Heel Strike Running Causes Overpronation of the Foot

How Heel Strike Running Causes Plantar Fasciitis

23/01/2025 Bretta Riches 4

Plantar fasciitis can be added to the list of injuries caused by heel strike running because the higher-than-normal amounts of impact on the heel at touchdown was found to cause plantar fascia degeneration and fragmentation as well as reduced thickness and atrophy of the fascia. This is why heel strike running causes plantar fasciitis to turn into a chronic condition as compared with forefoot running.

How Heel Strike Running Causes Chronic Injury

How Heel Strike Running Causes Chronic Injuries

15/01/2025 Bretta Riches 1

Heel strike running causes chronic injury because of the heel-to-toe rollover action of the foot that occurs after heel strike was found to produce the highest jolt, jarring, jerky, braking and loading forces that cannot be reducible by cushioned running shoes, but with forefoot running only.

Shin Injuries Higher in Heel Strike Running

Does Heel Striking Cause Injury to the Shin? YES!

06/01/2025 Bretta Riches 39

Heel strike running was found to be a big risk factor for shin splints and fracture by causing a functional loss of impact absorption in the knee, while causing too much force-intensive stop and go (i.e. too much intense braking) as compared with forefoot running, which was found to do a better job at improving knee flexion, thereby reducing dangerous loads to the shins.

How Heel Strike Running Causes ITBS vs Forefoot Running

How Heel Strike Running Causes ITBS vs Forefoot Running

01/01/2025 Bretta Riches 1

Heel strike running was proven to yet again cause another injury, ITBS, by causing the foot to wrestle too much with the ground during the heel-to-toe rollover action. This was found to transfer increases in bending and rotational stress from the foot to the IT band as compared with forefoot striking, which was found to have the most stabilizing effects on the foot-ankle complex throughout all phases of running gait.

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