Effects of incline and decline walking on neuromuscular activation in individuals with femoroacetabular impingement

Abstract

Purpose: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a proliferative musculoskeletal diagnosis in young adults and thought to be a significant contributor to hip OA development. Although level ground walking is considered the gold standard for quantifying lower extremity muscular activations, reported neuromuscular alterations in this population are limited and findings are inconsistent, thus highlighting whether more challenged walking tasks are necessary to better understand hip joint mechanics in individuals with FAI.