Reliability of the long-range correlations obtained from detrended fluctuation analysis of running stride intervals

Joel Fuller, Jonathan Buckley, Margarita Tsiros, Dominic Thewlis

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    Abstract

    Monitoring stride interval long-range correlations has been suggested as a method for coaches and clinicians to track changes in fatigue and injury risk. This study investigated the between-day reliability of stride interval long-range correlations during treadmill running. Stride interval long-range correlations were assessed on two occasions 1-week apart using detrended fluctuation analysis during 6 minutes of running at 11, 13 and 15 km/h. Stride interval long-range correlations demonstrated good absolute reliability (95% limits of agreement: 0.11-0.14 arbitrary units) and relative reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.74-0.87) at each running speed. The absolute reliability values reported in this study can be used by athletes, coaches and clinicians to determine real changes in stride interval long-range correlations.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number164
    Pages (from-to)702-705
    Number of pages4
    JournalInternational Society of Biomechanics in Sports Proceedings Archive
    Volume36
    Issue number1
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    Event36th Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, ISBS 2018 - Auckland, New Zealand
    Duration: 10 Sept 201814 Sept 2018

    Keywords

    • movement variability
    • repeatability
    • measurement error
    • treadmill

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