Kinematic differences between new and experienced runners

Novice runners are more prone to knee injury than experienced runners. Knee injuries are related to frontal and transverse plane running kinematics. However, the kinematic differences between experienced runners and new runners have not been completely described. We compared frontal and transverse plane hip, knee and ankle joint angle time series between experience groups and found that non-runners and experienced runners differed in all 6 joint motions, which may help to explain disparate injury rates.