Discussing the evidence-based reasons heel strike running may predispose a runner to runners knee, shin splints and long bones injuries (tibial and femur fractures) as compared with forefoot strike running.
Find out why heel strike runners have a higher risk of getting osteoarthritic knees than forefoot runners.
After running a marathon, heel strike runners showed knee cartilage inflammation, particularly at the medial tibial plateau. Hesper et al.,(2015) used an MRI-related technique called T2 […]
Heel strike running increases ground contact time, letting more bad things to occur.
Heel strike running produces a large ground reaction force because of 2 impact peaks which are not produced in a forefoot strike.
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.
Pronation during running is linked to foot strike pattern in that runners who heel strike may pronate differently and have greater pronation than runners who […]
Ground contact is longer in heel strike running than forefoot running because of 2 factors: 1. a posterior position of the center mass at foot strike and 2. foot rollover causes the foot to spend more time on the ground.
Running makes your body stronger, but it can be harmful when you are running on empty and fatigued because your running form may suffer. When […]
Heel pain not plantar fasciitis from running is due to the repetitive impacts of a heel strike landing and its deformative effects on the heel pad.
Outlining the 2 main reasons why you have sore knees from running.
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