Running Shoes with a Thick Cushioned Heel is the Most Injurious Kind of Running Shoe
Running shoes with heel height >3″ induces postural impairments causing running to be unusually challenging.
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How Runners Can Reduce ACL Knee Pain Symptoms
Many runners with ACL knee pain symptoms heel strike and strike the ground with less knee flexion — a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis. However, forefoot running in barefoot running shoes promotes adequate knee flexion and may improve knee function.
How Barefoot and Shod Running Effects the Proprioceptive System
The consistent theme that is emerging in the running community is that cushioned athletic footwear negatively affects the proprioceptive system in the feet, resulting in impairments in landing behavior judgment and control during running.
Running Injuries: It’s Not You, It’s Your Shoes and Bad Research
Footstrike & footwear, predictors of running injuries, but injury rates remain high as clinical interventions does not reflect this scientific understanding
Forefoot Striking – Shoes vs Barefoot
Every year, you’ll find running-related injuries very high. This is why many runners are transitioning away from heel striking to forefoot striking. To a new forefoot […]