Most recreational runners heel strike, and suffer many injuries per year. Decades of research has clearly demonstrated that the mechanical variables of heel strike running causes injuries, such as runners knee, shin splints, lower back pain, tibial stress fracture and many, many more.
Heel Strike Transient: Why it’s so Damaging
After the heel strike transient is generated, it converts into a vertical shockwave that channels through the body to the head. Because of it’s high magnitude, the heel strike transient is assumed to be the underlying cause of most running injuries.
