The Effect of Fatigue and Biofreeze® on the Biomechanics of Running

Following a procedure that induces muscle fatigue in the lower extremity, a topical cream will be applied over the quadriceps. The cream will be either a topical analgesic (Biofreeze) or a placebo cream. Evaluation of the movement kinematics and kinetics will be evaluated for each group.

Following a procedure that induces muscle fatigue in the lower extremity, a topical cream will be applied over the quadriceps. The cream will be either a topical analgesic (Biofreeze) or a placebo cream. Evaluation of the movement kinematics and kinetics will be evaluated for each group. Placebo cream will be blinded to both the experimenter and study participant. It will look and smell the same and will be in the same packaging.