Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 5, 2026

Movement Retraining using Real-time Feedback of Performance
Published on: January 17, 2013
Does accelerometer location influence recreational runners' response to an accelerometer-based biofeedback gait
Ciarán P Ó Catháin1,2, Kieran A Moran3,4,5
1Department of Sport and Health Science, Technological University of the Shannon, Midlands, Ireland.
None:
Running is one of the most popular exercise modalities worldwide. However, injuries remain prevalent and are reported as a reason for running cessation. Research has demonstrated that load-based biofeedback systems may be able to reduce the loading experienced during running, potentially decreasing injury occurrence or enhancing rehabilitation. This study aimed to examine if varying accelerometer location in a load-based visual biofeedback system altered participants ability to reduce loading (peak tibial and sacral accelerations). Participants (n = 27), were randomly divided into 1 of three conditions; tibial, sacral, or treadmill-based biofeedback. In each condition, participants ran for 6 minutes (baseline), followed by 10 minutes with biofeedback (location varying based on group), and for a further 6 minutes without biofeedback. Linear mixed models that included time and biofeedback location as fixed effects, and participants as a random effect, demonstrated a significant main effect for time (p < 0.001) and biofeedback location (p = 0.05) for peak tibial accelerations, and a significant effect of time for peak sacral accelerations (p < 0.001). Practically, it appears that all biofeedback locations were effective at reducing both tibial and sacral peak accelerations and may have utility in the prevention and rehabilitation of running injuries.
Related Concept Videos
Ischemic Stroke l: Introduction
Ischemic Stroke ll: Pathophysiology
Transient Ischemic Attack l: Introduction

