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Treadmill Step-Rate Retraining

Also called Step-Rate Retraining.

Treadmill Step-Rate Retraining: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Walk at a comfortable treadmill speed while matching a prescribed metronome cadence. Use slightly shorter, quicker steps that land closer beneath the body without transitioning to a run.

Body region
Conditioning
Position
Standing
Equipment
Treadmill; Metronome
Recovery phase
Late recovery
Purpose
Gait Training

Used in home programs for

  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
  • Running-Related Overuse Injury

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