
This course is must attend to all who are interested in advance concepts about running injuries @rwilly2003 and his work is regularly featured in Runner’s World and Outside Magazine. To find more or book visit: lnkd.in/eAxtiK-s
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What are the key treatment strategies for ‘Runner’s Knee’ (PFP)? running-physio.com/pfp-video…
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Does strength training reduce risk of running injury? running-physio.com/strength-…
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Congratulations to Luk and Sean, the student travel and research award winners sponsored by @MotionAnalysis 6/n
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Congratulations to Minju and James, the student travel and research award winners sponsored by @optitrack 7/n
